Trump said the top U.S. general was at the midterm convention. It’s not true.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was at a 9/11 memorial event nearby.

Joan Walsh Many GOP candidates in competitive House and Senate races are steering clear of the Dallas event. The post The Embarrassment of Trump’s Midterms Convention appeared first on The Nation.
Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, was at a 9/11 memorial event nearby.
The Dallas convention was Trump trying to steer a race slipping away. Iran, the economy, and a trade fight with Canada aren't cooperating.
Amid the glitz, glamour and party atmosphere of an unusual midterm convention in Dallas, the president boasted of his accomplishments, predicted Republican victories and all but ignored the daunting political landscape his party faces this fall.
Republicans opened the second and final day of their midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday knowing that history is not on their side this election season, but counting on President Donald Trump to propel voters to protect their House and Senate majorities.
Vice President Vance is giving the keynote address Thursday evening at the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas. President Trump will close out the two-day event after Vance. Trump on Wednesday made a vow to provide $5,000 dividend checks to Americans if the GOP maintains majorities in the House and Senate in November. Vance has…
Trump asked supporters to consider November’s midterm elections a referendum on his presidency, while acknowledging it may take voters time to feel the benefits of his policies. Kailey Leinz has more from the GOP’s midterm convention in Dallas. (Source: Bloomberg)
Washington Examiner executive editor Bob Cusack said crucial independent voters may not be watching the GOP’s midterm convention, and it may be too late to turn their vote anyway. “A lot of people, like the independents, have turned against the Republicans,” Cusack said on C-Span’s C-SPAN Primetime Wednesday. “You want to win them, of course,”…
President Donald Trump declared that the opening night of the first-ever Republican Midterm Convention was a success.
The first midterm Republican National Convention wraps tonight with an emphasis on policies to help everyday Americans in areas of public health, business, and affordability and memorials honoring Charlie Kirk, victims of border crime, and the 25th anniversary observance of the September 11 terrorist attacks.Vice President JD Vance headlines the…