#trump#gop#republican Donald Trump delivered a striking message at the Republican midterm convention, urging voters to “pretend I’m on the ballot.” His remarks underline his continued influence over the GOP as Republicans prepare for a crucial midterm battle. Trump’s intervention could energize supporters, shape campaign strategy and turn the upcoming elections into a major test of his political power.
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The speaker urges supporters to view the upcoming midterm elections as if he is personally on the ballot to break the historical trend of presidents losing midterms. He frames the election as a critical choice between a \"radical left\" agenda and a continuation of his administration's success, emphasizing the need for Republican victories to protect the border, tax cuts, and national security.
When I'm on the ticket, Republicans always do very well.
We won the presidency three times, and we won two.
By the way, now you notice numerous people on the other side are actually admitting it.
How about that?
But this was a cool way of doing it.
But we won it big, and we also won everything else because, you know, whatever it is, I
was on the ticket.
People came, and they did tremendously with the senators and with the congressmen.
But for some reason, when a president wins, even if he's really a good president or a
great president, there aren't too many of them, they don't win the midterms, and nobody
quite knows why.
But I say, why is it that no matter how well you're doing, we seem not a president, Democrat
or Republican, almost never wins the midterms?
We've got to change that because we have something going that's so good, we can't let that string
be broken.
So I'm asking you to pretend that I'm on the ballot.
I'm on the ballot.
Just one more time.
Because if we lose, you're going to lose your border.
You're going to lose your tax cuts.
You're going to lose your safety and security.
You're going to lose your wealth.
Our country is going through hell.
You will be going through hell just like you did just two years ago.
We went through hell, but in this election, all that matters is that we are united, we
are together, and what we say counts.
That's all that matters.
And on November 3rd, the great American majority is going to stand up and continue to make
America great again.
And we will make our voices heard, perhaps like never before.
That's the beautiful challenge, that the midterms are not supposed to be won by the sitting
president and we're going to change that and we'll make it an even more important time
in our country and presidency.
It'll be something very special, we have to do it.
The ones we need are the ones that you've heard, the ones that are very close.
They might be winning by a little, or losing by a little, or tied.
We can win every one of those races, but I'm going to go to every one of those states for
congressmen and for senators, I'm going to do that, and we're going to have rallies.
And I'll be coming back to Texas because we have to elect Ken Paxson, we have to, we have
to elect him.
And if I have to, I'll come back twice or three times, I'll be, you'll say, get this
guy out of here, get him out.
You're going to be saying, get him the hell out of here, he's here too much.
No, I'll come once or twice or three, I'll come whatever, we have to elect Ken Paxson.
Together, thank you, great honor.
And friends, distinguished guests, Vice President Vance, and the proud citizens of the United
States of America, welcome to the first ever midterm convention of any party.
Took a little imagination to think of it, but we thought of it.
I'm sure it'll become a staple in the years to come, but this is the first ever for any
party.
With your support, we will make our nation stronger, safer, richer, freer, and greater
than it has ever been before.
That's what's happening.
You know that's what's happening.
I wish the fake news would report it.
Boy, that's a lot of fake news.
That's a lot of fake news.
You have to remember when we originally announced this eight weeks ago, they said, who's going
to go to a midterm convention?
That's never going to.
This place is packed.
And not only is this pack is a big arena, not only is this pack, but you have an equal
number of people standing outside.
If anybody would like to give up their seat or whatever, their whatever, if they're standing
or if they have a seat, would anybody like to raise your hand and give up your seat?
I thought so.
Now we have an amazing response.
They love our party.
They love what we're doing.
In 55 days, Americans will be going to the polls in one of the most important elections
in our country's history.
Your vote will decide whether our country stumbles at the starting gate of the next
250 years or surges forward and never, ever looks back.
We hand America's future to the radical left Democrats and our nation will spend the next
decade just getting back on its feet.
It will be a tragedy.
Vote Republican and we will leave the world in our dust for generations to come.
There'll be nothing like it.
We're right at that gate.
The choice in this election is very, very simple.
Democrats are asking you to vote for their failed far left agendas, never work, that
destroyed your finances and delivered you four years of disaster, bedlam and death under
sleepy Joe Biden.
And I'm asking you to let us finish the job we began with the greatest two years in the
history of the presidency.
This has been the most successful two years financially and every other way in the history
of the presidency.
Thank you.
Great honor.
And friends, distinguished guests, Vice President Vance and the proud citizens of the United
States of America, welcome to the first ever midterm convention of any party.
Took a little imagination to think of it, but we thought of it.
I'm sure it'll become a staple in the years to come.
But this is the first ever for any party too much.
With your support, we will make our nation stronger, safer, richer, freer and greater
than it has ever been before.
So what's happening?
You know, that's what's happening.
I wish the fake news would report it.
Boy, that's a lot of fake news.
That's a lot of fake news.
You have to remember when we originally announced this eight weeks ago, they said, who's going
to go to a midterm convention?
That's never going to.
This place is packed.
And not only is this pack is a big arena, not only is this pack, but you have an equal
number of people standing outside.
If anybody would like to give up their seat or whatever, their whatever, if they're standing
or if they have a seat, would anybody like to raise your hand to give up your seat?
I thought so.
Now we have an amazing response.
They love our party.
They love what we're doing.
In 55 days, Americans will be going to the polls in one of the most important elections
in our country's history.
Your vote will decide whether our country stumbles at the starting gate of the next
250 years or surges forward and never, ever looks back.
We hand America's future to the radical left Democrats and our nation will spend the next
decade just getting back on its feet.
It will be a tragedy.
Vote Republican and we will leave the world in our dust for generations to come.
There'll be nothing like it.
We're right at that gate.
The choice in this election is very, very simple.
Democrats are asking you to vote for their failed far left agendas never work that destroyed
your finances and delivered you four years of disaster, bedlam and death under sleepy
Joe Biden.
And I'm asking you to let us finish the job we began with the greatest two years in the
history of the presidency.
This has been the most successful two years financially and every other way in the history
of the presidency.