LIVE: President Trump And RNC Hold Midterm Republican Convention In Texas — Night 1

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the historic 2026 Republican Convention. Tonight's program will reflect a stark contrast. Heading into November, Republican leaders and candidates focused on lower taxes, safe communities, secure borders, and economic opportunity versus a Democratic party driven by its most extreme liberal members, from James Telerico and Elsed to Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi.

For the presentation of the colors, please welcome the Dallas Police Department honor guard.

Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for our opening ceremonies and the singing of America the Beautiful and our national anthem, presented by presidential tenor Christopher Mchio.

Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty above the fruit. America. America. God shed his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.

For patient dreams and see the years. I love the master sinned by human tears. America. And shed his grace on me and crown my God with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. America. America.

Oh, then can you see by the dawn's early light what proudly we held and the twilight's last gleaming, and bright stars through the power of flight, or the ramparts we watched were so ging. Proof through the night that our flag was still there. Oh my god.

Please welcome to the stage co-chair of the 2026 Dallas Host Committee, Heather Washburn.

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the host committee, welcome to the historic Republican convention in the great state of Texas. We are so excited to welcome over 20,000 people from around the world to experience our southern hospitality and showcase everything that is great about Dallas, the state of Texas, and the incredible programming the convention team has put together. President Donald Trump is going to give his keynote address tonight to set the tone for the rest of the convention. Then tomorrow we have a keynote address from Vice President JD Vance, with President Trump making a second appearance for an unforgettable closing statement. I cannot wait to see what is in store over the next two days, and I am so proud that our city and state are hosting such an historic event. Thank you all for coming.

Please welcome to the stage chairman of the Republican National Committee, Joe Gruters, joined by 2026 Republican nominees.

Hello, Dallas. Are you excited to be here in the great state of Texas? Let me hear you. Are we ready to win in November? Take a look around this room. Americans have traveled from every corner of this country to be here. I want to give a big shout out to my home state of Florida. Let's hear it for Florida. Do we love President Trump? Because this isn't just another convention. This is history in the making. For the first time ever, Republicans have come together for a convention dedicated to one mission: defying history. We didn't come to Dallas to talk about winning. We came here to do it. This November, Republicans are going to grow our majorities and continue America's common sense conservative revolution. And after traveling this country, meeting with volunteers, candidates, and grassroots leaders, I can tell you Republicans are ready to win.

Remember where we are and who we are. Being a Republican is a lot more about checking a box when you register to vote. It's our values and it's our way of life. It's freedom over government control. It's faith, family, community, and country. It's believing every American should have the opportunity to achieve the American dream. Whether your family has been Republican for generations or this fall you're casting your first vote, there is a place for you here. Because the Republican party is America's party.

Tonight, you'll hear from everyday Americans writing our nation's comeback story. A former Democrat who found a home in the conservative movement. Factory workers, medical professionals, border residents, working moms, supporters of frontline law enforcement, steel workers, a retiree keeping more of what was earned through a lifetime of hard work. These are the Americans that Democrats have abandoned, the Americans Republicans are fighting for. You'll also hear from Republican candidates fighting on the front lines. Candidates taking our message directly to the voters, fighting for every vote. The contrast couldn't be clearer. Republicans are delivering freedom, opportunity, security, and common sense.

Democrats are being overtaken by radical socialists driving their party further and further from the values that make America great. They want bigger government. We want greater freedom. They want open borders. We want secure borders. Democrats play political games. Republicans deliver results. And if Democrats take even one chamber of Congress, the agenda stops. We're sure as hell not going to let that happen. Not on our watch. Not after everything we've accomplished. Not when America's best days are still ahead. Before this night is over, we'll hear from the greatest Republican messenger of our lifetime, the leader of America's comeback, the best president this country has ever had, the 45th and 47th president of the United States of America, President Donald J. Trump. He loves this country. He loves the people who make it great, and he is fighting for them every single day. That's why he's all in this fall. And that's why we're all in, because that's what Republicans do. We fight, we deliver, and we win. Welcome to the historic Republican convention. Welcome to Dallas. God bless Texas. God bless the United States of America, and let's go win in November on to victory.

Please welcome senior pastor of the Prestonwood Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, Pastor Jack Graham, who will offer tonight's opening invitation.

Good afternoon, everyone, and welcome to Texas, y'all. We are really glad to have you here in Dallas Fort Worth. Are you ready to welcome the presence of the Lord here in this place? I know you are. So let's bow together and pray. Our Father in heaven, you are a faithful and forever God. Your love is everlasting. May your name, your glorious name, be praised, for you are worthy of all of our worship now and forever. And so we begin this convention in prayer because we trust in you. Our hope is in you. And we ask that you would give us the faith to act courageously, to speak always boldly, and to live obediently to your word, your way, and your will. We humble ourselves before you with repentant hearts. Thank you for your love and your grace. In this the 250th anniversary of the birth of America, we pray for a spiritual rebirth. We ask for a spiritual revolution that you would revive your people again, your church again, that we may live for you. Let your people rise to the challenges of these hours and days, that we would walk in dependence and devotion upon you. We rededicate our lives to you this day. We pray for our President Donald J. Trump with thanksgiving in our hearts. Give him strength and wisdom and protection to continue leading our great nation.

Give us leaders who seek truth and righteousness and the conviction to uphold justice, to defend and protect life from the womb to the tomb, the born and the unborn. Strengthen the family, our marriages, and our homes. Secure our nation. And may our leaders serve every citizen with integrity and compassion. May we stand together as one nation under God. We pray for our military as they protect our freedom, our faith, and our future. Bring our troops home safely and soon. On this 25th anniversary week of September the 11th, 2001, we do know that eternal vigilance is the price of freedom. And we ask you, protect us, Lord, by your might. And throughout the hours of this convention, may we by your Holy Spirit display love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control, the fruit of the spirit. We desire to clarify our vision and fortify our faith and deepen our love for you, our Lord, and our country. Dear God, please call America back to you. You are the one to make America greater again. And with moral clarity and personal responsibility, we will walk in reverence to you. Guide every decision made in this body because we know that our ultimate hope is not in politics, parties, or personalities, but in you. And we pray this in the name of our Savior, Redeemer, risen and returning Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.

Please welcome to the stage the next congressman of the 35th district of Texas, Carlos de la Cruz.

Good afternoon, Dallas. My name is Carlos de la Cruz and I'm running for Congress in Congressional District 35 around San Antonio, Texas. Military City USA. Do I have any veterans in the house right now? Thank you for your service. Thank you for your service. Listen, I enlisted in the Air Force at 18 and I trained at Lackland Air Force Base and I've deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan after 9/11. Now, after 20 years, I proudly wore the uniform of the United States of America. When I came home, my wife Annette and I opened a small kickboxing gym in San Antonio where we spent our evenings mentoring local kids. And listen, I am not a politician. I am a veteran, a father, a husband, and a fighter. And I am not done fighting for our country.

I am fighting for the families sitting at the kitchen table tonight doing the math on the rent, the groceries, and the gas and wondering how it all adds up. For four years, radical Democrats told those families, 'The economy is fine,' while prices climbed and paychecks just stood still. Thankfully, Republicans took the majority and have cut taxes for middle class families and small businesses. They secured the border and provided law enforcement the resources they need to keep our community safe and gave our men and women in uniform a much-deserved pay raise. Now, in Congress, I'll fight to finish the job, lower the cost of living, bring new jobs to San Antonio, and let you keep more of the money that you've earned. Because the economy should work for working families, not for Washington insiders.

Now in the Air Force, I was deployed to our southern border where I worked alongside our customs agents conducting drug interdiction side by side, our agents, against some of the most dangerous cartels in the world. I've seen what these criminal enterprises do to our communities and I have seen what happens when politicians look the other way. Now, President Trump has secured our border in record time. And in Congress, I will fight to keep it that way. Now, we cannot go back to the lawlessness that we experienced under Democrats. We need to continue to go after the cartels aggressively with hell, fire, and fury so that no Texas family has to live in fear.

Now I'll work for safe streets, a strong economy, and a country where our kids can grow up free and build a future. I'll go to Washington and fight the way we do in Texas. My opponent, Johnny Garcia, I like you got your queue. I love it. Would vote the way his leftist party bosses tell him. And that would mean a return to open borders and higher taxes on working families. That's unacceptable. We need more outsiders who have met a payroll and raised a family. We need more fighters. And with your help, that is exactly what we will deliver in November.

Now, before I finish, I have one more job to do tonight, and it is to present to you the first Republican in history to represent the Rio Grande Valley's 15th district. She has fought for South Texas and for every American family, and she is the reason that I believe a kid from humble beginnings raised by a single mom can make it to Congress. Please welcome the Congresswoman from Texas's 15th district, my sister, Congresswoman Monica de la Cruz.

Well, good afternoon, Texas. I am Monica de la Cruz. I'm a working mom of two children from Edinburg, Texas, and I have the honor of representing South Texas in the people's house. My story starts in our fields where my abuelo, like so many others, picked watermelons with his bare hands. He knelt under the hot Texas sun so that I could stand before you today. We never had much. But my grandparents taught us that if you work hard and you love this country, America will meet you halfway. So, I worked. I pressed shirts to put myself through college. I ran a small business for 20 years, making payroll during the week, taking my kids to sports practices during the weekend. I know what a stack of bills looks like on the kitchen table. And for four years, Joe Biden and his party made that stack taller.

Groceries went up 20%. Rent ate the whole paycheck. And an open border brought fentanyl into our schools and drug cartels into our neighborhoods. Washington became a telenovela and every working family paid for each episode. When you sent Republicans to Congress, we made promises. We promised to secure the border. And today, that border is safer than any point in history. We promised to cut taxes for working families. So, we passed legislation that created the largest tax cut in American history. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on social security. Up to $4,000 a year back in the pockets of hardworking Americans. That's real money for real people. It means the waitress in Weslaco keeps her tips. The roofer in Alamo keeps his overtime. And the retiree in Beeville, well, she keeps her entire social security check.

And we promised to protect that check. When Washington elites wanted to cut Social Security and Medicare, we stopped them. We promised to bring down prices. And when the Mexican government refused to deliver the water it owed our farmers, I worked with President Trump to bring the water home along with $280 million. This kept our Texas farms producing. It kept people working and it kept food on the shelves at our grocery stores.

Look, my opponent Bobby Pledo, a corrupt liberal celebrity who knowingly spent years bringing a convicted child sex predator around our families. And not only did my opponent bail this predator out of jail, he took this man to a middle school in our community. Yes, that actually happened. When Bobby Pledo isn't endangering our families, he and the radicals in his party are trying to make life harder for them. Higher taxes, higher prices, and open borders. Well, my friends, those are not our values. We believe in hard work, putting family first, and our faith in God. Working with President Trump, we ended the border crisis. We cut your taxes. And we turned a socialist nightmare back into the American dream. And your grandparents and my abuelos will look down from heaven above with pride, knowing that everything they worked for in their families was worth it. Because this country is worth fighting for. Your dreams are worth fighting for and our children are worth fighting for. May God bless you and may God bless America. Thank you, Texas.

Please welcome the former Democrat, devoted mom, and true America First grassroots leader, Alli Rascin.

Thank you for the opportunity to be with you today. And I didn't have to travel far to get here as I grew up right here in Dallas. I was raised by two parents who loved me, challenged me, and taught me to think for myself. My mother was a lifelong Democrat. She volunteered constantly. She was the kind of person who showed up around our dinner table. She taught me that we had a responsibility to stand up for people who could not stand up for themselves. My father was a Republican. Growing up between them, I called myself fiscally conservative, socially liberal. My philosophy was simple. Live and let live. Let people make their own choices and run their own lives. Then I became a mother. I have two children. One was vaccine injured. The other was a very sick infant. Those experiences sent me searching for answers that traditional medicine couldn't give me. After 18 years, I left my high-tech career to pursue those answers and to work in natural health. Most importantly, to have the freedom to raise my own children.

