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Live updates: Trump promises $5K 'dividend' to all adult Amercians if GOP keeps control of Congress

Speakers who preceded him attacked their Democratic opponents as "radicals."

ByABC NEWS
Last Updated: September 9, 2026, 10:57 PM EDT

President Donald Trump promised the crowd at the GOP's first-ever midterm convention Wednesday that if Republicans hold on to the House and Senate he'll issue a $5,000 "dividend" to every adult American.

Speakers who preceded the president took aim at their Democratic midterm opponents, characterizing them as "radicals" and "dangerous."

Trump and Republicans from across the country are in Dallas for two nights to support the slate of candidates running this year and to tout the administration's agenda going into November in their first-ever midterm convention.

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Sep 09, 2026, 9:52 AM EDT

Speaker lineup announced

The speaker lineup for the Republican's midterm convention has been released -- with speeches on Wednesday coming from President Donald Trump, members of Trump's Cabinet and candidates in key midterm races.

Key congressional Republicans such as House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer and Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso are set to speak on Wednesday afternoon.

Several battleground GOP candidates will also speak on Wednesday, including Texas Senate candidate Ken Paxton and Georgia Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins.

Members of Trump's Cabinet will speak: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Attorney General Todd Blanche and Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner.

Trump is set to take the stage at 9 p.m. ET Wednesday for his keynote address -- finishing out the day's program.

-ABC News' Sarah Beth Hensley

Sep 09, 2026, 9:33 AM EDT

Trump and GOP hosting first midterm convention, but notable Republicans plan to skip

With just 55 days until the high-stakes midterm elections, President Donald Trump and Republicans from across the country will descend upon Dallas, Texas, for two nights to support the slate of candidates running this year and to tout the administration's agenda going into November in the first-ever GOP midterm convention.

The Republican National Committee said the event will articulate "a clear and bold plan of the work [it] will continue to do on behalf of the hard-working and patriotic Americans after we achieve victory in November."

Several notable battleground GOP candidates, running in races that will decide which party controls the House and the Senate, are not attending this week's convention, which comes as Trump's popularity is at a low.

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