Leavitt says Trump is defying midterm headwinds as he barnstorms country

MANCHESTER, N.H. - Former White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says President Donald Trump is determined to defy a challenging midterm political landscape as Republicans fight to defend their narrow majorities in the House and Senate. "The president is defiant, and he always is optimistic," Leavitt said this week in a Fox News Digital interview in her home state of New Hampshire. The GOP is fighting political history, as the party in power in Washington has traditionally lost seats durin