Trump Turns GOP Pledge Into Personal Loyalty Show at Midterm Convention

At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump led supporters in a pledge of allegiance to him, urging them to vote and even to bring family and friends to the polls, sometimes promising to vote regardless of registration and joking about cheating. He repeated unproven claims that Democrats cheat, warned there would be consequences for not voting, and floated a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to keep Republicans in power, underscoring an event framed as a personal effort by Trump to influence the midterms.