President Donald Trump turned the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention into a personal political rally in Dallas on Wednesday, urging voters to treat the November elections as if he himself were on the ballot and using his speech to promote his record on immigration, the economy and national security.
The unusual two-day convention was organized around Trump, with the president scheduled to speak on both nights. Trump’s address came as Republicans try to hold on to their congressional majorities in the November 3 midterm elections. Trump made one of the most striking promises of his speech when he said every adult US citizen could receive $5,000 if Republicans win control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
“If we lose, you’re going to lose your border, you’re going to lose your tax cuts, you’re going to lose your safety and security,” Trump said, according to reporting from the speech. Trump tied Republican control of Congress to his administration’s agenda, arguing that a Democratic victory would threaten the policies he says his administration has delivered. The remark follows his administration’s earlier moves to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” and Lake Ontario as “Lake America.”
9. Trump said the Iran war will end after the election
The remark came as the war has continued to weigh on oil prices and remains a major foreign-policy issue for the administration. “Canada very much wants to make a deal. They’re dying to make a deal.
Earlier reporting noted: ‘Call it Trump Strait’: US president’s Hormuz pitch as he rallies GOP voters The remarks came as Trump used his keynote address to make a broader pitch for Republican candidates and his administration’s record Earlier reporting noted: US President Donald Trump turned his Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas into a showcase for his trademark political rhetoric on Wednesday, suggesting the Strait of Hormuz should be renamed the “Trump Strait” as he sought to rally voters behind the GOP ahead of the November elections. Earlier reporting noted: Trump also renewed his pitch for renaming Lake Ontario claiming that the water body should be called “Lake America” and suggesting New Mexico could become “New America”. But it’s going to be called Lake America,” he said.
