"Pretend it's me on the ballot," Trump says during the Republican convention in Dallas, Texas.
The convention is the party's first ever before a midterm election. At the beginning of his speech, Trump refers to statistics showing that incumbent parties often lose seats in Congress in midterm elections.
We have to change that, says the president.
If the Republicans lose the election, it will be devastating for Americans, with tax increases and reduced safety and security, Trump claims.
You will go through hell, just like two years ago.
But if the Republicans take both chambers in the congressional elections, all "adult Americans" will receive $5,000, equivalent to just under 48,000 kronor, the president promises.
If the Republicans win, you win with us, he says, likening it to an investor dividend from a successful company.
However, the money must be spent within the United States, according to Trump.
However, it is unclear how such a payment would be implemented in practice, and where the money would come from. The measure would likely cost over a trillion dollars and require congressional approval, notes The New York Times.
The president also presented several new - and controversial - geographical name proposals. According to Trump, the state of New Mexico should be renamed New America - and the disputed Strait of Hormuz should be renamed Trump Strait.
Trump is also scheduled to speak at the convention on Thursday.
The Republican Party's first-ever convention ahead of a midterm election will be held on September 9-10 at the giant American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. The Democrats have held midterm conventions before, but not since the 1970s.
President Donald Trump will be in attendance on Wednesday and Thursday and is expected to speak on both nights. Vice President JD Vance will also speak on the second night. Speaker Mike Johnson, Texas Senator Ted Cruz and former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt are also scheduled to speak, among many others, Axios reports.
Unlike the conventions held before a presidential election, there are no delegates and no vote on the party's candidate. Instead, the party's profile issues are raised and money is raised ahead of the midterm elections.
The midterm elections on November 3rd will see all members of the House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 senators reelected (as well as two by-elections). In addition, there will be a large number of gubernatorial and mayoral elections, as well as local government elections and ballots.
