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Trump issues blunt midterm warning, Vance greeted with ‘48’ chants: Top takeaways from GOP convention
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In Short: President Trump and Vice President JD Vance used the first-ever Republican midterm convention to rally support and paint a stark contrast with Democrats.
President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance used the first-ever Republican midterm convention to rally support and paint a stark contrast with Democrats, emphasizing policy wins and urging voters to participate in the upcoming midterms. At the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Trump promised a $5,000 dividend to every adult U.S. citizen, declaring, 'So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump dividend.
The main mission of the Republican convention was to boost morale and encourage voter turnout, as the party faces an energized Democratic Party heading into the midterms. Trump declared, "I pledge to the greatest president in the history of America," as many in the arena repeated his words. According to reports, Trump told reporters last week, "I’m not affected by the election," suggesting his focus remains on policy achievements rather than electoral outcomes.
What's confirmed
- President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance used the first-ever Republican midterm convention to rally support and paint a stark contrast with Democrats, emphasizing policy wins and urging voters to participate in the upcoming midterms. At the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Trump promised a $5,000 dividend to every adult U.S. citizen, declaring, 'So if the Republicans win, you win with us and you get $5,000. It will be called the Trump dividend.
- The main mission of the Republican convention was to boost morale and encourage voter turnout, as the party faces an energized Democratic Party heading into the midterms. Trump declared, "I pledge to the greatest president in the history of America," as many in the arena repeated his words. According to reports, Trump told reporters last week, "I’m not affected by the election," suggesting his focus remains on policy achievements rather than electoral outcomes.
What's still developing
- Trump and Republicans are banking that their litany of political wins can rebuff traditional headwinds – the party in power traditionally loses congressional seats in the midterms.
- "Let's never forget that America belongs to those who love it, not those who hate it," Vance said.
- DALLAS, Texas – Facing a brutal political environment as the GOP fights to hold control of Congress, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance used their speeches on the concluding night of the first ever Republican midterm convention to paint clear contrasts with Democrats and energize supporters to vote.
- With less than two months until the midterm elections — and early voting kicking off in a couple of weeks — Trump showcased his policy wins since returning to the White House and led the crowd at American Airlines Center in Dallas in an oath to vote as he made his second primetime convention appearance in two nights.
- Vance, in a strikingly partisan keynote address, charged that the Democratic Party is the "party of hatred." And with the next race for the White House kicking off once the midterms are over, Vance, the likely heir apparent for the term-limited Trump, was showered with chants of "48" – as in the 48th president – as he delivered his address.
- The speeches by Vance and Trump capped a day that included appearances by some of the other major figures in the GOP, and the party pulled out all the stops to boost morale in the stretch run to the midterms.
- Here are the top takeaways from night two of the midterm convention.
- No Uber or Lyft rideshares will be allowed in the "secure zone" around the convention.