Key takeaways from the GOP midterm convention and a first look at the iPhone Duo: Morning Rundown
Trump tries to energize his base with a $5,000 promise.Lindsay Clancy’s lawyer said she rejects the conspiracy theories about her ex-husband.
And a hands-on look at the new foldable iPhone.Here’s what to know today.Trump makes the midterms about him in GOP convention speech: ‘I’m on the ballot’Add to GoogleTrump claims U.S.adults will get a $5k ‘dividend’ if Republicans win the midterms02:12President Donald Trump sought to energize Republican voters in a keynote speech during the party’s first-ever midterm convention, imploring supporters to “pretend that I’m on the ballot.” His name is not on the ballot in November, but he said his supporters need to vote like it is as the GOP fights to keep control of the House and Senate.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day.
Sign up here to get it in your inbox.Trump’s approval ratings, however, are at an all-time low, and the party is worried about MAGA voters not turning out in large numbers.Trump said roughly 35 seats in both the House and the Senate are considered tossups, and he pledged to hold events in all of those races.
00:39Is Trump’s $5k ‘dividend’ plan possible?00:0000:00He also promised that his administration would hand out $5,000 dividend checks to Americans if Republicans hold on to Congress, though he said the money would have to be spent in the U.S.He didn’t specify where the roughly $1.35 trillion needed would come from or how spending would be enforced.He told supporters that the Iran war, now in its seventh month, would be over “very shortly after the election.”The event in Dallas is designed to put the president front and center in the closing stages of the midterm election cycle.
Indeed, Trump has so far been the star of the show.Speakers yesterday mentioned his name 155 times, and Trump invoked his own name 16 times.
The only other word mentioned more was variations of “America.”The mood inside the convention arena.More politics news:S...