‘I’m a huge fan of President Trump, but this would be inflationary.’ So said conservative fill-in host Dan Mandis on Red Eye Radio before dawn on 9.10.2026. ‘But the devil will be in the details. Maybe in the details this could be spread out as tariffs come in and it wouldn’t be so bad.’ Mandis is “The Marconi Award-winning talk show host is filling in for the regular hosts, Eric Harley and Gary McNamara, during their scheduled time off. [1]” Dan Mandis is the “Host of The Dan Mandis Show on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN.” Mandis played a clip from left-leaning ABC News to illustrate how the idea is sparking headlines and commentary, including pushback, from across the left and right.’ Like the idea or not, be it inflationary or not, be it doable with Congressional approval or not, isn’t this the kind of chatter causing remark that could boost turnout and voting in the midterms? Per Trump, “Stand with me and we will defeat Communism once and for all.”
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NEW: President Trump makes a major promise at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas: $5,000 for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the midterms.
“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for… pic.twitter.com/XqiphY7y8a
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 10, 2026
President Trump:
They tried to persecute me, my loved ones, and my supporters. They attempted to put me in jail, and even tried to kill me— but through it all, I NEVER quit, and NEVER backed down. I NEVER will— And all I ask is that you stand with me and together we will defeat… pic.twitter.com/hDq5BqNrfD
— Trust In Trump 47 (@Trustintrump47) September 10, 2026
MAJOR BREAKING: President Trump announces he will issue a $5,000 DOLLAR dividend to every adult US citizen if the Republican Party holds the Senate and House in 2026
WOW.
Trump says it’s similar to a company issuing “cash distributions to its shareholders”
“Because our… pic.twitter.com/3T8B2qtWxC
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) September 10, 2026
President Trump said he would pay every American adult a $5,000 ‘Trump dividend’ if Republicans retain control of Congress in November’s midterm election, an extraordinary attempt to persuade voters to back his party https://t.co/fegX9g1j8n pic.twitter.com/6yQaIN1NZQ
— Reuters (@Reuters) September 10, 2026
THE TRUMP DIVIDEND! https://t.co/N8ofqrM1nX pic.twitter.com/fS308Ze9LP
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) September 10, 2026
Trump puts himself on the midterm ballot with a blockbuster promise: $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans hold Congress.
The president unveiled the tariff-funded dividend nearly an hour into a two-hour address at the first-ever GOP midterm convention in Dallas, telling… pic.twitter.com/wu4M663tj3
— Fox News Politics (@foxnewspolitics) September 10, 2026
BREAKING: The crowd here in Dallas goes absolutely WILD as President Trump takes the stage at the RNC
Lee Greenwood performing God Bless the USA LIVE to introduce Trump literally sent chills through the crowd
“USA! USA!” chants ECHOED through the arena pic.twitter.com/60kUPAlDng
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) September 10, 2026
2. Much of the convention focused on the theme, ‘look at what we accomplished without any Democratic support.’ The midterm convention will continue today, the 1-year anniversary of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Charlie Kirk would want the Senate to pass the SAVE America Act
He wouldn’t want us to give up simply because “we don’t [yet] have 60 votes.”
He’d want us to enforce the talking filibuster, require filibustering senators to speak, and keep them in session until it passed. pic.twitter.com/2TaQIgSdSq
— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) September 9, 2026
NOW: One year ago today, Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University about 15 minutes into the American Comeback Tour. He was 31. A single bullet to the neck.
What shocked America was not only the murder. It was how many sick people on the radical left made… pic.twitter.com/YTfG2SpnNR
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) September 10, 2026
3. The Republican (Grand Old Party or GOP) Midterm Convention had as a visual subtheme that was the racial and gender inclusiveness among their speakers. The convention even featured a de facto sexual preference (as in the ‘gay lifestyle’) inclusiveness in as much as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who is among those who are homosexual in the Trump orbit. Per left-leaning Wikipedia: “Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent (/ˈbɛsənt/ BESS-ənt; born August 21, 1962) is an American businessman, financial commentator, and government official serving since 2025 as the 79th United States secretary of the treasury.[1]…He is the first openly gay person to lead the U.S. Treasury Department, the first openly gay U.S. Senate-confirmed Cabinet member in a Republican administration,[3] the second openly gay Senate-confirmed Cabinet secretary,[4] and the highest-ranking LGBTQ government official in U.S. history.[5][6]”
4. The Real Clear Politics (RCP) average of polls has favored Democrats in many cases. However, polling also suggests that Democrats are unpopular, less popular than President Trump.
5. From the White House Wire on 9.10.2026. These arguably reflected several of the topics covered by speakers during the first night of the GOP midterm convention.
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JOBS REPORT SHATTERS EXPECTATIONS AT 162,000 NEW JOBS
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Cheaper drugs, cheaper beef, cheaper gas. Trump lines up fall affordability before Labor Day
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Trump unveils more prescription drug pricing discounts projected to save Americans $600B: ‘Major step forward’
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Trump on Iran: Preventing a nuke the ‘number one goal’
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U.S. ‘Economic Outcast’ operation [against Iranian government] gains momentum as EU joins sanctions; South Korea weighs military backing
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Beyond lowering drug prices, Trump ups national security by restoring America’s pharma supply chain
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Trump Administration Launches Foundry School to Build the Workforce Behind America’s Manufacturing Comeback
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Trump cuts migrant population by nearly 3 million; total U.S. population likely to drop
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Nearly 500 More Health Care Facilities Serving Rural and Low-Income Americans are Operating than Before the OBBB
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Delta to match $1,000 in federal Trump Account seed money
6. Painting Democrats as largely tilting into the grip of the DSA, the Democratic Socialists of America, was another common theme at the convention. The GOP protecting women’s sports, bathrooms, and locker rooms, and protecting parents defending their children from DEI and the ‘trans agenda’ were among the social themes.
