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Trump Takes Center Stage at Republican 2026 Midterm Convention
Republicans are planning a two-day meeting in Dallas before the 2026 elections.
Donald Trump will speak on the second night, and J. D. Vance will speak on the first night.
The meeting is meant to help Republican candidates introduce themselves to voters.
Republicans will talk about issues such as taxes, healthcare, border security and manufacturing.
They will also discuss policies involving tips, overtime, Social Security and prescription medicines.
Some sessions will focus on the Make America Healthy Again movement.
The event will include a tribute to Charlie Kirk and families of September 11 first responders.
The article says the program does not include a planned discussion of foreign policy or the war in Iran.
Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance will headline the Republican convention in Dallas on September 9 and 10.
The Republican National Committee says the event will showcase Trump’s record, Republican candidates and the party’s midterm agenda.
Sessions will address tax cuts, healthcare affordability, border security, trade, manufacturing and prescription drug costs.
The convention will appeal to the party’s Make America Healthy Again wing and promote a congressional stock-trading ban.
The program will include a tribute to Charlie Kirk and mark the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks.
- Who
- Donald Trump, Vice President J. D. Vance, Republican candidates and the Republican National Committee.
- What
- A two-day Republican midterm convention designed to promote candidates and the Trump administration’s agenda.
- Where
- Dallas, Texas, United States of America.
- When
- September 9-10, 2026; J. D. Vance is scheduled for September 9 and Donald Trump for September 10.
- Why
- To showcase Trump’s record and Republican priorities ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Key facts
- Event
- Republican Party midterm convention
- Location
- Dallas, Texas
- Dates
- September 9-10, 2026
- Main speakers
- Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance
- Policy topics
- Tax cuts, healthcare affordability, border security, trade, manufacturing and prescription drug costs
- Additional focus
- Make America Healthy Again and a proposed ban on congressional stock trading
- Commemorations
- A tribute to Charlie Kirk and the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks
Quotes
Joe Gruters
Republican National Committee chairman
“Over two action-packed days, we will take Americans through the defining issues of our Party’s agenda and what is at stake in November.”
news18.com
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