For years, when it came to local politics, I looked to my mother and the mainstream media. She was engaged. She was informed. I trusted her judgment. Then COVID hit. I watched government policies restrict our freedoms in ways I never imagined possible. I watched children face consequences over decisions involving masks and medical treatment. My own daughter was contact traced on her birthday and sent home for twice as long as a vaccinated child sitting in the same room. That week, we pulled her out of school. I sued the Dallas Independent School District over its COVID policies. And we won the right for parents to represent their own children in court without an attorney. That experience changed me. It became impossible for me to ignore how deeply political decisions can affect our basic freedoms. But I didn't want to become a single issue voter. So I researched and the more that I learned, the more that I realized that the principles that I valued, individual liberty, personal responsibility, and limited government were the principles that I identified with the Republican party. I also learned that the Democratic Party of JFK and my mother were gone, abandoning both of us. Today, I know what I believe. I believe parents should have a voice in the decisions affecting their children. I believe that government exists to serve the people and not the other way around.

So then I got to work. I have supported and continue to support local candidates who defend our constitutional rights. I ran for precinct chair and I fought for hand-counted elections in our county. And I'm supporting President Trump and working to elect a Republican majority in Congress in November. America remains the greatest place in the world to build a life, raise a family, and pursue the American dream. That is why I'm here. That is why I found my political home. I found my voice. And I'm ready to keep fighting for the principles I believe will keep America free and strong. Thank you.

Where have all the good men gone? And where are all the gods? Where's the street-wise Hercules to fight the rising odds? Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed? Late at night I turn and I dream of what I need. I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's got to be strong and he's got to be fast and he's got to be fresh from the fight. I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero till the morning light. He's got to be sure and it's got to be true and it's got to be brighter than life. Somewhere after midnight in my wildest fantasy, somewhere just beyond my reach but someone reaching back for me, resting on the rising. It's going to take you to me. I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's got to be strong and he's got to be fast and he's got to be brave from the fight. I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's got to be sure and he's got to be alive. I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night.

That's pretty heavens above. I lightning the sea. I could watch right through the wind and the rain and the storm. I can feel like a fire in my. Happy. Till the end of the night. He's got to be strong and he's got to be fast and he's got to be fresh from the fight. Only for a hero. He's got to be strong and he's got to be. I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero till the end of the night. He's got to be strong and he's got to be fast and he's got to be right from the. He's got to be sure and it's got to be. I need a. I'm holding out for a till the end of the night.

Please welcome former executive director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, the Honorable Scott Turner.

America, welcome to my beloved state of Texas. You know, under Joe Biden, an American flag over a government building stopped meaning the same thing as it did in the front yard here in Texas. For four years, that same American flag became a white flag of surrender, an open invitation to far-left activists and fraudsters who treated Washington as a blank check. Biden's border disaster drove home prices up 30%. And drove rent prices up 20%. Americans had to compete with millions of illegal aliens for a roof over their head. And you weren't just competing against H-1B workers for a job. You were also competing against them for a home for you and your family. They riddled our government programs with DEI. They put men in battered women's shelters, forcing women fleeing violence to share a room with a man. How many know that is unacceptable? But they underestimated two things: the heart and the conviction of the people of America. And they underestimated the fight in President Donald J. Trump.

President Trump did not come back to manage decline. President Trump has put an end to all of that. DEI is dead. Biological truth, it's back. President Trump has secured the border and is deporting record numbers of illegal aliens, putting Americans at the front of the line for home loans, working with Republicans in Congress to stop corporations from buying up single family residences. The president is rewarding work instead of permanent government dependence, work requirements, and time limits for those in public housing. They put an end to perpetual free rides and encourage able-bodied adults to get back to work. What an honorable thing this is, my beloved friends. Housing assistance was never meant to be a trap for people. Housing assistance is meant to be a trampoline and not a hammock. It's a launchpad, if you will. And the swamp inventory was taken and a simple question was asked. Does this program serve the mission? If the answer is no, cut it. If the answer is yes, make it even better.

You see, government did not have a money problem. Government had a stewardship problem. And this administration found billions of dollars sitting in broken processes and sent it back to the treasury and back to the American people where it is supposed to be. Vice President Vance is leading President Trump's task force to eliminate fraud in our country. About $230 billion in fraud uncovered across the US government. How many know that's real taxpayer money? $56 billion in fraudulent payments stopped before they walked out the door. Let's look at Los Angeles. Housing first, a failed policy. It received record funding and Los Angeles got record homelessness. Record funding and record homelessness. That is a failed play. How many know we have to run a new play? Veterans and families got the street while the homeless industrial complex got richer and richer. Prosecutors charged the head of a group called Abundant Blessing, who allegedly stole $23 million of our taxpayer dollars meant for our homeless neighbors. But instead, taxpayers funded a mansion, private jets, and a Range Rover, not programs to help people living on the streets. That has come to an end. When somebody steals from a federal program, they're stealing from all of you. And make no mistake about it, if you're stealing from the American people, we will come for you.

There's only one party, the Republican party, that has put Americans back on the path to achieving the American dream. That path was made stronger with the largest working family tax cut, giving homeowners money back in their pockets from mortgage insurance premium deductions and opportunity zones being made permanent. Opportunity zones have lifted more than 1 million people in our country out of poverty. They created more than half a million jobs and created more than 400,000 new housing units in urban and rural areas across our country that needed the most. Under President Trump, this administration has helped more than a million Americans become first-time home buyers. We've helped people to recover. We help people get back to work, own a home, and most importantly, reach their God-given potential. Now, my friends, that is true compassion. That is making America great again.

President Trump and Republicans across the country are just now getting started. We are the team that is working every day to keep our promise to lower taxes, ease the burden of inflation, reduce the cost of housing, and protect America's homeland from an evil enemy. We're going to keep pushing forward. We're going to keep pushing for you and your families, for the future of our great country. The only question for this November is this. Are you with us? You see, America is a country founded on Judeo-Christian principles. America is a country where people still go to church on Sunday. America is a country that was built on the backs of hardworking men and women that came before you and I. America is a place that still values family. Are you with us today? This is America. My friends in the room and those that are watching on TV. That is the America that we have today. And that is the America that we must keep. God bless you.

Please welcome the representative of the 13th district of Florida, Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna.

Our founding father, Benjamin Franklin, once declared, 'Americans are blessed to have as our form of government a republic if we can keep it.' His words were a wise warning because a republic is a fragile thing. A republic can exist only as long as it is sustained by a public spirit. A spirit of sacrifice that places the common good of the nation above private interest. Thank you. That is why I joined 15 of my fellow members of Congress to introduce the Restore Trust in Congress Act. This bill bans members of Congress from using non-public information to enrich themselves by trading in the stock market. Members of Congress should not use the sensitive information we receive on a daily basis working for the American people for private gain. It is also essential for the health of our democracy. The American people deserve to know that those they elect to public office actually serve the American people and not their own wallets.

Nancy Pelosi and many others have increased their net worth exponentially since taking office by abusing access to non-public information. Actions like theirs are incompatible with the public spirit of which our way of life depends. Public office is a form of service to our fellow Americans, not an entitlement. It is a form of sacrifice, but it is no sacrifice at all to be held accountable to the same laws that apply to all Americans. What is illegal for the American people is also illegal for their elected representatives. That's right. Members of Congress must play by the same rules as everyone else. This standard of reason, ethics, and common sense is non-negotiable. Yet, the vast majority of House Democrats voted against increasing accountability and transparency for elected representatives. This is unacceptable because the alternative is corruption. Not just bad governance, but the slow death of a public spirit that has animated this nation for over 250 years. Cynicism kills that spirit. And when that spirit dies, the republic dies with it. Ultimately, corruption has no party. It is a threat to us all. Every American, but especially every elected official, has the duty to resist it and root it out.

Republicans are leading that fight. We introduced this bill. We forced the issue and while others talked, we acted. The public spirit that abhors corruption has made the United States of America the greatest nation on earth. It is our responsibility to sustain that spirit and to hold all of our elected officials accountable to the American people. It is our responsibility to restore trust in Congress. That's right. Public service is not a pathway to private wealth. It is a sacred trust. And the American people overwhelmingly want Congress out of the stock market. The American people elected a Republican Congress to fix Washington, not to profit off it or to tolerate its corruption. It's time we deliver this win for the American people and ban insider trading.

Please welcome the retired Navy SEAL and representative of the third district of Wisconsin, Congressman Derrick Van Orden.

Wisconsin is in the house right here. Yes. Yes. Good evening. I'm honored to be the longest serving enlisted member of the United States military to ever get elected to Congress in the history of our great nation. That comes with responsibility and I take that responsibility very seriously, particularly the needs of our veterans and their healthcare. It's never far from my mind. You're welcome. In addition to being a Navy SEAL, I was a combat medic and a paramedic. I know firsthand what it's like to save lives. I also unfortunately know what it's like to lose friends in combat. I'm a Christian. I'm a husband. I'm a father and also soon to be the grandfather of our 14th grandchild or as they call me Peep. It's real. I'm thankful for every day the blessing of being able to be responsible for the health and well-being of my family.

Now, whether you choose to live in a city or a village like my beautiful wife Sarah Jane and I do, you deserve high quality, readily available, and actually affordable healthcare. You know who else knows this? Our great President Donald J. Trump. He is fighting to make quality health care a reality for everyday Americans. And that's why President Trump and the Republicans secured $50 billion for a rural healthcare infrastructure transformation program. That is the largest investment in rural health care in the history of our nation. This program is dedicated to transforming rural health care for the long term. It strengthens the rural health care workforce, modernizes the rural health care system, and empowers our community providers. This massive investment would not have been possible without President Trump's Working Families Tax Cut Act. And shamefully, not one Democrat voted for it.

So from Washington to Wisconsin, Democrats spent months demonizing the tax cuts we delivered. And now that millions of dollars are returning back home to rural communities, they're rushing to take credit for one of the largest investments. No, no, no. You don't get to do that, Hakeem. Republicans delivered meaningful investments in rural healthcare, and I'm proud to have helped make it happen. But we didn't stop there. I worked with President Trump and Republicans in Congress to level up our Medicaid assessments in bringing billions of dollars back to Wisconsin's Badger Care program. So, these investments have made a real difference to real people all over rural America, including back home at Black River Falls Memorial Hospital. It's where our awesome doctors can now spend less time worrying about the future of the hospital and more time taking care of their patients who are their neighbors and that they love. Most importantly, hundreds of moms every year will not have to worry about where they're going to get their prenatal care or deliver their precious babies. And remember, every single Democrat in Congress voted against these amazing programs.

Stories like these are what President Trump's real healthcare plan is all about and what the mainstream media who are back there refused to report on. You heard them. President Trump now wants to work with Congress to enact a great American health care plan to further lower prescription drug costs, increase pricing transparency, and hold the insurance companies accountable for the costs they've imposed on you. That's what the American people deserve and that's what we are delivering. So, may God bless you. May God bless the greatest state, which is Wisconsin, and may God bless the United States of America. Thank you.

Please welcome to the stage border residents and supporters of frontline law enforcement, Wanda and Ron Lipto.

