Republican Midterm Convention Draws Protests and Keynote Speeches

7 Takeaways From the Republican Midterm Convention

On the second night of the Republican gathering in Dallas, Vice President JD Vance was the headliner. But President Trump returned to center stage.

By Shane Goldmacher and Lisa Lerer

Peru to Join Trump’s Shield of the Americas Coalition

Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori said her country will join the Shield of the Americas, a US-led security coalition intended to fight drug cartels across the region.

By Eric Martin and Katherine Pennacchio

Trump-Vance midterm pitch: Vote Republican or live with the ‘lunatics’

Party far more comfortable raising fear of Democratic alternative than discussing own policies, including Iran war

See photos from the Republican midterm convention

The two-day event features elected Republican officials, musical performances and other speakers in support of the party’s midterm candidates.

By Washington Post staff

‘I’m on the ticket’: Trump implores Republicans to vote in November at unusual midterm convention

The president demonised Democrats in an attempt to wangle votes in midterms despite backlash over Iran war With his approval rating at a historic low, Donald Trump has brought down the curtain on the Republicans’ first ever midterm convention by pleading with supporters to do him “the biggest favour” and “pretend” they are voting for him in November’s US elections. The president is facing a growing backlash over rising prices and the war in Iran. Sweeping losses for the Republican party could...

By David Smith in Dallas, Texas

Trump jokes Republicans can ‘cheat like hell’ in the midterms

US President Donald Trump has jokingly asked Republican voters to ‘cheat like hell’ in the midterms, ‘like Democrats’.

Trump leads GOP convention crowd in pledge to vote and ‘cheat like hell’ | CNN Politics - CNN

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Vance takes centre stage as Trump wraps up GOP midterm convention with voter warnings

US President Donald Trump and Vice-President J.D. Vance wrapped up the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention on Thursday night with promises of an America “greater than ever before”, aiming to secure crucial swing voters ahead of November’s battle for Congress. “You got to get out and vote, and you got to pretend I’m on the ballot,” Trump said, while also getting the crowd at the Dallas gathering – dubbed “Trump-a-palooza” by his supporters – to pledge allegiance to him. “You know...

By Lucy Quaggin

Vance takes centre stage at Republican midterm convention

U.S. Vice President to take primetime speaking slot ahead of Trump and following a Charlie Kirk tribute

By Lisa Mascaro And Michelle L. Price

Trump makes convention audience swear pledge of allegiance to vote Republican - or go to hell

‘You know what happens if you don't vote? You go to hell, you know that?’ Trump advises Republicans considering staying on the couch in November

By John Bowden

UFC champ Justin Gaethje stumps for Trump at GOP midterm convention

Justin Gaethje is campaigning for the Republican Party in the upcoming United States midterm elections.

Trump's oath to ‘cheat’ in midterms sparks massive backlash during RNC convention; ‘America are we hearing this’

President Donald Trump asked the attendees of the RNC convention in Dallas to repeat a pledge of allegiance where he spoke of ‘cheating’ in the midterms.

Vance takes center stage as Republicans weigh a post-Trump future

DALLAS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Vice President JD Vance took center stage at the Republican Dallas convention on Thursday in a speech seen as an early test of his 2028 White House prospects, offering a message of nationalistic pride that resonated with the Trumpian crowd.

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Trump rallies GOP as midterm fears grow

Vance takes centre stage with 2028 succession in sight

By AFP