Trump Hit with TERRIBLE NEWS Moments Before Republican Midterm Convention
September 9, 2026
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5 min readThe Republican Party is kicking off its midterm convention in Dallas this week, and the timing could hardly be worse. CNN polling expert Harry Enten laid out the problem bluntly: the convention is scheduled against the opening weekend of the NFL season, meaning most Americans will be watching football, not politics. Meanwhile, internal polling shows that the voters Republicans most need to motivate are not the hardcore MAGA base—59% of whom are already extremely motivated—but the non-MAGA Republicans who are far less likely to approve of Donald Trump. As one host put it, the convention is "so ill-conceived" that it might not just be irrelevant but could actively hurt Republican candidates by forcing them to align with a former president whose approval rating sits at 33%.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:30) **Republicans' Midterm Convention in Dallas Is a "Terrible Idea"** - CNN polling expert Harry Enten explains why the GOP's midterm convention is ill-conceived and likely to backfire.
- 2 (02:50) **Candidates Pay Thousands to Attend Trump's Convention** - Republican candidates must pay $25,000 to $100,000 to the RNC just to attend, aligning themselves with a deeply unpopular figure.
- 3 (04:18) **Convention in Texas Signals GOP Trouble** - The event's location in Texas, a state with a closely watched Senate race, is a tacit admission of Republican vulnerability.
- 4 (08:22) **Trump's Cash Gifts to Young Female Aides Raise Questions** - The Washington Post reports Trump gave a $45,000 "cash gift for holidays" to aide Natalie Harp, along with similar payments to other young female staffers.
- 5 (10:18) **Trump's History of Paying Off Young Women** - The hosts connect the cash gifts to Trump's pattern of using money to silence or control people, including his $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels.
- 6 (13:51) **Janine Pirro's Hypocrisy on Crypto Fraud** - The Trump administration's press secretary condemns crypto fraud while Trump's own meme coins lost 97% of their value, and insiders made fortunes at retail investors' expense.
- 7 (14:36) **Pirro Dodges Questions on Vindictive Prosecution** - A clip shows U.S. Attorney Janine Pirro refusing to answer questions about the prosecution of former Olympian David Hearn for the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool collapse.
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Show Notes
Trump gets terrible news just as his Republican Midterm Convention kicks off. Plus, Jeanine Pirro loses her cool with reporters at a wild press conference. Tommy Vietor and Brian Tyler Cohen break down the latest.
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