Trump Jr. Says Democrats Want to Make Ohio a State

Donald Trump Jr. said Democrats wanted to “make Ohio a state” during a campaign appearance in Ohio on November 2, prompting ridicule after he appeared to confuse the state with Washington, D.C. Trump Jr. made the remark while criticizing Democratic proposals he said included expanding the Supreme Court and granting statehood to Washington, D.C. He told the crowd that Democrats wanted to “make Ohio a state” and establish “permanent one-party rule,” adding that he did not know how they could do so. The comments were part of his broader argument that Democrats were undermining democracy. Ohio became the 17th state in 1803. Congress passed legislation admitting it to the Union that year, and a later congressional action in 1953 made March 1, 1803, the state’s official admission date retroactive. Washington, D.C., unlike Ohio, is not a state; its potential statehood has been the subject of political debate. The appearance was part of a final campaign push for Republican candidates before Election Day. Vice President JD Vance also attended, and the event included support for Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy and Senate candidate Jon Husted. Ramaswamy was challenging...