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Trump campaigns in North Carolina as GOP stops on-air spending for Senate candidate

NPR | By Tamara Keith,

A Martínez

Published October 21, 2026 at 4:41 AM EDT

President Trump visited North Carolina, even as Republicans have stopped spending money on air for their U.S. Senate candidate.

Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.