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GOP Digest — September 11, 2026 | Trump Closes Dallas Convention as $5,000 Dividend Splits Republicans
President Trump closed the first-ever Republican midterm convention in Dallas Thursday night with a turnout plea and a renewed pledge of $5,000 "Trump Dividend" checks if the GOP holds both chambers — a promise that drew a horrified response from congressional fiscal hawks and a Reuters cost estimate of more than $1 trillion. Vice President JD Vance's keynote drew "48" chants, and the Supreme Court's Missouri order sends that state to November on its 2022 congressional map.