When my husband Ron and I retired 25 years ago, we needed a place warmer than Wisconsin to spend the cold winter months. That led us to Mission, Texas, and a small RV park on the Rio Grande River. The Border Patrol uses our boat dock to launch their boats. Over time, we got to know many of the agents personally and they became just like family. Going for an hour. During President Trump's first term, we saw the border wall take shape around us. We saw how those efforts helped the agents focus on stopping drugs and dangerous criminals. But then things changed. During the Biden years, the border was completely open. Every week we saw illegal immigrants cross the river. Sometimes there would be cars idling on the street, ready to pick them up. Other times they would gather by the dozen and wait on our patios for border patrol to pick them up. Morale sank drastically. The agents were pulled away from enforcement and they simply had to detain, document, and release the illegal immigrants into our country. That is why I thank God that Donald Trump was elected for a second term. Thank you, God.

We even held an inauguration day party to welcome President Trump back. When word of our party reached the border agents, we could hear their boat sirens and horns in the distance. We try to find ways to show our appreciation to the officers, the agents, and the National Guardsmen that work on the border. Our residents offer Saturday morning breakfast and Wednesday hamburger lunches in our rec hall. We have a donation jar labeled meals for heroes. Our residents can donate loose change. Some of them even donate $100 bills. But those donations help us to continue offering food and thanks to those that serve us. President Trump delivered on his promise. He fixed the chaos at the border that was caused by the Democrats. The border is now secure and illegal crossings are non-existent. This achievement not only keeps Ron and I safe, but it helps the entire nation by reducing the flow of dangerous criminals and deadly fentanyl into our communities. I am grateful to live with a secure border. I am grateful to the men and women of the US Customs and Border Protection and mostly I am proud of all law enforcement officers who serve and protect us every day.

Enforcement that protect our country each and every day.

My final words are, "God bless America and God bless Donald Trump."

Please welcome House Majority Leader of the United States Congress and Representative of the First District of Louisiana, Congressman Steve Scalise.

How you doing, Dallas? See Louisiana over there.

It is an honor to be with so many great Americans who love this country and are fighting for this future.

This historic midterm convention is rallying Republicans at the perfect time because so much is on the line this November.

Think back to where America was just two years ago. Bureaucrats with an auto pen ran the White House. Our border was wide open. Families were getting crushed by Biden inflation. American energy was under attack and weakness abroad had made the world a more dangerous place. The American people had enough. You showed up. You fought back. And you gave President Trump and Republicans in Congress a mandate to get this country back on track.

We did not waste any time. We went to work with President Trump to put America first again. We secured the border. Most secure border we've ever had in our country's history. We fully funded the border wall. We empowered our border patrol to finally start deporting violent illegal criminals from this country. We prevented a 30% tax hike and delivered no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, resulting in bigger paychecks for tens of millions of hardworking Americans. Let me hear from you if you're benefiting from those tax cuts President Trump fought for.

We provided tax relief for seniors, farmers, small businesses, and we secured $50 billion for rural healthcare. We cut $1.7 trillion in waste, fraud, and abuse in federal spending. Remember the billions of dollars they were stealing of your money from those learning centers? We shut them down and those people are going to go to jail because President Trump is in the White House. We've unleashed American energy. Communities are safer again. We brought manufacturing back to America. We've rebuilt our military and restored American strength around the world. That's what President Trump and a Republican Congress have delivered.

And it only happened because patriots like you showed up and voted in 2024.

But none of those victories are guaranteed to last. While we've been working with President Trump to deliver the agenda that you voted for, Democrats in Congress have voted against every one of those America First bills. Democrats in Washington voted to allow men to play in women's sports. Every one of them. Every one of them. They voted to pack the Supreme Court. In fact, just last week, Democrats voted to allow illegals to vote in our federal elections.

This is not your father's Democrat party. The Democrat party has been completely taken over by crazy communists.

I call it the Bolshevik Revolution in the Democrat party. And if they get back the gavel, let me tell you what they will do. You know what they will do? The first thing they'll do is impeach President Trump and his cabinet.

They will repeal. They've said they'll do this. They will repeal no tax on overtime, no tax on tips. They've said they'll raise taxes on every hardworking American. They want to go back to open borders, allow illegals to vote. Every one of them wants to abolish ICE, defund the police, but they're not done with defunding the police. Now they want to abolish prisons. These people are insane. This is what we talk about when we say it's common sense versus crazy communists. But this is what happens if Republicans stay at home. Are you going to let that happen? I know you're not.

Two years ago, President Trump called on you to show up and make it too big to rig. And you did. Well, guess what? It's time to do it again.

On November 3rd, show up and vote Republican up and down the ballot. President Trump's America First agenda is at stake. As we celebrate 250 years of the greatest nation in the history of the world, let's make sure that when we wake up the morning after election day, we know we did everything we could to defeat socialism so that our kids can celebrate America's 300th birthday.

As President Trump said just seconds after a crazed gunman tried to take his life in Butler, Pennsylvania, we must fight. Fight. Fight because America is still worth fighting for. God bless you and God bless these great United States of America.

Please welcome House Majority Whip of the United States Congress and Representative of the Sixth District of Minnesota, Congressman Tom Emmer.

Welcome. What a great start to this amazing convention. Let's hear it for the man with the vision to hold this event. Our commander-in-chief, our leader, President Donald J. Trump.

All right. All right. This is my job. I do the pep talk. We're just 55 days from election day. So, let's get right down to business. As you've heard, this is an election between common sense and communism. Between America loving patriots and hate America extremists. Between freedom and tyranny. The Communist Party, uh, excuse me, the Democrats have no leader and they have no message. The only thing they can agree on is their disgusting hatred of America and our great president. These people are sick.

Have you followed what these radicals want? They want to defund the police. They want to open the borders to fentanyl and criminals. They want to abolish the Senate. Well, all right. And they want to raise your taxes for free health care for illegals.

By the way, these people and the left-wing corrupt media want us to call them Democratic socialists. It's another lie. Do not let them do it. There is absolutely nothing democratic about socialism. By the way, these people aren't even socialists. They're communists and they're anarchists and they hate our country. In November, we have a clear choice. You can choose the 12 by 12 dilapidated government-owned housing and the crumbs of food that Mamdani the commie is offering. You can choose to go with America haters like Ilhan Omar. Ilhan Omar, who wants to raise your taxes while allowing Somali fraudsters to run free. You can even choose to listen to Abdul El-Sayed, who wants to get rid of fireworks on the 4th of July and replace the Second Amendment. I know, I know it sounds crazy, but even that cartoon network CNN reported it. By the way, this evil man pals around with people who believe Americans deserved to be attacked on 9/11.

Think about that for a second. In other words, El-Sayed's closest friend believes nearly 3,000 Americans deserve to die on that fateful day 25 years ago. Someone might want to remind these guys, if you don't love this country, if you don't love America, if you're not happy here, then get the hell out.

All right. To the American people listening, I say if all you want out of life is what little these communists are offering, I guess that's your right. Or you can join Donald J. Trump and Republicans and have the opportunity to realize your greatest dreams, to achieve your greatest potential, to live free in the greatest country the world has ever known. We will give you that shining city on the hill. By working hard, playing by the rules, respecting law and order, and by protecting our freedoms, you can live your American dream.

By the way, the Democratic Communists may not like it, good, but I am proud to be an American. America.

Look, you've heard it already tonight. You'll hear it a lot more. This is a country worth fighting for. We will not let the Marxist, communist, and anarchist destroy it. We are going to be that shining city on the hill for 340 million patriotic Americans. We're going to show that the foundations of this country, individual liberty, economic freedom, and hard work still matter. And we are going to win in November. God bless you. God bless Donald J. Trump. And God bless the United States of America. Thank you.

Please welcome the next US Senate representing North Carolina, Michael Watley.

Well, God bless America and God bless the Republican party. Ladies and gentlemen, Republicans from across North Carolina and the nation, it is an honor to stand here today as your nominee for the United States Senate from the great state of North Carolina.

With a November election just 55 days away, let's talk about what Republicans have accomplished for working families and what radical Democrats have stood against. Under President Trump's leadership, Republicans passed the working families tax cuts and put thousands of dollars back into the hands of families and seniors. My opponent, Roy Cooper, opposed this bill and the tax relief it has provided North Carolina families an average of $5,700 per household that they did not have to pay on tax day. Roy Cooper wants you to pay more in taxes and give it to the bureaucrats in Washington.

Republicans also passed the Rural Health Transformation Program, providing billions of dollars for rural health care across the nation, including over $200 million for North Carolina. Roy Cooper opposed this, too, which is outrageous because he killed many rural health care facilities, forcing North Carolinians to travel long distances to receive the care that they need. Republicans will not stand for this. We support our rural communities across North Carolina and the country. And as your next senator, I will always have their backs.

Through Trump RX and reinstating most favored nation status, Republicans have helped Americans to get their prescription drugs at the lowest possible cost. This has saved everyday Americans over $700 million in less than one year. Democrats like Roy Cooper opposed this, too. Under Roy Cooper's reign, North Carolina became the most expensive state in the nation for health care cost. Under his watch, health care companies have raised insurance premiums 183%. Hurting our families' bottom lines as they already struggle to make ends meet thanks to the Democrats' reckless spending and record-setting inflation. Not surprisingly, Cooper's accepted over $400,000 from them in financial contributions.

Folks, this is the radical Democrats' playbook to raise costs on our families, to impose a reckless tax and spend agenda, to release violent criminals from prisons like Roy Cooper did in North Carolina. Cooper set up a revolving door that put criminals back on the streets again and again and again. And he released 4,200 hardened criminals from our prisons, rapists, pedophiles, and murderers. And what did they do? 2,200 of them have been rearrested. More than half, including 99 for rape or sexual assault, more than 600 for violent felonies, and 25 who went on to commit murder, including D. Carlos Brown Jr., who last year boarded a light rail car in Charlotte and brutally murdered a beautiful Ukrainian refugee named Arena Zerodka in cold blood. That monster should have never been on the streets. That monster should have never been on that light rail car. Arena Zerodka should be alive today. And her blood is on Roy Cooper's hands.

Hundreds of families across North Carolina have been shattered because of his reckless actions. There will be open seats at 25 dinner tables forever because of Roy Cooper. When it comes to keeping our kids in our communities safe, Roy Cooper was the worst governor in the history of North Carolina. The American dream. And families all across our nation are under assault today thanks to the radical extreme policies of Democrats like Roy Cooper. I've been able to live the American dream in North Carolina. And as North Carolina's next senator, I will fight every day to ensure that dream stays alive for every one of our kids and our grandkids.

But that means we have to fight. I will fight for our families. I will fight for every North Carolina community. I will fight for our way of life. And I will fight to keep the Democrat radical extreme far-left agenda out of the Senate. As the next senator for North Carolina, I will always fight for your values and I will always fight for you. Yeah. God bless you. God bless the great state of North Carolina and God bless America.

Sports are supposed to be simple. Train, compete, earn it. For generations, girls fought for the opportunity to do exactly that. Their own teams, their own championships, their own scholarships. Title IX opened the door and generations of female athletes proved what they could do. But somewhere along the way, common sense became controversial. Trans girls aren't girls.

