Trump pleads with GOP to vote like he’s on the ticket at Dallas midterm rally

Donald Trump closed a two-day Dallas midterm convention by asking supporters to vote for him as if he were on the ticket, framing the election as a referendum on his agenda while warning of Democratic threats. He floated a $5,000 “Trump dividend” for every U.S. adult if Republicans win both chambers, a pledge critics call a bribe and economists warn could cost upwards of $1 trillion. The event, styled like a mega-rally, featured numerous speakers—Donald Trump Jr., Ted Cruz, JD Vance, and others—and a somber tribute, all aimed at galvanizing the GOP base amid polls suggesting possible losses in the House and even the Senate. Democrats dismissed the gathering as a stunt as inflation and foreign policy tensions mount.