The Republican National Committee is hosting a midterm election cycle convention.
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The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg ShowSep 12, 2026
The RNC hosted its first-ever midterm convention in Dallas on September 9-10, 2026, which AP, Reuters, C-SPAN, and the RNC's own press release all confirm.
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… That's what the chair of the RNC is calling it. So, like, the Republican National Convention is like that? That's the nickname that they gave the convention, is Trumpapalooza. Trumpapalooza. And so Republicans, for the first time ever, are hosting right now a mid term election cycle convention, which doesn't happen. The RNC and the DNC host their national convention every four years, um, and usually it's in line with a presidential election. That's where we get all the attention. That's where, you know, the nominees come out. …
The Ebro, Laura, Rosenberg Show · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention took place in Dallas on September 10, 2026, with President Trump delivering a speech.[1]
Supports. AP reports Republicans gathered in Dallas for a two-day midterm convention at the American Airlines Center, a first for the party.[2]
Supports. The RNC's own press release announces Chairman Joe Gruters and programming for the first Midterm Convention, to be held in Dallas over two days this fall.[4]
Supports. C-SPAN lists the Republican National Committee Midterm Convention Day 1 and Day 2 in Dallas on September 9 and 10, 2026.[3]
Context. The extraction dropped 'for the first time ever' and 'right now' from the post; the claim as extracted is a faithful, narrower paraphrase, so it is graded normally. The event had concluded by September 10, two days before the post.[1][2]
Sources
4 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 tier 1, 1 rated low
- 1Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallasreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 2Trump centers himself in pitch to midterm voters, promising ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3GOP Midterm Conventionc-span.org · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 4RNC Announces Convention Programming | GOPgop.com · rated low for factual reporting by Iffy.news · cited for: supports
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