Oh, you're not a biological woman. Well, I am a woman. That's a fact. All of a sudden, we're going to use a vulnerable group of people in the trans community to be like, "Oh, well, we're just protecting women's sports and we care so much about it." Biological men, can they get pregnant? I also think yes/no questions like this are a political tool. No. Yes questions are about the truth. Doctor, let's not make a mockery of this proceeding. I don't know that I would say that I'm educated enough from a scientific standpoint. If you can't define what a woman is, then you're an idiot and this is nonsense and that's what your ideology is. And then the question became, who actually belongs in girls' sports? The spotlight is on women's sports more than ever before, raising the stakes for all involved. I think I have a very clear and strong perspective on this when it comes just to protecting young girls in sport and women in sport. About being pro-girls, pro-females, pro-women. That's what this is about. And it took action from the president of the United States to draw the line. On the 5th of February of 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order keeping men out of women's sports. It's just all about common sense. In a few moments, I'll sign a historic executive order to ban men from competing in women's sports. It's about time. A declaration that the opportunities created for women and for girls should remain protected. We have breaking news. The Supreme Court is upholding state laws banning transgender athletes from participating in girls' sports. So why are we still debating it? A girl should never lose a roster spot, a championship, or a scholarship because America became afraid to acknowledge biological reality. Democrats are just out of touch with the majority of Americans. Under no circumstances do I think men should play against women. Zero. And we're not going to discuss it anymore. The rules are clear. Every girl gets the opportunity that generations before her fought to secure. Protect the competition. Protect girls' sports. That's not politics. That's common sense.

Please welcome to the stage surgeon, whistleblower, medical conscience advocate Dr. Eithan Haim and pediatric nurse whistleblower and founder of Protecting Texas Children, Vanessa Suvage.

It's too easy to forget how much we stand to lose in a single election because it wasn't that long ago that someone like me was facing 10 years in prison. All of it because Texas Children's Hospital, the largest children's hospital in the world, had told the public they shut down their gender program. But that was a lie. And I was the anonymous whistleblower who proved it.

And when the story came out, it had such an impact. Another anonymous whistleblower came forward. That was Vanessa. Even though the hospital had been caught red-handed doing something they couldn't even defend, it was only a few weeks before armed federal agents were showing up to my home. What was a justification for their show of force? It was the simple fact that I told the truth about a children's hospital that was manipulating, mutilating, and sterilizing healthy young children and lying about it. This is why the stakes are so high in November. Because the political movement we stand against, they will destroy this country. They will destroy everything we care about just like they destroy these children. But the past two years have taught us that we can fight back and we can win.

Because when the Trump administration took office, innocent people who were rotting in prison were set free. Corrupt prosecutions like mine were dismissed. Executive orders led to meaningful actions like the HHS report in May of last year. It broke the medical consensus for the first time. Now we have federal agencies that are going after the funding for this barbarism.

We blew the whistle on Texas Children's Hospital. Only a few years later, they reached a landmark settlement. It was learned that for over two decades, they were committing health care fraud in that gender clinic. The only reason we know that is because we are willing to go and vote.

Because never in our country's history has a dividing line between good and evil been more clear. But never before have we seen what's possible when the power of the federal government is able to move from one side of that line to the other. Thank you.

We don't need any politician to tell us that this is an important election because we know exactly what's at stake. A 16-year-old girl who was deceived into getting an irreversible surgery. A 12-year-old who was deceived into believing a lie about their body. And a 9-year-old whose endocrine system will never be the same. These are real children with real stories. And they deserved a safe, nurturing childhood of innocence that was robbed from them.

My duty as a pediatric nurse and my faith in Christ compelled me to speak even as the Biden Justice Department sent FBI agents to my home to intimidate me into silence. Even as Texas Children's Hospital fired me and publicly attacked my character. But never could I have imagined the outcome. A $10 million historic health care fraud settlement announced just a few weeks ago between myself and Texas Children's Hospital.

A settlement that will compel the hospital to open and fund a transition clinic for five years. The first of its kind in the world. And so today, both of us stand before you deeply grateful and vindicated.

We are deeply, deeply grateful to the Trump administration, to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, and to the Republicans in Congress who are fighting for these children and who believe unapologetically that each of these children are made in the image of God.

Democrats today can't even define what a woman is. Amen. They are unwilling to recognize or stand by the countless children that have been sacrificed on the altar of radical gender ideology. We cannot go back to the destructive and barbaric policies of the past. We cannot go backwards. We cannot put unproven theories ahead of sound medical ethics. We cannot put predators and groomers ahead of a child-first agenda ever again.

So what will your response be? What will America's response be when the most vulnerable members of our society are under attack? Dr. Haim and I know what we would do because we've done it. We've stood. We've fought back and we won. Now it's up to you. God bless you.

Please welcome chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee and Senator from South Carolina, Senator Tim Scott, and chair of the Republican Attorneys General Association and Attorney General of Montana, Attorney General Austin Knudsen.

As chairman of the Republican Attorneys General Association, it's my privilege to lead the charge to elect Republican AGs across the country. I'm here today to tell you one thing about your Republican attorneys general. We are united. We are united behind President Donald Trump. We are standing up for his administration in courtrooms across the nation. We are united in defending women's sports and protecting our kids from the left's radical gender ideology. We're united in protecting American energy independence from the left's radical climate agenda. We're united in defending religious liberty from the left's attacks on our faith. We're united in protecting our constitutional right to keep and bear arms from gun-grabbing Democrats. We are united in protecting our kids' educational opportunities from the teachers union indoctrination machine. We are united in protecting this country from the socialist path that Democrats want to take us down. And we are united in helping President Donald Trump make America great again.

When I first took office, Joe Biden was president. And folks, it was a fight every single day. I sued the Biden administration nearly 60 times on just about every issue you can imagine. The border, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, religious liberty, COVID mandates, you name it. Now, folks, I'm from Montana. We're a small little state. There's only a million of us, and I've only got about 20 lawyers in my office. But let me tell you, we kept those lawyers pretty busy. We worked together with Republican attorneys general from across the country, and together we were able to stop some of the most harmful policies coming out of the Biden administration. And what a difference an election makes. When President Trump took office in January 2025, we finally had a partner in Washington DC. We could get back to doing what attorneys general and law enforcement are supposed to do, enforcing the law, arresting criminals and keeping our communities safe.

Today, your Republican attorneys general are making sure that California and New York don't get to set policy for the rest of the country. For example, 21 of your Republican attorneys general brought suit to block a New York law requiring traditional energy companies to pay $75 billion for climate adaptation infrastructure, holding them strictly liable for past global emissions. What do you think that's going to do to the price of gas? Luckily, an appeals court struck that down last week.

Republican AGs are in the fight to make sure the policies of this country are decided by the American people and the representatives they elect, not activist liberal judges. That's our job. That's our fight. And we are not backing down. Back home in Montana, we believe in standing our ground, protecting our neighbors, and fighting for what's right. And that's exactly what your Republican attorneys general are doing across this country. We are freedom's front line. We stand with President Trump and Republicans in Congress, and together we will make America great again. Thank you. God bless you. God bless the United States of America. And now, let's hear from my friend, the great Senator Tim Scott.

Hello, Dallas. Oh, I love it. I love it. Let's keep the majority. I love it. I love it. Let's keep the majority. Thank God almighty. Texas is Trump country all over the state. Absolutely. And in Trump country, we celebrate the most transformational two years of any presidency in our lifetime. President Donald J. Trump.

Our president secured our border and he passed the largest tax cut in American history. No tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on social security. But we are not done yet. President Trump's agenda is keeping America safe. And he had no greater friend than our South Carolinian Lindsey Graham. I see South Carolina in the house. We miss Lindsey. We miss his humor. He will continue to inspire us. We will press forward with President Trump's agenda to keep America safe. And you know what? We won't get any help from the Democrats.

Not a single Democrat had the courage to put American security first. Not a single Senate Democrat would support voter ID. Unbelievable. Not a single Senate Democrat would vote to cut taxes on a single mother like the one that raised me. And if you think this group is really bad, this midterm we face the most dangerous, radical, and frankly weird Democrat candidates in American history.

Now, here in Texas, I see Texas all over the house. I kind of love Texas in the house. Here in Texas, you got James Talerico. James, it's terrible. James Talerico claims there are six genders. He believes God is nonbinary. He thinks God needs special woke pronouns. But Texas, we know who God is. We're talking about Jesus. I said the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. That's our God. That's America. We love our God. Amen.

I got to turn my attention to Georgia because Jon Ossoff wants to let boys play girls in sports. And then let's go to Ohio with Sherrod Brown. That's right. Boo. He enabled Biden's open border crisis. We're not going back to the days of Joe Biden and Sherrod Brown. Speaking of dangerous, North Carolina, Roy Cooper. I love North Carolina right here in the house. I love them. I love to see North Carolina in the house. You got to elect Michael Watley. You got to elect Michael Watley. Roy Cooper let 3,000 criminals free roaming the streets and they committed 20 plus murders. Roy Cooper has blood on his hands.

But let me talk about the radicals. Troy Jackson in Maine. He said he would have run as a communist. As a communist. Come on. You got Josh Turk in Iowa and you have Chris Pappas in New Hampshire. Both built their careers. That's right. Terrible. Terrible. They built their careers raising taxes time after time. And then in Alaska, you got Mary Peltola. Now, Mary's a special one. She said that Joe Biden was the smartest, sharpest person she ever met. Seriously.

But let me say this in Michigan. Where's Michigan in the house? There you are. Michigan, take care of Mike Rogers because your candidate over there is a wonderful man named Mike Rogers, but he faces dangerous, radical, and weird Abdul El-Sayed. Abdul El-Sayed says football is racist. Have you seen the NFL? I mean, come on. He says Fourth of July fireworks suck. He hates part of his own state. He's not sure Israel should exist. And when it comes to the American dream, he prefers the Canadian dream. But worst of all, Abdul El-Sayed panders with terrorists. He panders terrorists. In South Carolina, we call that hogwash. In Texas, you got another name for it. It's horse crap. Yes. Yes.

You can see why this election is so important. The only way to keep dangerous, radical, weird out of the Senate is a united Republican party. Standing with our President Donald J. Trump. Stand for the President Donald J. Trump. This is a battle for the heart of our nation. I said the heart of our nation. The Democrats' extreme candidates won't rip that heart out of our chest. They hate our culture. They hate what it means to be American. Hear me, Dallas. Not on our watch. We will not back down. We will not grow weary. Are you with me? I said, "Are you with me?" We will keep the majority. Because we are one nation. Always under God. We are always on the side of truth, family, and freedom. Now, Republicans, let's go to work. Thank you. Thank God. God bless all our United States of America.

Please welcome the Honorable Brooke Rollins.

Well, hello Patriots in the house. Welcome to the Lone Star State. Who's ready to keep making America great again? What a joy to have all of you here in my home state of Texas. The place where we learned our values, where I was raised by my awesome single mom in the small town of Glen Rose, Texas. She's here. Here in Texas where we have raised our children, my husband and I, and the land with the heritage that moves me and so many of us every single day. But friends, we are here today in this state because the very ideals of 1776 are today under profound threat. The question before us come this November is simple. Does that heritage of independence persevere? Or does that heritage of freedom and of liberty and of the dignity of work, do we hand that over to the radical left who are infected with collectivism, with communism, with socialism, with third-worldism? Does the American experiment shutter to a close in our own lifetimes? Heck no.

But everyone, I'm here to tell you that it will not. We see the reality of this threat every single day. From multiple assassination attempts against our great president to the election of far-left and radical figures in great American cities like New York. The only honest thing, the only honest thing that the left has done is to tell us exactly what they intend to do. They intend to eradicate our history and they intend to defeat those who stand in their way by any means necessary. We know what this looks like in part because we have lived through it before. Remember their Green New Deal scam? Do you remember when they attacked our red meat and our great American ranchers and great American beef saying that it caused climate change? Do you remember they forced their electric vehicle mandates on us? Do you remember, especially the moms out there, when they told us what light bulbs that we could screw into our light fixtures, which washing machines we could use and which toilets we could flush? Do you all remember what it was like when the elites told us how to live our lives and what it was that we needed to do? Do we remember?

