Texas trip offers Trump a welcome distraction from impeachment headaches

Published October 15, 2019 4:01am ET



Dogged by impeachment questions and poll turbulence, President Trump has found the ideal way to escape his Washington woes: On Thursday, he will visit a new Louis Vuitton workshop, making purses that sell for as much as $2,200, before firing up the faithful at a “Keep America Great” rally in Dallas.

It marks Trump’s sixth visit to Texas in the past year, an unusually high number for a state that until recently could be relied on to vote Republican.

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