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Behind the Byline — Trump and the Republican midterm convention

Two days in Dallas with the president and the GOP

By John T. Bennett and Chris Hale
Posted September 16, 2026 at 6:23pm

John T. Bennett, CQ Roll Call’s White House correspondent, talks about his recent trip with the travel pool to Dallas and the “surrealism” surrounding the two-day Republican midterm convention.

[Related: ‘Tired of politics’: By GOP convention’s end, even Trump had tapped out]

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