And we know now that if they are allowed to return in November, they will do more and it will be much worse. And we know now that they will start by undoing the tremendous achievements of the past two years. The border that has been closed, they will reopen it immediately. The crime rate that has gone down, the lowest crime rate in a hundred years, they will immediately drive it back up. The re-industrialization of America has begun. Thank you, President Trump. They will reverse it immediately. And the restoration of American pride and patriotism that we have achieved in just the last two years, they will end it immediately. They will do all this and more. And to be clear, they'll do it to the ordinary American. As President Trump loves to say, they are not really after him. They're after you. And he is just standing in the way.

And come January 2027, if they get their way, we will find out just how far they are willing to go to tear down everything that we have built. And all this may seem a little bit dark, but take heart because we know that the light always defeats the dark. We know that as Americans, we are always optimists. We know that our ancestors did not gaze upon the ocean and conclude, "Oh, it was too vast to cross." We know that our forefathers did not look at a vast continent and conclude it was too big to settle. We know that our revolutionaries did not look at a globe-spanning empire and conclude it was too big to beat. And we, the sons and daughters of that inheritance, will not look at the threat of the radical left and conclude it is too great to defeat. We charge into this fight with joy. With joy.

We charge into this fight with a heart full of joy and light and knowing that God has his hand on this country and on this work. Amen.

We charge into this fight knowing that our posterity deserves nothing less than every effort and every fight and that this is our country and together we will keep it and we will preserve the great American dream for many future generations ahead because of right now, because of today, because you are at the front of the fight and you are willing to stand up and be counted. You are willing to meet the moment. God bless you all. God bless Texas and God bless the great United States of America. Thank you all so much.

Please welcome to the stage majority whip of the United States Senate and Senator from Wyoming, Senator John Barrasso.

In Wyoming, we live by the cowboy code. We live each day with courage. We take pride in our work and we do what needs to be done. President Trump and the Republican majorities do that each and every day. We're focused on America's safety, American security, and American prosperity. Our border is now secure.

The Biden policy of catch and release of criminals into our country is over. The largest tax increase in American history has been stopped. Taxes on tips, on overtime, and on social security are gone. America is now energy dominant. Crooks and criminals who abuse Medicaid and food stamps are paying the price. 600 members of President Trump's team are on the job in spite of historic Democrat opposition. Republican senators torpedoed their obstruction. To build on this record, we need to elect a Republican majority in the House and in the Senate to stand and fight side by side with President Trump.

Let me tell you what would happen if Chuck Schumer and the Democrats take over the Senate. Democrat nominees across the country have laid out their manifesto. The Democrat nominee in Minnesota claims that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is evil and she plans to rip it up. The Democrat nominee in Maine. He wants free health care for every illegal immigrant and he wants it to be paid for by our tax dollars. The Democrat nominee in Florida is a card-carrying member of the Democratic Socialists of America. They support voting rights for illegal immigrants. And right here in Texas, right here in Texas, the Democrat nominee says he would lay out a welcome mat at our southern border. That would mean more Americans dying from fentanyl. The Democrat in Michigan wants to take away our guns. His campaign partner says America deserved the horrific terrorist attack of September 11th. This Friday is the 25th anniversary of the attack that killed nearly 3,000 Americans. Democrats north, south, east, and west are running on this radical road map. They sound like an anti-American hate group now. They talk as if billionaires are their target. We know that's not the case. The Democrats want to repeal the working family tax cuts law. That will mean a direct tax increase on waiters and waitresses and firefighters and nurses and also on our seniors. And why do they want to do that? So they can pay for health care for illegal immigrants.

Democrats today are radical, extreme, dangerous, and scary. Democrats call these radicals the future of their party. This cannot be the future of our country. We just celebrated 250 years of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. That is the document that protects and that guarantees our freedom and our liberty. The 56 signers of the Declaration gave us 250 years of freedom, of liberty, and of American greatness. That's what's at stake November 3rd. Our future is on the ballot. Our country is on the line. We have an opportunity and we have an obligation and it is up to us, the Republicans, to keep America safe, to keep America secure and to keep America strong. God bless you and God bless these great United States of America.

For generations, the dividing line in American politics was clear. Two parties, two visions. As fundamental as the difference between man and woman, there was always distance between them, but never a divide like this. Because today's extreme left hasn't simply moved away from Republicans. Most of the nation is composed of sane people. If you look throughout history, go back thousands of years, you've always had socialism and communism. It's never ever worked. It's not going to work this time. It has moved away from Democrats in its own party. I am not going to be in the same party with a son. I can tell you that right now. If he becomes a force in a Democratic party, I'm out of here. I think there are a lot of people that won't vote for El-Sayed. Are you one of them? Probably. I don't feel like the Democratic Party is a safe space and far beyond the common sense of the American people. Are we saying that 2 plus 2 if you say it's four that's racist? I mean that sounds like we may be mischaracterizing it. What if you can quickly sum it up? No, that's not mischaracterizing it at all. Teaching children they're oppressors and math is racist. Good evening my fellow Americans. This is no longer simply Republican versus Democrat. And now, my friends, in a phrase I once addressed to others, it's time for me to go. Or conservative versus liberal. The days of woke are over. Today, the choice is unmistakable. Extreme versus mainstream.

250 years ago, America began with everyday people willing to risk everything for an extraordinary belief that they were meant to live free. And that belief became conviction. And Thomas Paine's words gave it a voice. He called it common sense. Words that awakened a people ready to govern themselves. Our founding fathers turned that conviction into a declaration. They could not have known what America would become. They knew only this. Freedom was worth everything. Our country was forged and built by the generations of patriots who gave everything they had for our rights and for our freedom. In America, the impossible is what we do best. Tonight, for the first time in US political history, we are inviting all Americans to join us in unity for the Republican convention. Because what's at stake in this upcoming midterm election is your future, your family's future, and the future of

America. And like our founding fathers, we the people must protect it. This election will determine who controls Congress: the common-sense mainstream or the socialist liberal extreme.

And whether America keeps moving forward or turns back.

In a matter of months, the Trump administration changed America's direction. Our cities are getting safer. Our kids are safer. We've turned this country completely around. Our border is secure. Jobs are up. Inflation is down. Investment is pouring in like never before. America is back.

And by working with President Trump, Republicans in Congress have delivered steady progress despite total obstruction from the Democrats.

If the socialist Democrats take back Congress, they will erase the progress of the last two years.

The radical left is actively trying to destroy our children's future with the disaster known as communism. The woke mob and the extreme liberals will fundamentally change the freedoms handed down to us 250 years ago, defended by generations of American patriots.

So what happens now? That is up to us. We must decide what kind of country will we be.

Liberals have their head up their ass. There's two words that define the Democratic Party for the public: weak and woke.

Yeah, I do. I do hate America. ICE can't be reformed. It can't be retrained. It has to be abolished.

You want to tell our viewers, because they're political judges.

Replace the presidency and Supreme Court as we now know them. Yep. Abolish borders and give amnesty to anyone currently in the US illegally as a long-term plan. Yep.

A president fighting for you. A Republican Congress delivering for you. But we need to finish the job. Now more than ever, there must be no retreat.

Over the next two nights, we will present a vision for our future because the next chapter will be written by you. Together, the Republican Party will grow larger, stronger with all of you, and we will make America great again.

It took a revolution to become a country, and now a common-sense revolution to keep it. Welcome to the Republican Convention.

Please welcome Representative for the 26th District of Texas, Congressman Brandon Gil.

Good.

Good evening. It's an honor to be here at the Republican National Convention in the great state of Texas.

Now, I think it's only appropriate that we kick this convention off properly with a land acknowledgement.

I'd like to acknowledge that we stand here today in the great state of Texas and the United States of America, the ancestral homeland of great American patriots, pioneers, and explorers who put down roots, fought for freedom all over the globe, and bled and died to build the greatest civilization ever known to man.

My friends, we live in the finest country in the history of the world and we're no longer going to apologize for that.

We're hosting this midterm convention so that we can talk directly to you about our record and President Trump's accomplishments so that you can hear exactly what's at stake for our country this November. This election is very clear. It's the mainstream versus the extreme, because there's another political movement in our country right now that doesn't believe that America is or ever was great.

They sometimes call themselves socialists. Some even call themselves communists. But most of them simply go by Democrats.

They're the ones who will tell you that your love for America is nothing but bigotry, that our heritage is rooted in white supremacy, and that your Christian faith is patriarchal and needs to be dismantled. That's extreme.

They're the people like Democrat congressional nominee Daria Eliza Shioalier who tweeted, quote, "I forgot to get napkins, so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me." And later said, quote, "This country is a effing disgrace." That's extreme.

They're people like Democrat congressional nominee Flair Valdez who described American foreign policy as one of, quote, white supremacy and capitalist exploitation. That's extreme.

And here in Texas we have James God is non-binary. There are six genders. We need to dismantle capitalism. Ker Rico. That's somebody who will hollow out your most deeply held Christian faith and wear it like a skin suit. That's extreme.

And now, as we near the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Democrats are nominating Abdul Rahman Muhammad al-Sed, an extremist who sympathized with terrorists and who campaigned with a man who says America deserved 9/11. That's extreme and deplorable.

Now, we have to admit that every party has their crazies. The difference is that the Democrat party is nominating theirs for Congress.

How can people who have such a transparent disdain for this country be trusted to govern it?

We saw what they did the last time they were in power. We watched on Easter Sunday in 2024, the most holy day of the year for Christians. As Democrats turned the White House lawn into a celebration not of Christ's resurrection, but of transgender day of visibility.

We saw images every single day as millions of illegal aliens poured across our border, transforming American communities, taking American jobs, suppressing American wages, spiking American housing costs, overrunning American hospitals and schools, and bringing drugs and crime into American neighborhoods.

And Americans began to ask themselves, why don't I recognize my country anymore? And Democrats didn't just watch this happen, they facilitated it.

The last time Democrats were in power with Joe Biden in the White House, inflation hit 9%. And we had a government that cared more about the color of your skin than the content of your character. We had a president who said that if you were born a man or if you were born white, Hispanic or Asian, then you need not apply for certain government jobs.

People are now looking back and they're saying woke one was crazy. Well, AOC, you were finally right about one thing. Woke one was crazy and we're not going to let you get your hands on woke two.

But in 2024, like Thomas Paine before him, President Trump led a common-sense revolution. And he beat the extremists. But that battle continues today.

The other side is telling us exactly what they want to do next. Woke 2.0, the total destruction of America's constitutional order. And this isn't just rhetoric. This is their platform. Democrats are campaigning on abolishing the United States Senate, eliminating the office of the presidency, shutting down the Pentagon, and defunding the United States military.

Now, these aren't just policy disagreements that we have with Democrats. The question this election cycle, the fundamental question of this election cycle, is whether America as we know it should even exist.

I think we can all remember the good old days when political debates were about marginal tax rates and government spending. Now, we're debating whether toddlers can become transgender, whether men can get pregnant, and whether your daughter should have to share a locker room with grown men.

Democrats are campaigning on defunding your local police department, abolishing prisons, and releasing violent criminals into your neighborhood. Just this past year, every single Democrat in both the House and the Senate voted to give your tax dollars to fund transgender surgeries in foreign countries. That's insane.

Then they shut down our government to demand Medicaid benefits for illegal aliens.

By contrast, President Trump and Republicans in Congress lead with mainstream values. The president has secured the border and Republican policies protect American citizens against dangerous criminal illegals.

Working with Republicans in Congress, he delivered historic tax relief and the working families tax cut. That means no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, no tax on social security, an expanded child tax credit, and tax breaks for small businesses.

