NYT claim Dallas GOP convention only 65% full not supported
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“The New York Times reported that the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas had mixed and lackluster attendance, with significant empty seats, and that the venue was estimated to be only 65% to 70% full during the keynote.”
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No available New York Times reporting describes the inaugural Republican midterm convention in Dallas as having mixed or lackluster attendance, nor does it give an estimate that the venue was only 65 %–70 % full during the keynote. The retrieved articles focus on other aspects of the event and do not mention attendance figures.
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- Why Trump’s Republican Midterm ‘Convention’ Isn’t a Real Convention - The New York Times
Republicans gathered in Milwaukee in July 2024 for a normal presidential convention where Donald J. Trump was formally nominated to run for the White House.Credit...Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times
- Trump’s Convention Offers an Unusual Fund-Raising Opportunity for Republicans - The New York Times
One county Republican Party in Texas advertised an “honorary delegate” package for $20,000. Michigan’s Republican Party charged people $5,000 a ticket for floor passes to become an “honorary delegate.”
- Trump Floats $5,000 Checks to Americans if Republicans Win Midterms: Live Updates - The New York Times
Michael Whatley, the former chairman of the Republican National Committee and a Senate candidate in North Carolina, spent most of his time onstage criticizing his Democratic opponent.Credit...Shelby Tauber for The New York Times
- Live fact check: Night 1 of the Republican Midterm Convention | PBS News
The first-of-its-kind midterm event is aimed at mobilizing voters for November elections that will decide who controls Congress for Trump's last two years in office.
- Fact-checking the Republican midterm convention night 1 | CNN Politics
Some of the speakers at the Republican midterm convention on Wednesday made false or misleading claims.
- The first GOP midterm convention, Trump’s keynote speech and CNN experts’ analysis | CNN Politics
• Keynote speech: President Donald Trump, in his address to the GOP midterm convention, vowed to pay every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate, an extraordinary attempt to seemingly buy votes to keep ...
- US supreme court rejects Missouri Republicans’ appeal to use Trump-backed congressional map in midterms – as it happened | US politics | The Guardian
Ahead of the 25th anniversary of the attacks, the city has published the documents to a publicly accessible portal, which includes air quality reports and correspondence between New York officials. Mamdani directed $34m of the city’s budget to create the portal for the records. Democrats have hit back against Donald Trump’s suggestion that the state of New Mexico should be renamed “New America”, accusing the US president of trying to distract from his war on Iran and rising prices. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the state’s Democratic governor said in a post on X that New Mexico’s name “isn’t up for debate – it’s been ours since before the United States existed.” She added: “While the President tries to distract Americans from his disastrous war in Iran, gas prices keep soaring.” More here
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