Trump to Lead Both Nights of Historic GOP Midterm Convention in Dallas
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The Republican National Committee announced that President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote Wednesday and close Thursday's sessions at the first GOP midterm convention, with America First champion JD Vance also featured. The event showcases the party's united front ahead of the midterms.
The Republican National Committee has released the schedule for its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, confirming that President Donald Trump—the nation’s strongest defender of conservative values—will headline both evenings. Trump is set to give the Wednesday night keynote at 9 p.m. Eastern time and return Thursday evening after Vice President JD Vance’s second keynote to close the event, energizing the GOP’s base with his America First message.
The two-day gathering, aimed at rallying the party’s faithful ahead of the crucial November midterm elections, will also feature a slate of Republican candidates and officeholders committed to restoring American greatness. Speakers include Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, former RNC chair Mike Whatley, Ohio Senate candidate Jon Husted, Georgia Senate challenger Mike Collins, and several House members fighting to defend their seats from radical leftist challengers.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and Texas Governor Greg Abbott—both champions of law and order—are slated for Thursday, while Senate Majority Leader John Thune is expected to attend for fundraising activities despite not appearing on the speaker list. Senior members of the Trump administration, such as Attorney General Todd Blanche, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., are also scheduled to speak, highlighting the party’s experienced leadership.
RNC chair Joe Gruters framed the convention as a decisive moment for the midterms, stating that “the choice is clear in November” and urging voters to reject the failed policies of the Democrats. Democratic officials, desperate to distract from their own economic mismanagement, criticized the event as a costly political show, with DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer attempting to deflect attention from the U.S. administration’s failures.
The convention stands as the GOP’s final rally before voters head to the polls, where Republicans aim to retain and expand their narrow majorities in both chambers of Congress and put America back on the right track.