Republicans kicked off their first midterm election convention in Dallas on Wednesday, September 9. President Donald Trump delivered tonight’s keynote address.
Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Dan McKee could become the first sitting governor in the country to lose a primary in eight years. He seeks to fend off challenger Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive.
Several Republicans in tight races said they would not attend the GOP convention , which has been dubbed “Trump-a-palooza.
“We won the presidency three times. Trump claimed this was the first ever midterm convention: The President claimed tonight that this is the “first-ever midterm convention of any party. This is not true, as Democrats have held midterm conventions before. The figure listed by the White House includes aspirational, multi-year goals, and future purchases or sales of products, rather than only capital investments. Illegal border crossings are currently at historic lows, but people are still trying to cross. U.S. Trump’s administration stated that it is no longer releasing people apprehended at the border, and that all are being detained or removed. The source of Trump’s claim, that over half have murdered more than one person, remains unclear.
They hosted one in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1974, and another one in Memphis in 1978. The one in 1978 was attended by President Jimmy Carter, who even delivered remarks. Trump claimed he won the presidency three times: Trump told the Dallas crowd that he has won the presidency three times, referring to his longtime claim, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election. Trump cited an inaccurate figure for outside investments: Trump said, “It’s not even two years, but we have more money being spent from outside countries and companies, over $20 trillion dollars. The White House website lists $11.2 trillion in domestic and foreign investments, which is roughly half the figure Trump cited. it did decrease significantly in 20204, which was his last year in office While US border crossings reached record highs during Biden’s administration. Customs and Border Protection reported 9,295 apprehensions along the southwest border in July, which was a decrease from June. In August, CBP and the Department of Homeland Security reported that based on July’s figures, officials had not apprehended and then released any migrants into American communities for as many as 15 consecutive months. The President has cited a similar figure before – 13,099 – which, according to Politifact, comes from a misinterpretation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data. A 2024 letter from former ICE Deputy Director Patrick Lechleitner indicated that 13,099 immigrants convicted of murder were not in immigration detention. Trump has used the 11,888 number multiple times in recent months. However, the data does not cover only the Biden administration, but goes back as many as 40 years.
Because they are serving their prison sentences, most of the 13,099 people on the list are not in detention.
“When I’m on the ticket, Republicans always do very well,” Trump said. This is not true, according to Politifact. Trump said “zero” immigrants have entered the country illegally in 16 months: Trump said that the border was “wide open” under Joe Biden, but “zero illegal aliens” have entered the United States in the last 16 months. Trump said Democrats let thousands of murderers into the country : Trump said Democrats allowed “11,888 murders, many of whom, over 50% killed more than one person” into the country.