7. Trump took on the unpopularity of the Iran conflict and its impact on higher oil prices directly by saying that once the midterms are over, the Iranian regime is likely to fold.
8. A source at the convention told MHProNews that HUD Secretary Turner did ‘a good job’ speaking at the convention.
WATCH: HUD Secretary Scott Turner declares “DEI is dead” at the RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas. pic.twitter.com/WtODqiDS5v
— Off The Press (@OffThePress1) September 9, 2026
9. Turner hit a theme in his talk, watch the clip above, that MHProNews spotlighted earlier this week in terms of housing and affordability.
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Scott Turner, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pic.twitter.com/YM4rfMSTAi— Robert Waloven (@comlabman) September 9, 2026
10. CSPANs full day 1 coverage of the Republican Midterm Convention is posted below.
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President told the GOP’s midterm convention crowd in Dallas that last year produced the biggest one-year crime drop in… pic.twitter.com/0BInKTk9eC
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) September 10, 2026
11. No tax on tips. No tax on overtime. Lower (or no) tax on Social Security. Those were among the themes as the “Working Families Tax Cut” was the rebrand of the One Big Beautiful Bill’s (OBBB) jobs and tax cuts was promoted. Democrats, viewers and attendees were reminded, did not support those cuts that put thousands of dollars into the pockets of tens of millions of Americans. Voter ID. Trump and the GOP hit numerous so-called ’80-20′ issues that even many Democrats support, per public polling.
12. Trump himself acknowledged that most of the time, the party in power tends to lose the midterm. Per Copilot: “Since 1862, the president’s party has won (gained seats in) the U.S. House in only 3 of 65 midterm elections — about 4.6% of the time — and has lost in the other 62 cases.”
Copilot also noted;
Political scientists note that midterms act as a referendum on the sitting president’s performance. Opposition voters are typically more motivated, while the president’s supporters may be less engaged, leading to net losses for the incumbent party uspollingdata.com+1.
In short: The party in power has won the House in only 3 of 65 midterms since 1862, and just 2 of 20 since 1946 — making it one of the most consistent patterns in U.S. political history.
13. So, while oddsmakers and pollsters going into the GOP’s historic 2026 Midterm Convention have stressed an edge to Democrats, Trump and the GOP are challenging that historic pattern. Because of ballot access laws and other factors, and none of the minor parties offering a serious challenge to the two major parties, U.S. elections tend to be ‘binary’ choices. While there are fractures in both Trump coaliation and the Democratic coalition, the question may come down to which party can turn out their base despite those fractures.
SHOCKING MOVE: Democratic Sen. John Fetterman makes a surprise video appearance at the GOP midterm convention, declaring he will reject “the extremes and socialism and that anti-American way of life.”
The appearance is a stunning turn for the first-term senator who skipped his… pic.twitter.com/dnbPPapjh0
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 9, 2026
14. Senator Fetterman has been among the Democratic party voices that have pushed back against the DSA’s and increasing anti-Semetic influence in Democratic party politics. It is a theme that other Democrats, not just Fetterman, have been sounding the alarm on for weeks.
This is going to send the left into a tailspin.
Comedian Adam Carolla kicked off his address at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas with a “land acknowledgment”…
But not the kind everyone is used to.
The crowd at the American Airlines Center lost it the moment they… pic.twitter.com/CYLVQ41FCZ
— Overton (@overton_news) September 9, 2026
This is the Democratic Socialist Party. Definitely not trustworthy. Their values are not the majority of Americans values. Underneath they are true communist out for power for themselves.
— wmmwMAGA53 (@wmmwMAGA53) September 10, 2026
The DSA is inside of the Democrat Party Big Tent and many of their sponsored people have kicked out long time Democrats from their seats and replaced them with DSA Communists ! The DSA wants to destroy America and they have a plan to do just THAT! pic.twitter.com/2JsJlMmfpw
— David Jenkins (@davo33r) September 9, 2026
Many Jewish Americans who have reliably voted Democratic are considering withholding support from the party — or even crossing the aisle in November — over concerns about rising antisemitism and progressive candidates’ stances on Israel. https://t.co/pD69SMwHBR
— NBC News (@NBCNews) September 8, 2026
Carville: I’m not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker. If he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I’m out of here. We’re not going to be in the same party. One of us is going to leave. pic.twitter.com/Af48qtKNLs
— Acyn (@Acyn) August 2, 2026
It should be noted that even though there have been claims that this is the first midterm convention for either major party, while that may be true, the socialists gathered last weekend for their own convention.
The Democratic Socialists of America and other radical groups spent the holiday weekend at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago, where they gathered for their annual Socialism Conference under the banner “Try Socialism.”
One mask-wearing speaker (masks were required) argued that… pic.twitter.com/p1b8kNoTwT
— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) September 8, 2026
Ladies and gentlemen I present to you the Democratic socialists of America convention.
Ummmmmmmmmmm. God please don’t ever let these people hold office. pic.twitter.com/TfOlv4Jb6O
— Jay (@jay_acuna) September 10, 2026
15. MHProNews has periodically reported on the influence of the DSA and even Communists in Democratic Party politics for years.
Due in part to the work of the late Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA (TPUSA), in 2024 Gen Z voted for Trump. It was Kirk’s view that the shift could be made more permeant if earlier access to marriage and housing was made available.
“You don’t have to accept being worse off than your parents.”
Charlie Kirk delivered a direct message to Gen Z from the 2024 Republican National Convention, arguing that younger Americans do not have to settle for a future with fewer opportunities than previous generations.… pic.twitter.com/sMrpcBY7Do
— Fox News (@FoxNews) September 10, 2026
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