In the face of absolutely unhinged Democrat opposition, Republicans put more money in the pockets of hundreds of millions of Americans.

Under President Trump, America has achieved energy independence. If Democrats had their way, we would be dependent on our biggest foreign adversaries, and our gas prices would just keep ticking up perpetually.

And just a month ago, Republicans tried to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. But of course, Nancy Pelosi wouldn't let that happen. So the Democrats voted no.

My friends, what we need in this country is some common sense. That is exactly what we are getting this November. Americans have a very clear choice. It's the mainstream versus the extreme.

Our country will not go back to Democrats' woke insanity. We will not go back to divisive racialized politics. We will not go back to 9% Biden inflation. And we absolutely will not go back to open borders.

But we will go back to common sense because this country is our home. And I want my children to grow up in a country that they actually recognize. I want them to grow up in the same America that I grew up in. And I want them to grow up with the same values that my parents taught me and that my grandparents taught them, because we love this country and America is worth preserving. Thank you. God bless Texas and God bless the United States of America.

Ladies and gentlemen, from the state of Michigan, please welcome Pastor Lorenzo Su.

Come on. Do I got a patriot in the room?

I would like to preach a message entitled 'Enough Is Enough.'

Will you do me a favor? Will you look at your neighbor and say, "Neighbor, did you know that enough is enough?"

How many know that we are saying today, "Not today, Satan. You will not steal our country. You will not have our children. You will not have our families. Enough is enough." I know I got somebody in this room that believes in the King of glory. The one who is strong and mighty. The one who is mighty in battle. He's got the only name given among men whereby we must be saved. And that's the name of Jesus. Come on now. If you believe in that name, put your hands together and give your great God great glory.

Do me a favor. Look at somebody and say, "Enough is enough. Enough is enough. Devil, you won't have the land when my fathers died. Devil, you won't have the land of the pilgrim's bride. From every mountain side, we believe that freedom will ring. If you believe where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty." Come on, Texas. Put your hands together and give our great God great glory.

Before I take my seat, let me just ask you one question. Are you proud to be an American?

For at least I know that I'm free. And I thank God for the men and the women that died, that gave that right to me. And I'm going to stand up and fight for the soul of a nation. If that you put your hands together and give.

He is choosing Main Street over Wall Street. He has chosen to bet on the American working class instead of on the rich elites.

I never dreamed that we could have a bill as transformative as this legislation is. This is the MAGA agenda in legislative form. New tax cuts are allowing small businesses across the nation to walk away with thousands more in their pockets and a more optimistic look at their future.

Tens of millions of people took advantage of every single one of those tax breaks that President Trump ran on. The no tax on tips, the no tax on overtime.

It's made a very big difference in my life. I get to live my life a little easier.

The largest tax benefits go to workers and families making less than $50,000 a year. That's real life-changing money.

That's going to be a very good hit for us.

I have four children, so that extra money would, you know, be pretty handy.

I've spent my whole life around hardworking people. When I leave someone a tip, I want that money going to them, not the government.

I think it's going to help a lot of people in the server industry, especially mothers.

Any more money on our checks is going to be better that we don't have to give to the government.

For the previous years, I've owed quite a bit, and so hopefully this can go into a college fund instead.

A massive growth in wages for working-class America.

Those blue-collar workers, the plumbers, the electricians. I mean, that is actually the jobs that we're seeing are actually growing.

We're talking about parents, seniors, homeowners, anybody who's got overtime and tips. Those are all the people who are going to get more money this year.

Largest increase in pay for blue-collar workers since 1968.

My husband works a lot of overtime, so I'm excited to see what that does. Being able to have their overtime without it being overtaxed is a tremendous thing for them.

Starting next year, the IRS is cutting many retirees a bit more slack. Individuals aged 65 and older can claim an additional $6,000 deduction.

It helped me a great deal.

Parents looking to save for their child's future have a new option. If you are a parent and you set up one of these Trump accounts for your newborn, the government will deposit $1,000 into your account for free.

On behalf of all the entrepreneurs in America, I'd like to thank you, Mr. President. These accounts are fantastic.

President Trump has done exactly what he said he was going to do.

I've noticed a big tremendous change at the grocery store.

The rate of inflation has been going down as a result of what Trump has been doing. And we're going to see these extraordinary bonuses in 2026 because of the tax cut.

This is astonishing because for 60 years, presidents on both sides of the aisle have sided with the rich over the hardest working Americans, the American working class. Trump told us what he was going to do, and now he's in the process of doing them. He's actually delivering on his promises one by one.

Please welcome to the stage, president of the National Border Patrol Council, Paul Perez.

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Thank you.

Thank you. As president of the National Border Patrol Council, I lead the organization that represents all Border Patrol agents nationwide. I have worn this badge for nearly three decades. I have served under five presidents and witnessed both periods of strong enforcement and years of serious failure at our southern border.

Under the previous administration, large numbers of people crossed illegally, including individuals with criminal records, gang affiliations, and other serious threats. Agents were often directed to process and release many of them.

Catch and release became the norm. Sanctuary policies in some cities blocked cooperation with federal authorities. And when we tried to enforce the law, we were too often criticized instead of supported.

That approach changed when clear priorities and strong backing returned under President Trump.

Catch and release was stopped. We received better resources, clear direction, and the authority to deter, detect, arrest, and remove those who have no legal right to be here, especially those who endangered public safety.

Morale amongst agents rose because we were finally allowed to do our job.

Under President Trump, we have more Border Patrol agents than ever before. More applicants answering the call and agents who left under the Biden administration who are returning.

And because of that, we have results. Migrant encounters and Border Patrol apprehensions fell to their lowest level in more than five decades.

In the past 16 months, there have been zero releases of unauthorized migrants into the United States.

And fentanyl deaths have plunged since we locked down the border.

But years of weak enforcement exacted a devastating toll on border communities, on the agents who stand the line every day, and on ordinary Americans whose lives were forever shattered.

The names Lake and Riley, Joshua Nungare, and Sheridan Gorman, and far too many others still echo in our ears and weigh in on our hearts.

I stand with my brothers and sisters in the United States Border Patrol and declare no more, no parent, no sibling, no loved one in this country should ever again bury someone because of a preventable tragedy. That is why I speak out.

We need leadership that puts the safety of American citizens first and enforces the law without apology or exception. For those of us who wear the badge and stand the line, it has become clear strong, principled, unwavering leadership is not optional. It is essential.

I support President Trump because he has consistently backed strong borders, ended catch and release, removed criminal illegal aliens, and stood with the agents who protect this country.

He understands the true cost of open borders and the importance of putting American citizens first. But he cannot do it alone. Lasting progress depends on Congress. To keep the necessary funding and tools, Republicans must maintain control of the House and the Senate.

Without that support in Congress, many of the gains we have made can be stopped and reversed. That is why I urge Americans to support President Trump and keep Congress in Republican hands.

Doing so, we can secure the border and keep America safe. Thank you.

And now it is my honor to introduce the man who has served as Texas's top law enforcement officer. Our tough-on-crime attorney general, who has put away dangerous criminals, stood up for victims, and fought every day to secure our border. Ladies and gentlemen, the next United States Senator from the Lone Star State, Ken Paxton.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Let's thank Paul Perez and the National Border Council for everything you do to keep our nation safe. Let's give him a round of applause.

To the RNC and to President Trump, welcome to Texas. We're so glad you're here.

The press, the courts, and the establishment all tried to take President Trump down, but he's won every single time.

He's delivered more for this country than anyone before, secured victories for America that no other president could, and always stood up for Texas. Thank you, Mr. President.

Traveling across our state, the best part of Texas isn't the scenery or even the Texas barbecue. It's the great Texas people.

We know that's true. My father was an Air Force veteran who flew B-52s. Growing up, we lived in a white trailer with no air conditioning outside of an Air Force base. We didn't have much, but I learned more about service to my country in that trailer than I did in any classroom.

And that's why this is so personal to me. Everywhere I go, I meet Texans working harder than ever, but still worried that they will never get ahead. Those are the people that I'm fighting for.

And I want every Texan to be able to buy a home, raise their family, and live a healthy life. And that's why I unveiled the Protecting the Texas Promise plan to put thousands of dollars back into your pockets.

So, what does that mean for your family? It means you can own a home with a landmark $50,000 down payment tax deduction. It means a $25,000 tax deduction for medical expenses because no family should go bankrupt just for getting sick.

And it means a healthy living tax deduction for gym memberships, nutrition plans, and yes, even doctor-prescribed GLP-1s, even though I know no one in this room is using those.

Good job. Good job.

Well, you're the only one.

It means doubling the child tax credit and making the Trump accounts permanent.

I'm standing up for Texans like I've done my entire career. When the corrupt Biden administration came for us, I took them to court 107 times and I won.

Even CNN, we all know them, admitted that Texas was a legal graveyard for Biden policies.

That's why President Trump said I was the most effective attorney general in the country.

I will fight to preserve the American dream. James Telerico is running to destroy it. He is a Democratic socialist who never met a tax increase he didn't love. As a matter of fact, he voted to tax your income in Texas. We all love that.

He wants to tax your tips. He wants to tax your overtime. And he even wants to tax your social security.

California already has two senators. It doesn't need a third.

But that's exactly what James Talera would be. You've heard this before. He calls himself a Christian who hates Christianity.

Said God is non-binary. I must have missed that verse in the Bible. And of course, he claimed there were six genders, which is absolutely crazy.

And this guy is really obsessed with transitions.

He wants to transition your kids. He wants to transition Texas off of oil and gas.

How about we transition him and his crazy ideas right out of Texas?

He is the most radical Democrat in Texas history, but he's also the most well-funded. And that's why today I need your prayers, your votes, and your support. If we lose Texas, we lose the common-sense revolution. If we lose the common-sense revolution, we lose America.

But together, we can send President Trump reinforcements in the Senate and change Washington.

We can restore the American dream across this country. I am so grateful that you're here. God bless you. God bless our great state of Texas and God bless the United States of America. Thank you very much.

Please welcome the representative for the 8th district of Pennsylvania, Congressman Rob President.

Good evening, Texas. I am thrilled to be here representing the great Americans of northeastern Pennsylvania.

Manufacturing runs deep in Pennsylvania. For generations, we mined the coal that powered the American industry and made the products that helped make America the strongest industrial power in the world.

Before I ever ran for Congress, I ran a family business. I made decisions that affected our workers, their families, and the future of our company. I know what communities like ours can do when they're given a fair shot. I see it every time I go home.

Every decision Washington makes can determine whether the next investment or the next job happens here in America or somewhere else. That's why tax relief matters. When manufacturers can keep more of what they earn, they can buy equipment, hire workers, and train apprentices. And the people doing the work should keep more of what they earn, too.

In northeastern Pennsylvania, we work until the job is done. And those extra hours should mean more money in your pocket.

That's why we deliver tax relief on overtime through the Working Families Tax Cut Act. That extra money reaches places like the diner down the street, the local grocery store, and the family buying their first home. That's how you build communities where people can stay, raise a family, and build a life.

I am ready to keep fighting to preserve these tax cuts and stop Democrats from repealing them.

But tax relief is just a part of it. If we're going to make more things in America, we need the American workforce to do it. We need technical schools, apprenticeships, and career paths that lead to good-paying jobs without a mountain of debt.

We need the unions that have trained generations of some of the most skilled workers in American history. We have those workers in northeastern Pennsylvania and communities across this country are ready for the same opportunity because our future depends on making what America needs right here at home with American workers, not relying on other countries to do it for us.

