'Egomaniac': Papers discuss 'Trumpapalooza' midterm convention

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, September 10: US papers react to the first night of the Republicans' midterm convention in Dallas. Also: five baby orangutans from Southeast Asia have been found in a forest in India. Then some dystopian science news. Finally, perhaps we don't need to do as much sport as we think we do. The Wall Street Journal reports that during the keynote speech, US president Donald Trump asked voters to pretend that he is on the ballot. There was also a “desperate election shocker”, says The HuffPost – Trump said he’ll bribe each citizen with a $5,000 payment if the Republicans win the Midterms. But The HuffPost recalls that Trump doesn’t have the legal authority to issue checks to everyone in the US, among other issues. The Atlantic asks whether "Trump really wants Republicans to win the Midterms"? The periodical says that it is currently impossible for the party to distance itself from the unpopular president. His approach “nicely illustrates the drawbacks of handing total control of a political party to an egomaniac”. But The Washington Post says that for many attending the convention, dubbed by some “Trumpapalooza”, “the main draw is Trump”. Many in the crowd are Tr...