WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Marine One after landing at the Elipse near the White House on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. Trump spent the afternoon campaigning for the midterms in North Carolina before returning to the White House. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump disembarks from Marine One after arriving on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

US President Donald Trump disembarks from Marine One after arriving on the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, DC on September 16, 2026. Trump is returning from Gastonia, North Carolina after campaigning for Republican US Senate candidate Michael Whatley. (Photo by Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks after the House passed further sanctions on Russia on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The package aims to pressure the Russian economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) speaks after the House passed further sanctions on Russia on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The package aims to pressure the Russian economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks after the U.S. House passed further sanctions on Russia on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The package aims to pressure the Russian economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks after the U.S. House passed further sanctions on Russia on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The package aims to pressure the Russian economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 16: U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) speaks after the U.S. House passed further sanctions on Russia on Capitol Hill on September 16, 2026 in Washington, DC. The package aims to pressure the Russian economy and force President Vladimir Putin to end the war in Ukraine. (Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)