Trump highlights his own record at midterm Republican convention
- Republican: 8 events in the last 90 days
- Previous: earlier the same day · Four takeaways from Trump's speech at first Republican midterms convention
What happened
President Donald Trump capped Wednesday’s opening night of the unusual Republican midterm convention by slamming Democrats as extremists and staunchly defending the war in Iran while making the extraordinary pledge to pay every adult American $5,000 if his party retains its control of both chambers of Congress after November. It reflected Trump’s apparent calculation that he needs bold moves to revive Republicans’ c…
Summary assembled by rule from the sources below