President Donald Trump says corruption is "one of the biggest things" for voters, and he accused Democrats of being "very corrupt." Speaking during an early voting appearance in West Palm Beach, Florida, on October 24, 2026, he pointed to Minnesota, Los Angeles and New York and called the problem "rampant." He was reportedly responding to a Wall Street Journal reporter and accused the paper of ignoring Democratic corruption, including alleged Epstein ties. These are Trump's own claims, and he did not offer specific cases in the clip, so many people are asking what he is pointing to.

The remarks fit the Republican message heading into the 2026 midterms, which presents Democrat-led places as examples of governing failure and integrity problems. Trump has raised Minnesota before, where federal prosecutors have described large fraud losses across state programs. The Journal angle carries its own history, since Trump sued the paper for $10 billion in 2025 over its report on a birthday letter bearing his name sent to Jeffrey Epstein, which he denies writing. Democrats and Trump critics have their own corruption charges against the president, so both sides are using the word to win votes. With the election close, voters will decide whose version they find more believable.