U.S. Vice-President J.D.
Vance called Democrats the “party of hatred” Thursday (September 10, 2026) and urged voters to send them packing in November’s midterms, in a prime-time convention speech that showcased him as a possible heir to Donald Trump in 2028.
JD!” as he took the stage at the American Airlines Center in Dallas. His speech was briefly interrupted by a protester waving a Mexican flag and shouting from the crowd. The 42-year-old Vice-President was greeted by a huge roar and chants of “JD!
“This fall, the Democrats are running candidates who will tell your children what they’re allowed to say, how they’re allowed to live, and, importantly, who they ought to hate,” Mr. Vance said. “To the radicals who wish to abolish my family and the thousands and millions of other families all across our country, we have a simple message for them: stay the hell away from our kids,” he said.
“The Democrats are the party of hatred. They’re the party that despises America and the people who built it. Mr. Trump’s approval rating has languished in the low-to-mid 30s amid stubborn inflation and an unpopular war with Iran. Mr. Mr. Vance, meanwhile, sought to sharpen a convention-long portrayal of Democrats as extremists, arguing that disagreements within the Republican coalition were minor compared with what he called the rhetoric of the “far left. Family and fatherhood were recurring themes as Mr. Vance sought to contrast what he described as traditional values with the political left, adding “we got to send their asses packing in November. He also paid tribute to conservative youth activist Charlie Kirk on the first anniversary of his killing, addressing Kirk’s young children directly. Mr. Vance turned to his political opponents, accusing them of attacking the traditional family. “I’m considering Mr.
They’re the party that can find sympathy for the terrorists who perpetrated 9/11,” he added U.S. election tracking site Decision Desk HQ projects Democrats will win the House 229-206 and has the Senate on a knife-edge at 50-50. “I’m asking you to recognise the contrast with the radicals, and the achievements of the last 18 months. Ed Williams, a 59-year-old engineer from Dallas, told AFP that Mr. Vance very strongly for my presidential pick in 2028,” he said, as jubilant Republicans streamed out of the convention hall and into a steamy Dallas night.
Trump also repeated his extraordinary promise from Wednesday (September 9, 2026) to pay every American adult a $5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans retain both chambers of Congress. “I’m not asking you to agree with every policy of our administration,” Mr. Vance told the crowd. “History will record that your father was a great man,” Mr. Vance said. Vance had come across as “very charismatic” and hit the issues important to “the America that I want.
Mr. Trump returned to the stage after Mr. Vance and immediately praised his Vice-President. “I want to thank our great Vice-President. What a job he did tonight! Mr. “You know, the Democrats are getting nervous. The President promised to be brief before introducing a convention-closing music set, saying, “I’m getting a little tired of politics now. “I’m not on the ticket. You’ve got to pretend I’m on the ticket,” Mr. Republicans head into November under heavy electoral pressure. “I’ll buy you the plane ticket. Mr. His appearance immediately before Mr. Trump’s closing remarks gave him one of the convention’s most prominent speaking slots as Republicans begin to consider their post-Trump future. Speaking to reporters on the tarmac before departing Texas, Mr. Trump praised Vance. “I think he did very well tonight, and he’s a very talented guy. He’s a great — been a great Vice-President. I think he did a very good job,” Mr. The central Republican gamble remains whether Mr. Trump can mobilise voters personally loyal to him even when he is not actually running, without further alienating independents who have soured on his presidency. Mr. Vance’s appearance added the longer-term question of whether one of Mr. Trump’s potential successors can eventually inherit the political coalition he built.
Vance is widely regarded as an early front-runner for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination, although he has said he will not make a decision until after the midterms.
Trump said. But he reprised familiar rally lines, attacking “radical left” Democrats and again making himself the centrepiece of the Republican midterm campaign. Trump told supporters. “Well, my friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your ass over there,” Vance responded.
