Trump and Melania Vote Early in West Palm Beach
WHO:
ABC News - President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump voted together.
ABC News - Trump said he voted for all Republicans in Florida and, when asked whether he voted the party line, replied, “Very much so.”
ABC News - Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign ad featured the estranged mother of Democratic rival Dr. Amy Acton.
ABC News - The article says Acton lost custody of her children after her husband, the children’s stepfather, was indicted for raping her when she was 12.
ABC News - Trump discussed Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan and defended directing his administration to file a lawsuit if Sullivan loses the U.S. Senate race in Alaska.
ABC News - Trump endorsed Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, who is running against David Jolly to succeed term-limited Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
ABC News - Trump campaigned for Republican Sen. Ashley Moody, who is running against progressive state lawmaker Angie Nixon for the final two years of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s former Senate term.
NY Post - President Trump and Melania Trump voted early in West Palm Beach; Trump sounded hoarse and vowed to maintain a vigorous campaign schedule.
WHAT:
ABC News - Trump cast a ballot in the Florida midterm elections before speaking at a rally in Georgia.
ABC News - Trump defended the Ramaswamy ad and his proposed lawsuit over certification of Alaska’s Senate race.
ABC News - Trump said of the war in Iran, “I may have to finish it off. Or maybe they’ll make a deal, but I’m not sure. Either way, we win.”
ABC News - Melania Trump said she might travel to Ukraine: “We will see.”
ABC News - The article says Melania Trump brokered a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine so humanitarian aid could be delivered and civilians evacuated.
WHERE:
ABC News - The Trumps voted at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office in West Palm Beach, Florida.
ABC News - Trump had spent the morning at a nearby golf course; he was scheduled to speak at a Georgia rally.
ABC News - The ceasefire described by ABC News was in Oleshky, a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city.
WHEN:
ABC News - Trump voted on Saturday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
ABC News - Melania Trump’s ceasefire-brokering activity was described as having occurred “this week”; the article does not provide a calendar date.
WHY:
ABC News - The proposed Alaska lawsuit would seek to block certification of the Senate race if Dan Sullivan loses, over the inclusion of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot.
ABC News - The ceasefire in Oleshky was intended to enable humanitarian aid delivery and civilian evacuation.
HOW:
ABC News - Trump arrived at the polling location with Melania Trump and wore an “I Voted” sticker.
ABC News - Trump said his administration would file the Alaska lawsuit if the stated electoral condition occurred.
ABC News - ABC News noted Trump had previously been criticized for voting by mail despite often railing against that method of submitting ballots.
(UPDATED October 24, 2026 23:57 UTC)
President Trump and first lady Melania Trump voted together at the Palm Beach County elections office in West Palm Beach, before Trump headed to a rally in Georgia. He said he voted for all Republicans in Florida and, asked if he followed the party line, replied, “Very much so.” Trump also defended a campaign ad by Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that featured the estranged mother of Democratic rival Amy Acton. He said his administration would seek to block certification of Alaska’s Senate race if Republican Dan Sullivan loses, citing a second candidate with the same name. In Florida, Trump endorsed Republican Byron Donalds for governor and campaigned for Senator Ashley Moody. Asked about Iran, he said he might “finish it off” or reach a deal. Melania said she might travel to Ukraine, after brokering a ceasefire in Oleshky to allow aid deliveries and civilian evacuations.