President Trump traveled to Dallas on Thursday for the opening night of the Republican Midterm Convention, where he used the prime-time speech to propose a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans retain control of both the House and Senate.
In this Next News Network White House Rundown, carried by streaming partner Trump Daily Posts, the day unfolded from an early afternoon departure at the White House through a full evening political schedule in Texas. According to the press pool, the President left the Ellipse shortly before 2 p.m., boarded Marine One and flew to Joint Base Andrews for the trip to Dallas. Before departure, Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Caine were seen on the White House grounds ahead of a scheduled intelligence briefing. The daily schedule in Texas called for a MAGA Inc. meeting, a convention arrival and evening remarks, with the timing running somewhat behind as the travel day developed.
At Andrews, the traveling party included press secretary Karoline Leavitt, chief of staff Susie Wiles, Rep. Ronny Jackson, Dan Scavino and Stephen Miller. The press pool reported that an inflatable emergency slide deployed from the right-front side of an older blue-and-white presidential aircraft positioned behind the Qatari plane on the tarmac. The President later told reporters the matter was being inspected and said the aircraft was safe. During the same exchange, he pointed to pressure on Iran’s economy, spoke positively about negotiations abroad and linked energy prices to broader international conditions. After departure, during an airborne gaggle, the President said oil prices should decline after the midterms, argued the United States controls strategic ground around the Strait of Hormuz and said gasoline prices could fall below $2 a gallon, while adding that the timetable could extend beyond Election Day. The White House later said the slide deployment was accidental and that military personnel thoroughly inspected the equipment before travel continued.
Air Force One landed at Dallas-Fort Worth in the late afternoon, where Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson greeted the President. The motorcade then moved through extreme heat to the Rosewood Mansion at Turtle Creek for the closed-door MAGA Inc. meeting on the President’s schedule before departing for the American Airlines Center, home of the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars, for the first night of the Republican Midterm Convention. Inside the arena, the setting was dressed in red, white and blue, with “Dallas 2026” displayed on screens as delegates filled the floor and much of the lower bowl ahead of the speech. The President entered to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” and chants of “USA,” then framed the election, now 55 days away, as a contest over national strength, safety, freedom and prosperity. The White House later circulated excerpts emphasizing its case for the midterms, citing border enforcement, crime, economic growth, energy production and military strength while drawing a contrast with what it described as the Biden-Harris record that ended in January 2025.
Later in the address, the President introduced the night’s central proposal, saying each adult U.S. citizen would receive a $5,000 Trump Dividend if Republicans keep both chambers of Congress and the money is spent in the United States. He also called for voter identification requirements, additional tax relief and an expanded national campaign schedule. Elsewhere in the administration’s paper trail, the White House released a statement from first lady Melania Trump outlining her vision for preserving the nation’s story through what she described as superior design, highlighting restoration work underway at the White House and Camp David. More of the day’s national and White House coverage follows in the full rundown.
