Out-of-town pool report #14 - Dividends/ highlights

Trump made some news just before reaching the hour mark, promising $5000 dividends for US citizens if Republicans win Congress.

“But what we're doing is because we've done so well, and because our country is making so much money that only I can make this promise to you, and here is my promise: If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate, both of them, because of our economic tremendous economic success, like in in history we've never had anything like what's happening, but because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.”

He said it had to be spent in the United States and would be called the Trump dividend

— Earlier, Trump pressed his message that he will help Republicans buck historical trends and win the midterms:

"When I’m on the ticket, Republicans always do very well. We won the presidency three times."

"I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot… just one more time. Because if we lose, you're going to lose your border, you're going to lose your tax cuts, you're going to lose your safety and security...”

— Trump repeated his vow to campaign intensively until the midterms:

“I’m going to go to every one of those states for congressman and for senators… and we’re going to have rallies.”

— Trump also repeated his attacks on “communism”

“There is a crazy little sick cloud over our country… We will defeat communism in America “

— Several times he returned to the crowd size:

“Not only is this packed, but you have an equal number of people standing outside. If anybody would like to give up their seat or whatever”

— Talked about calling New Mexico New America, following similar Truth Social posts

“We did come up with one the other day which we think is appropriate. You have a neighboring state, New Mexico. We think it should be called 'New America.'"

— On Iran

“We’re winning it…

“I think we should call it the Trump Strait.”

Trump returned to Iran later, reiterating threat to hit Pickaxe Mountain and saying: “I would advise Iran not to get cute because we will have to hit them very hard. We have no choice, right? We have no choice. Does anybody here think that Iran should have a nuclear weapon?

— Boos from the crowd for Senate Majority Leader John Thune when Trump praised him

— Cheers for Hegseth, Caine and RFK jr

— Greatest hits on “men in women’s sports”, no tax on tips, voter ID.

— Trump also defended the White House ballroom, again

Danny Kemp

AFP White House correspondent