Our future depends on ensuring the next generation can earn a good living in the communities that built this country from the ground up. That's who I went to Congress to fight for. The worker putting in the overtime, the apprentice learning a trade, and the next generation building a future in the place that they call home.

I'm proud to be standing here tonight with one of these workers, a mother from just across the border in Maryland. Nora Puit, her husband Jason have seven beautiful children, and she works at a welding factory in Baltimore that is thriving because of the working families tax cuts that we passed and President Trump signed into law. So, please give a very warm welcome to Nora Puit.

I am a Baltimore native and I am blessed with a wonderful husband Jason and our seven beautiful children. I began in the workforce. I started as a housekeeper to help support our growing family, but things have really improved for our family since President Trump returned to office.

Last year, I got a job that started my career at a welding factory called Marlin Steel, where we make custom products using steel produced right here in the United States.

Thanks to the working family tax cuts and the tariffs that are protecting American jobs, the company I work for made the biggest investment in the company history and signed off on a new machine that has helped me in my job. They are able to give me a raise and a promotion. My husband isn't paying tax on overtime. And we bought a house on an acre of land in rural Maryland.

Even though every single Democrat voted against these tax cuts for working families, we are so grateful President Trump and Republicans in Congress like Congressman Breahham fought for our families like ours.

So, thank you, President Trump, for signing the largest tax cut in the history of our country. Thank you for making it easier for working moms like me to help provide for our families. Thank you for making our neighborhoods safe for our children and thank you for fighting for working families across America.

My husband and I feel so blessed to live in a country where hard work pays off and parents like us can raise our children to become the men and women God intended us to be.

President Trump is one of the best presidents of my lifetime. And in November, we will be voting Republican so President Trump can keep fighting for us. Thank you. God bless President Trump and God bless America.

Please welcome to the stage retiree and senior tax relief beneficiary from the villages in central Florida, halfway between the Atlantic and Gulf of America, Mary Alice Hazen.

Hi everybody. I have to thank President Trump for inviting me to speak to all of you. I am here because he said he wanted to hear from a grandmother in Florida.

He is a very warm and special person. More importantly, I want to thank President Trump for all the good he has done for our country and for two ways in particular that my husband and I have been impacted.

First, Trump RX has made prescription drugs available to Americans at the lowest prices in the world. I'm 82, almost 83.

The prescription drugs that my husband, he's disabled, the prescription drugs that he needs used to cost us a fortune. But thanks to this administration and the Republicans in Congress, these prices have dropped dramatically. In one case for us, from $400 to 28.

Prescription drug prices are a big deal, especially for the elderly. I'm on a fixed income. At my age, I have to watch every penny. Trump RX has made that much easier on me.

The second impact on us has been through tax policy. Thanks to President Trump's working families tax cuts bill, my husband and I received a tax refund twice the size of what we expected.

The money covered a portion of the cost of a new roof on our home, so we didn't have to deplete our savings.

The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are helping hundreds of millions of Americans through policies like no tax on social security.

I pay my taxes. It's good we pay our taxes, but some people think you can tax as much as you want or just print money. This administration and our Republican Congress know better. They are working hard to make sure Americans keep our hard-earned money in our own pockets. Thank you.

Please welcome to the stage the senator from Ohio, John Houston.

Wow. Wow. Wow. Great week here in Texas.

We got a big week of Ohioans here in Texas. We got this big contingent over here. The Buckeyes are headed to Austin to play a football game this weekend. Well, hold on. Hold on. I know Michigan. I'll start my formal remarks in one second.

All right, we ready to have some fun?

Well, I'm John Hued, and it is my honor to fight for the hardworking families of Ohio. I was blessed to grow up in one of those families. I started my life in a foster home until my loving mom and dad, Jim and Judy Hustead, adopted me.

My dad worked hard, often two jobs, and he and my uncle literally built the house I grew up in on County Road J. My mom, she stretched every dollar to make ends meet. And when I finished high school, I worked third shift in a machine tool factory to pay for college.

It was so rewarding. You know, you do tough things and you feel good about it. But I'll tell you what, even though my family worked hard and we pinched every penny, when I was 7 years old, there was a Democrat named Sherid Brown that got elected to office in Ohio.

And you know what he did? He got to work leaving families like mine behind. Over 50 years later, he's still running. But Ohioans are on to his game.

We look, we know this as Republicans. A job just isn't a paycheck. It's dignity. It's pride. It's the ability to provide for your family. It gives you a sense of self-worth, doesn't it?

As much of that dollar as possible, shouldn't you?

Well, that's the principle behind the working families tax cut law, which I fought for and President Trump signed into law.

What did it do? Well, it prevented a huge tax increase, cut taxes on tips, overtime, and social security, and gave working families expanded child care credits, and help with child care, and Trump accounts to help our little ones get a good start in life.

It was the biggest tax cut for working families in history, and every Democrat in the Senate voted against it.

Well, Sharon Brown even attacked it from his couch. I'll tell you, as I travel our state, I talk with hardworking Ohioans who benefit from working family tax cuts. I've talked with delivery drivers and waitresses in places like Cleveland that are using the extra money that they get from no tax on tips to pay off cars and student loans.

A factory worker that I talked to in Finley told me he's working more overtime because no tax on overtime is helping him afford a down payment on his first house.

And I also remember talking to some senior citizens in Dayton who told me that no tax on social security is helping them stay in their homes as they age and to live there with dignity.

But you don't have to think that far back. Remember when the Democrats were in charge less than two years ago? Well, this is what was going on then. Under Joe Biden, Kla Harris, and Sherid Brown, Democrats gave us open borders and sanctuary cities and vote to give our tax dollars to illegal immigrants. That's what they did.

And then they turned right around and voted against letting working families keep more of their paychecks. That's what they did.

So, let me ask you this question. Why do Democrats seem to fight harder for people who are in this country illegally than they do for American citizens and families?

Well, I tell you what, it's hard to explain. It's also hard to explain why Joe Biden and Sherid Brown raised our taxes to fund benefits for illegals and shipped our jobs to China. And I want to tell you this about this guy. Sherid Brown put Shanghai over Stubenville and Beijing over Brunswick, didn't he, Ohio?

And this is a crazy thing. He fought to allow men in women's sports and demanded that we call mothers pregnant persons. And he wanted to put that in law.

He's not on our side. And this election this fall comes down to some clear questions for working families. Do you want to keep more of what you earn to see or do you want to see more of your hard-earned money go to Washington for failures and fraud? Which one is it? You want to keep more of what you earn?

Shouldn't we let working families keep more of what they earn?

They earn the paycheck. It's theirs, isn't it?

Well, I won't stop fighting for that principle. I will not stop fighting for you. And may God bless Ohio and God bless the working families of the United States of America. Thank you very much.

Please welcome the former speaker of the Oklahoma House and candidate for Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor, TWW Shannon.

Well, good evening, fellow patriots. It is an honor to be in Texas, Oklahoma's little brother. I bring you greetings from the Sooner State, the great state of Oklahoma.

I want to tell you a little bit about me. I was once the youngest speaker of the house of Oklahoma, the first African-American and the first Chickasaw to hold that office. But I want to tell you what happened. Democrats in America failed black men like me. They had these crazy ideas like raising taxes to pay for reparations. And they want their open borders that allowed drugs to enter our communities and destroy them.

So I got busy and in 2020 I chaired Black Voices for Trump in 2020. And with it, we were able in 2024 that Donald Trump received one out of four every black man voted for Donald Trump.

After that victory, the president asked me to serve as senior adviser in his administration. And Lord willing, come this November, I'll be the next Lieutenant Governor of the great state of Oklahoma.

Now, I never could have imagined that this could happen to a kid from Lton, Oklahoma, but that is the American story, isn't it? It's not always a perfect story, but it is a story full of possibilities.

Now, the fake news media, they have a made-up story about who America is. And tonight, we're going to talk about who America really is. The fake news media, they tell you that America is the home of systemic racism. It's not. America is not the home of systemic racism. It is the home of systemic opportunity.

The fake news also tells you that America was built by immigrants. Friends, let me tell you, America wasn't built by immigrants. America was built by Americans.

They also like to tell you that the Republican party is just a bastion of old racist deplorables. Don't you dare believe it. We are the party of Abraham Lincoln. We are the party of Frederick Douglas. And we are the party of Ronald Reagan.

And oh, and by the way, we're also the party of the greatest president in American history, President Donald J. Trump.

And the reason we're that party is because we are the party that has always been about setting people free. And just like Abraham Lincoln, friends, we got some other people we've got to set free tonight. The children are in America who are trapped in failing schools.

Now, I want to tell you about me. I was fortunate. I was blessed that I had two wonderful parents, Wayne and Joyce Shannon. And they taught me to work. They taught me to pray. And they taught me to believe in America. Victimhood was not allowed at our kitchen table.

They taught me and my sister that America's promise is my promise, too. And we learned three things at our kitchen table. We learned Christianity. We learned capitalism. And we learned the Constitution are what make America great.

But friends, there's a reality that we have to face. America's true story does not survive if we surrender our schoolhouse. That's why I believe personally in school choice. Not because I'm against any public school, but because I am for every child succeeding.

And the reality is this. Children don't belong to the government or to teachers unions. They belong to families. They belong to us.

And Republicans know this better than anybody that the American dream should not be limited by someone's zip code. And this year, the Republicans in the United States Congress did something about it. President Trump signed into law the largest school choice expansion in American history. Because of this effort, children are going to succeed. But unfortunately, every single Democrat in Congress voted against the measure. No surprise there. Yeah.

Starting in January of 2027, friends, any American can now donate and receive a dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit up to $1,700 a year. Every dollar becomes a scholarship for tuition, tutoring, books, or even a ride to school.

Do you like neighborhood schools? You can choose it. Do you like charter schools? You can choose it. Do you like private schools or Christian schools or home schools? You now have that choice. But your governor has to say yes first. Most governors have, and my governor has certainly said yes in the state of Oklahoma, but many radical Democrats still say no to our children.

But any governor who does say no to our children, they're going to have to answer to a mother why their child and her child was left behind.

Jesus said it very clearly, friends, that a city set on a hill cannot be hidden. A light was never meant to be hidden. A light was meant to stand and it was meant to shine. So I have a question tonight. Will the real America stand up?

If you believe a child is more than a zip code, stand up. If you believe mom and dad know better than bureaucrats, then stand up. And if you believe like I do that we are still one nation under Almighty God, then stand up. God bless our children. God bless these United States of America. And God bless the Americans who are willing to stand up for this great nation. God bless you, friends.

A big room of Republicans in Dallas. Yes, I'm Senator John Federman, Pennsylvania. Yes, I'm a Democrat. Why am I here talking to you today? Because, well, I'm a common-sense Democrat. I'm always going to stand with America. I'm always going to reject the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life. Dave McCormack is the kind of senator that gets the job done and he's going to fight for Pennsylvania. I'm proud to count him as my friend.

Back over my shoulder. That's the iconic US Steel Mill. And that's exactly the kind of thing that will work together and we'll work with President Trump to fight and defend the steel way of life right here in the Steel Valley. I have this opportunity to introduce this great American, a great senator, and yes, he's in a different party, but I'm proud to count him as my great friend. So for everybody in Dallas, I'm here to introduce Dave McCormick.

My fellow Americans, good evening. How great is John Fetterman, right? Thank you, Senator Fetterman, for your friendship. Thank you for your courage and thank you for all you do for Pennsylvania. I am honored to represent Pennsylvania and our Republican party here in Dallas.

