Sep 17, 2026 · 36 min · 7 segments
At the RNC midterm convention, Trump told voters they would “go to hell” if they didn’t vote. He also pledged to give each US adult $5,000 if the GOP wins. Then, he ended the convention in song. After…
Eliana KwartlerHost
Asher PerlmanHost
Steve WaltienHost
Michael Cruz KayneHost
It happened because of the exact reason you think, which is that Donald Trump wanted it to.
Apparently, last year, two nights before Thanksgiving, Trump called Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and said, Mike, we've got to do a midterm convention.
And look, in fairness, we've all gotten high with our cousins in the garage two nights before Thanksgiving and come up with what we thought was an amazing idea.
But right now he's also kind of the party's potentially biggest weakness because of, you know, stuff, little stuff like the war in Iran and, you know, surging gas prices and everything is a million dollars because of tariffs.
which is why he went on stage and immediately said i'm asking you to pretend that i'm on the ballot i'm on the ballot i'm on the ballot and i just adore that he can't he cannot help himself
The Democrats and the Republicans now have exactly the same midterm strategy, which is pretend Donald Trump is on the ballot.
It happened because of the exact reason you think, which is that Donald Trump wanted it to.
Apparently, last year, two nights before Thanksgiving, Trump called Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and said, Mike, we've got to do a midterm convention.
And look, in fairness, we've all gotten high with our cousins in the garage two nights before Thanksgiving and come up with what we thought was an amazing idea.
But right now he's also kind of the party's potentially biggest weakness because of, you know, stuff, little stuff like the war in Iran and, you know, surging gas prices and everything is a million dollars because of tariffs.
which is why he went on stage and immediately said i'm asking you to pretend that i'm on the ballot i'm on the ballot i'm on the ballot and i just adore that he can't he cannot help himself
The Democrats and the Republicans now have exactly the same midterm strategy, which is pretend Donald Trump is on the ballot.
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