‘He’s Not Going Away’: GOP Loyalists Not Ready for Trump to Leave Political Stage
Trump and party leaders will use the two-day event to push his record, while Democrats argue Republicans are facing a tougher midterm environment.
- On Wednesday, September 9, the Republican Party opened its two-day, Trump-centered midterm convention at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, where President Donald Trump addressed the crowd in primetime, declaring he is 'on the ballot.'
- President Donald Trump conceived this convention last year to energize the GOP base and showcase his administration's record, prompting the party to change its rules to overcome historical headwinds facing the party in power.
- Trump proposed a $5,000 'dividend' to every adult citizen 'if Republicans win the House and United States Senate,' while New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Scott Maltzie said fundraising is '100 percent' the event's main purpose.
- Speakers used the Dallas stage to attack Democrats on immigration and crime, with Senator Ted Cruz accusing them, without substantiation, of forming a 'new and dangerous red-green alliance' between communists and Islamists.
- The convention represents a risky bet that Trump can mobilize voters despite his popularity at an all-time low, while Vice President J.D. Vance anchored the second night, positioning himself as the heir apparent to the movement.
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Some Loyalists Question Trump-Centric Midterms Strategy
“President Donald Trump used the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention this week to make a risky appeal to voters: treat November’s midterm elections as a referendum on him,” Reuters reports. “Trump urged voters to ‘pretend that I’m on the ballot’ during the two-day gathering that kicked off what Republicans hope will be a Trump-focused campaign […]
‘He’s not going away’: GOP loyalists not ready for Trump to leave political stage
DALLAS – President Donald Trump’s presence here at the Republican Party’s midterm convention was inescapable. From his image adorning the laminated badges required to enter American Airlines Center to the rhinestones tracing his name on the T-shirts of more than a few attendees, reminders of the president were constant over the two-day spectacle dubbed “Trumpapalooza.” […]
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Trump leads GOP midterm convention attendees in pledge to vote, warns them ‘you go to hell’ if they don’t
President Trump asked thousands of attendees of the first-ever Republican midterm convention to raise their hands and pledge to vote in the critical November midterms — cautioning them of eternal damnation if they failed to do so.
Trump leads GOP convention in pledge to 'cheat' in midterms: 'So help me God!'
President Donald Trump made the crowd at the GOP convention in Dallas take a pledge to vote in the midterms on Thursday night, which included a stipulation to "cheat like hell.""Please raise your right hand!" Trump commanded. "I pledge, to the greatest president in the history of the United States, ...
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