My wife Dena's Coptic Christian parents settled here in Dallas after leaving Cairo, Egypt. They were seeking religious freedom and opportunity for their daughters. That dream they were seeking was born 250 years ago in Philadelphia. And it's the promise that every American can build a better life through talent and hard work. And Pennsylvania has carried that idea forward ever since.

At Gettysburg, patriots preserved liberty. In our factories, our mines and labs, Pennsylvania powered American industry. And along the Monongahela River, our steel workers forged the arsenal of democracy. And today, today, we are building America's future again.

I grew up in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and our biggest employer was the McGee Carpet Mill. It offered the kind of honest, dignified work that communities across Pennsylvania cherished. Then the jobs moved overseas and the factories closed and the opportunity vanished. Washington elites sacrificed working families on the altar of cheaper goods and higher profits and they decided that America could stop making things and they left us dangerously dependent on China and America said no more.

We rejected decline and America elected President Trump and Republican majorities and we have delivered. We are confronting China. We're unleashing American energy. We're rebuilding our defense industry. And we're creating tomorrow's technology. There is no doubt. There is no doubt that the Republican party is the party of the American worker.

And Pennsylvania proves it. Under Joe Biden, Democrats blocked critical investment in US steel, risking thousands of jobs. And I promised Pittsburgh steel workers I would fight for the steel way of life. And President Trump did, too. And with the president's leadership, we delivered a deal protecting and creating over 100,000 American jobs.

One of my most rewarding moments as senator came when steel worker and union leader Jason Zugai said those jobs would not have been saved without President Trump and me. And we couldn't have done it without my fellow members of the Pennsylvania delegation, including Congressman Dan Meuser. I think he's here tonight. And Congressman Mike Kelly. Give him a hand.

And I got to tell you, today those plants are running hard and Pennsylvania is building the first steel mill in decades. We're also cutting red tape and empowering small businesses with women leading the way on new business startups.

Westinghouse is launching a new era of nuclear power. Drug manufacturing is booming in the Lehigh Valley. Hanwha is investing $5 billion in the Philadelphia shipyard. And President Trump and I have announced over a hundred billion dollars in energy, AI, and defense, bringing tens of thousands of great jobs to Pennsylvania.

And across all of America, families are also seeing the results. Household income is up $3,000. Taxes are down. Tips and overtime are tax-free. And millions of our children will grow up with investment accounts and a stake in the American economy.

Now, every generation passes a promissory note onto its children. We call it the American dream. You work hard, you play by the rules, and you build a good life for your family. Dena and I want that. We want that dream for our six daughters. And both parties once believed in that dream.

My grandfather was a county commissioner in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and he campaigned for Franklin Roosevelt because he believed that Democrats stood for working families and a forward-looking America. My pop-pop wouldn't recognize his party today.

Democrats told us to excuse Nazi tattoos. Michigan's Democratic Senate nominee campaigns with a man who said, "America," and I quote, "deserved 9/11." This radical movement excuses lawlessness. It vilifies the police. It disparages our military. It attacks our business. It spews anti-Semitism. And it celebrates those who despise America.

They still call themselves the party of FDR, but at this point FDR might ask for a recount.

Now, I saw a very different America in the 82nd Airborne Division. I led a platoon. I led a platoon that looked like our nation. A Southern Baptist from Alabama, a Black man from Newark, a farm boy from Kansas, a college dropout from Boston, and a platoon sergeant from Puerto Rico who took a green young lieutenant under his wing.

And when we deployed to Iraq, race, religion, and politics, they didn't matter. We never talked about it. We were a team devoted to one another and the country we love.

That's the America I know. A mighty but humble giant of steel workers and ship builders, welders and pipe fitters, policemen and firefighters, innovators and entrepreneurs, patriots all. And now, please join me in welcoming to the stage some of the hardworking men and women who are rebuilding America. Let me start with my good friend Jason Zugai, a steel worker and union leader from Pittsburgh.

Brian Brady, a coal mine shift supervisor in Southwest Pennsylvania.

Kristen Kavanaugh, a heavy equipment operator from central Pennsylvania.

Ben Whitaker, a natural gas production foreman on the Marcellus Shale.

And Jeremy Delp and Eric Schmidt who are building the next generations of ships in the Philadelphia shipyard.

American workers, American working families. This is the Republican party.

Right here. These guys, my friends, the choice is clear. Will we dream heroic dreams and build a better future or will we surrender to socialism? Defeatism. Anti-Americanism. I refuse to surrender. President Trump refuses to surrender. This November, there can be no surrender. Ladies and gentlemen, let's build an America worthy of our heroic dreams. Thank you very much.

Please welcome the host of the Adam Carolla Show, Adam Carolla.

Uh, thank you. Appreciate you. Trump just grabbed all those guys backstage and took them back to Washington to finish building his ballroom.

All right. I'd like to start tonight with a land acknowledgement. This is the greatest land in the history of mankind. And if that bothers you, you and your communist and hippie buddies should get the hell off it.

So, I was at the Hoover Dam a couple of months ago, and it's amazing what we used to be able to build in this country. The Hoover Dam was built in 5 years, 1931 to 1936. It's incredible what this country used to be able to do. And so I took a picture of the plaque and I tweeted it out and I just said, "We built the Hoover Dam in five years. Can you believe it?" And somebody tweeted back to me, "Could you imagine how long it would take to build the Golden Gate Bridge today in Gavin Newsom's California?" And I wrote back, "People who wanted to commit suicide would die of natural causes."

Now, Joe Biden didn't get a second term, and I know we're all happy about that. And you know, I don't think his own people wanted him to run for a second term, but there's nothing they could do about it because he wouldn't listen to anybody. But I had a plan. I had a foolproof plan to get Joe Biden to not run for a second term. All I would have had to do is get three or four people from his inner circle and say, "You don't want this doddering old fool running for a second term, do you?" And they would have said, "No, but he's not going to listen to us. So, what are we supposed to do?" And I would have said, "Get on the same page. This is going to work." When he says, "I'm running for a second term," you say, "But this is your second term."

President Trump's here today, by the way. He's backstage. I just saw the man. Actually, I was lying. He's not in the building yet. I think I lost you.

Trump's hair is in the news. You see this story? They're talking about his hair. Now, you guys are going to see his hair in person tonight. I did Celebrity Apprentice, so I saw his hair in person. It's not like seeing it on TV or in pictures. In real life, it's alive. It breathes. It's got lungs. It undulates. You ever see underwater footage of a kelp bed, clown fish darting in and out.

ICE is all over the news as well. Well, they want to abolish ICE. Can you believe it? AOC and all the other squad members, they want to abolish ICE. And I of course came up with a way, a foolproof way to keep ICE forever because it's just an acronym, right? Immigration, Customs Enforcement. Start it with the word national. Nice. Nice. Good luck abolishing nice. AOC, I want to be at that rally. And it would ruin all their talking points when they went on those Sunday morning news maker shows. You know, they'd be sitting there going, "These nice fascists, I'm out."

Now, uh, I live out in Malibu and as you guys may have heard, Malibu pretty much burnt to the ground. And there's no rebuilding because of overburdensome regulations and red tape and building codes. Too many rules. Too many rules. And I think if you want to encapsulate it, you can just picture the sign that used to be at the beach in Southern California when you walked onto that sand 50 years ago. It just said no bonfires and now it says no fireworks and now no alcohol and no dogs and no smoking and no frisbee and no fun and then they close it for COVID. The point is they never take anything off the sign. They just add a new rule onto the sign until you have no freedom at all.

And that's what Newsom did to California. And that's what the Democratic Party wants to do to this country. And by the way, oh, new scum. That's good. I'll tell that one to Trump. I bet he'll use it.

But it goes back a lot further than you think. The freedom. It goes back a ways. It goes back to smokers. Remember you could go into a restaurant and smoke wherever you wanted back in the day and then the all woke no joke guy came up to you and said let's just move to the smoking section. So the smokers got up and moved to the smoking section and then they said nah we changed our mind move it to the bar. So the smokers moved it to the bar and then the all woke no joke guys said let's move it from the bar. Move it to the patio. Smoke out on the patio. And the smokers said, "We'll go to the patio." And then they said, "No smoking on the patio. Go outside. Go stand on the sidewalk and smoke." And the smokers said, "Screw it. We'll vape." And they said, "We're coming after that, too, bro."

So I ask you, do they hate smoking or do they love telling you what to do? Because I think they love telling you what to do. And I'll tell you who's figured out these guys. The NRA. The NRA never moves. They realize once you move, you keep moving and it never ends. So when the all woke, no joke guy goes to the NRA guy and goes, "Do you really need a grenade launcher on your M16?" NRA guy goes, "How the hell else am I going to light my cigarette?"

Listen, I'm not an overly political person. I'm just a guy who lives in California and sees which way the wind is blowing. And you don't want California in your nation. And that's where the Democrats are trying to take this. All you do is pay taxes and you get nothing in return. So, I'd like to shrink government a little bit and let's see if we can get a little more freedom going these days.

Yeah. I keep there's a part of me that almost wants Newsom to become president just so he'll get the hell out of California. No, just kidding. That fascist will never be president. Thanks you guys for coming out tonight. I do appreciate it.

Please welcome the next congressman representing the third district of New York, Mike Lawler.

How we feeling, Dallas? Let me hear it. Oh, good evening ladies and gentlemen. I am thrilled to be here tonight with American patriots from every walk of life. You see, I was born and raised in a middle class Italian-American family on Long Island. Like most of you, I don't come from a political family. And like all of you, I believe our nation raises the very best, the smartest, and the strongest. And that we never apologize for it.

I believe that our future is bright, but only if we the people have the courage to stand up and fight for it. Just two years ago, think about this ladies and gentlemen, just two years ago, the American people witnessed the destruction Democrats unleashed in our country with millions of illegal aliens flooding our border and inflation reaching over 9%.

But the American people, American people fought back and we sent President Donald J. Trump back to the White House and ever since. He has been fighting for you, for me, for all of us. He secured the largest tax cut in American history with no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security.

All of this, all of this translates to one thing. More money in the pockets of American families. More money for my union friends in the steam fitters local 638 and operating engineers local 138. More money for our great law enforcement officers who work overtime to make my hometown of Nassau County the safest county in America.

And more money to help New Yorkers stay in the state they love. In New York, this legislation means $4,000 more in people's paychecks just this year. And yet every Democrat voted against that. And what else did they vote against? A ban on congressional stock trading because they want the rules to help insiders get rich, not you.

The Democrats also want to protect illegal immigrant drug dealers and murderers from deportations. While Republicans are fighting to keep your neighborhoods safe, did you know the homicide rate is now the lowest level since 1900? President Trump and Republican leadership did that. And this issue isn't just violent crime, of course, but fraud. Republicans want to prosecute fraudsters while Democrats put their heads in the sand and their friends line their pockets. In other words, Republicans are fighting to make America sane again.

As a New York State Assemblyman, I fought back against this leftist insanity. And now I'm taking that fight to Washington. So, let it be known. Let it be known. While the Democrats choose the DSA, we Republicans choose the USA. The Republican Party is a party of common sense over chaos. Hard work over handouts. We are the party that 100% backs the blue. And we are the party that will always remind the world that in this country there is room for only one flag, one allegiance, and one great American comeback. God bless you and God bless America.

Hey guys, my name's Laken and today I wanted to tell you guys about a verse that has helped me a lot during this time. The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid and do not discourage. So I just wanted to share that with you guys today and I hope you all have an amazing day. Bye.

She was joyful, peaceful, kind, gentle, patient. Laken taught me to be the kind of person that I wanted to be. She was all the things that you would want in a daughter. The way you saw other people's faces light up whenever she was around, I know I had that light in my eyes looking at her.