Trump vows to be at centre of US midterms: Republican convention takeaways

Dallas, Texas – United States President Donald Trump has delivered a keynote speech on the first night of the Republican midterm convention, putting himself at the centre of the November vote despite not being on the ballot.The first-of-its-kind event on Wednesday came as Republicans face a challenging midterm election to hold control of the House of Representatives and Senate. Losing either chamber would represent a major check on Trump’s power.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Pro-Israel Democrat John Fetterman makes video appearance at GOP conventionlist 2 of 3US states sue Trump over weakening of endangered species protectionslist 3 of 3Trump gave aide Natalie Harp a $45,000 holiday cash gift, disclosure showsend of list“When I’m on the ticket, Republicans always do very well,” Trump said to a friendly crowd at the American Airlines Center. “But for some reason, when a president wins… even if he’s a really good or great president, they don’t win the midterms.”“We’re gonna change that,” he said. “So I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot.”Vice President JD Vance was initially set to headline the first night of the convention, an event typically only held du...