Scoop: Republican midterms convention speakers revealed
President Trump and his top allies will share the stage with Republican candidates in some of the nation's most competitive races at next week's GOP midterm convention in Dallas, according to a preliminary list of speakers obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The lineup underscores a central purpose of the convention: firing up Trump voters and getting them to turn out in November, even though the…
The Republican midterm convention in Dallas, set to take place from September 9-10, will feature a lineup of speakers that underscores the central purpose of the event: to rally Trump voters and encourage their turnout in November. President Trump will deliver a speech on both nights, while Vice President Kamala Harris's pick for the vice presidency, Mike Pence, will deliver a keynote address on the second night.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Donald Trump Jr. are also among the speakers. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott will appear, but notable absentees include Senate Majority Leader John Thune and some Republicans in tight races, such as Susan Collins of Maine and John Sununu of New Hampshire.
The convention aims to brand Democrats as far-outside-the-mainstream socialists and mobilize Trump voters, who are concerned about their turnout compared to two years ago.
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