Trump touts ‘most successful’ presidency, promises US$5,000 to citizens in speech
US President Donald Trump kicked off the Republican Party’s midterm campaign season in Dallas on Wednesday night, headlining the opening of a highly unusual convention aimed at rallying voters ahead of November’s high-stakes battle for control of Congress. “This has been the most successful two years financially and every other way in the history of the presidency,” he said, as the crowd chanted…
On Wednesday night, US President Donald Trump inaugurated the Republican Party's midterm campaign season with a highly unusual convention in Dallas. The convention aimed to rally voters ahead of the critical November elections for control of Congress. In his almost two-hour-long speech, Trump proclaimed that his presidency had been the most financially successful in history, garnering enthusiastic chants of "USA!
USA!" from the crowd. He unveiled a bold promise to provide every adult citizen with a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if Republicans secure a victory in the midterm elections. The money, Trump stressed, must be spent within the United States. The speech primarily focused on domestic matters, touching upon tariffs, the Iran conflict, immigration policies, and China's visit.
Trump also praised the new White House ballroom, claiming it would surpass Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Democrats criticized the event as a Trump-centric spectacle, accusing Republicans of championing a risky agenda, including policies on Iran and tax cuts favoring the wealthy. Texas, with its pivotal Senate race between Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton and Democratic Representative James Talarico, was highlighted as a closely watched contest with nearly identical recent polling results.
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