Today, Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and other top Republicans will campaign for Matt Van Epps in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District — a Trump +22 district. These last-minute events come on the heels of Republicans pouring over $3 million into the race as Donald Trump’s approval ratings tank to record lows. One of today’s Van Epps events was moved to a billionaire’s mansion over fear of protest from Tennessee’s 7th district residents.

The Van Epps campaign admitted that after the Democratic Blue Sweep on November 4th, they are “concerned.” This year, Democrats have won or overperformed in 219 out of 247 key and special elections.

In the final weeks of the election, the DNC deployed its robust volunteer organizing team that has already contacted more than 70,000 voters in the district. DNC Chair Ken Martin also campaigned for Aftyn Behn last month in his third trip to Tennessee since becoming Chair. 

A Reminder: Matt Van Epps said he would have voted for the Big Ugly Bill despite the fact that it kicks 210,000 Tennesseans off their health insurance and puts nine rural hospitals on the brink of closure, and he says there’s “no policy” of Donald Trump’s that he disagrees with.

In response, DNC Deputy Communications Director Abhi Rahman released the following statement:

“As Donald Trump and Mike Johnson hold last-minute campaign events in Tennessee, they won’t be able to hide from Tennessee voters who are furious about their Big Ugly Bill that rips away health insurance from over 200,000 Tennesseans and puts rural hospitals at risk of closure. Win or lose, Republicans have been forced to spend millions, deploy resources, and pull out all of the stops to try to save a seat in a district that Trump won by 22 points. While Matt Van Epps says there is ‘no policy’ of Donald Trump’s that he disagrees with, even if it means skyrocketing costs for Tennessee families, Aftyn Behn is laser-focused on lowering grocery, housing, and health care costs.”