Hundreds of Seats Appear Empty at Trump's 'Sold Out' Midterm Convention
- On Thursday, September 10, 2026, Donald Trump addressed the Republican midterm convention in Texas, promising a $5,000 'Trump dividend' to all American adults if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate.
- The two-day event, dubbed 'Trumpapalooza,' featured speakers warning of Democrats as 'communists,' while a country band played amid sweltering 97-degree Texas heat outside the American Airlines Center.
- Trump claimed the war with Iran would end 'immediately' after the midterms, adding he intends to rename the Strait of Hormuz the 'Trump Strait' once the conflict concludes.
- Criticizing the gathering, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker claimed Republicans have done nothing to earn votes, while Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman appeared in a surprise video at the convention.
- Seeking to boost candidates in Nov, Trump urged supporters to 'pretend that I'm on the ballot' one more time as the party aims to secure House and Senate majorities.
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On the first day of an unprecedented convention, Wednesday 9 September, the President sought to customize the mid-term elections in order to mobilise its base. ...
Trump Spoke About Everything Republicans Feared. And Then He Went a Step Further, Says Correspondent
The US president, not surprisingly, brought himself into the spotlight at an extraordinary midterm convention of the Republican Party. The problem for Trump is that he is no longer in opposition, says Berlingske's US correspondent, Jacob Heinel Jensen.
Donald Trump will not be on the ballots for the November 3 legislative elections, but he wants his voters to act as if he were. On Wednesday, the president turned the first Republican convention devoted exclusively to a mid-term or legislative election in an attempt to focus the campaign around his figure and his management, aware that losing Congress would complicate the last two years of his presidency. “I ask you to pretend that I am on the b…
If the Republican Party loses its majority in Congress after the November elections, the US would be in for hell. US President Donald Trump warned his party colleagues at a special convention in Dallas, Texas. In the event of victory, Trump promised a financial reward to every adult American.
Trump electrifies his base, but the nosebleeds are empty. Is it enough?
Donald Trump walked out to a standing ovation at the midterm convention in Dallas. “You have to remember when we originally announced this eight weeks ago, they said, “Who’s going to go to a midterm convention?” he said. “This place is packed. Packed.” Party delegates and rally regulars rose to their feet in unison, roaring […]
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