US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump speak to the press after voting in the midterm elections in West Palm Beach. (AFP pic)WEST PALM BEACH: US President Donald Trump on Saturday voted early in his home state of Florida for the Nov 3 midterm elections, in which his Republican Party is battling to maintain control of Congress.

Trump and his wife, Melania, cast their ballots ahead of an appearance by the president at a campaign rally in the southern US state of Georgia.

Trump said he voted party line, or exclusively for members of his Republican Party.

Asked by reporters after voting about corruption as a major issue for voters, Trump insisted that it was happening in districts and cities controlled by Democrats.