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Republican Voices Sound Off On Iran, Socialism And ‘Islamic Invasion’ At Dallas Convention

Republicans turned the two-night event into a Trump showcase as the president urged voters to back GOP candidates and floated a $5,000 dividend.

  • At President Trump's insistence, the GOP held an unprecedented midterm convention in Dallas this past week, aiming to bolster Republican chances as polls show a Democratic Party wave threatening congressional majorities.
  • Inside the roughly 20,000-capacity American Airlines Center, the atmosphere felt "electric" as Trump dominated the stage, walls, and merchandise during a marathon two-hour speech designed to energize GOP voter turnout.
  • During the second night, Trump urged attendees to "pretend I'm on the ticket" and offered a $5,000 dividend to every adult American if Republicans maintain control of Congress.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson framed the election as between "extreme and mainstream," while Texas Sen. Ted Cruz warned a "new red-green alliance" of "communists and Islamists" has swept the Democratic Party.
  • The convention averaged 2.5 million viewers competing against the NFL season, while author Michael Wolff noted the "JD machine is now gearing up" for a 2028 campaign despite historic vice-presidential unpopularity.
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