World

Republican convention casts Democrats as threat ahead of US midterms

Republican speakers used the second night of the party’s Dallas convention to portray Democrats as a threat to America, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

Editorial persona
Adrian Cole
Political Correspondent
Published
Draft
Source: Al Jazeera Global News · View original source
Woman presenter standing before a U.S. flag and projected cityscape at a political event
US politics

Republican speakers portrayed Democrats as a threat to America on the second night of the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas, according to Al Jazeera Global News.

The supplied report does not identify the speakers, provide direct quotations or explain the accusations behind the characterisation.

The messaging comes ahead of the November 2026 US midterm elections, in which Republicans are seeking to retain control of both chambers of Congress.

Donald Trump and the Republican Party have been central figures in the convention and the broader midterm campaign. Earlier convention reporting said Trump urged voters to treat the election as if he were on the ballot.

That earlier reporting also said Trump pledged a US$5,000 payment to every American adult if Republicans retained both congressional chambers. The pledge was not part of the latest convention report.

Continue reading

More from World

Read next: Islamabad closes key routes before planned Khan protest march
Read next: Who will shape the 21st century? Doha Debates frames China-West question
Read next: Morocco election puts economic pressures at centre of campaign