Trump holds Cabinet at Camp David, a secluded retreat with a history of high-stakes talks
President Donald Trump held a televised Cabinet meeting at Camp David to discuss administration achievements and midterm election strategy. During the meeting, he cited a recent migrant surge in Spain as a warning of potential border issues in the U.S.
Why it matters
The event highlights the administration's focus on using high-profile settings to frame political narratives ahead of midterm elections.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump took Friday's Cabinet meeting on the road to the Camp David retreat in Maryland, using the historic rustic backdrop to boast of his administration's achievements while seizing on a migrant crisis in Spain to make his case for why voters should choose Republicans in the midterm elections.
Trump began the meeting by noting it was "something very unique."
"It's Camp David, and this room is a very, very special room," Trump said, as the White House spent Friday morning highlighting that the meeting was the first televised Cabinet meeting at the storied presidential retreat.
He then segued into his usual talking points about the economy, the border and Iran - but then referred to the recent surge of migrants into Cueta, a tiny territory of Spain, suggesting that the moment should be taken as a warning to voters ahead of the U.S. midterms.
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