Trump stacks GOP midterm event with MAGA loyalists as Melania remains MIA
Dallas, Texas - A recently leaked guest list reveals the big list of MAGA loyalists President Donald Trump plans to bring with him during his upcoming midterm election convention in Texas.
According to a list obtained by Axios, the president will be joined by administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, and his eldest son Donald Trump Jr.
Over 100 Republican leaders and elected officials will either attend or give speeches, such as Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Tim Scott.
President Trump is expected to speak both nights, while Vice President JD Vance will give an address on the second on September 10.
The addition of Attorney General and Trump's former personal attorney Todd Blanche as a speaker has been met with heavy scrutiny, as his role is supposed to be non-partisan.
The GOP will use the two-day event, which has been nicknamed "Trump-a-Palooza," to boost support among the base for Republican candidates running in midterm races across the country using the popularity of Trump and his MAGA brand.
Notably, Trump's wife and First Lady Melania Trump will not be attending. She has opted out of a number of key events throughout her husband's second term, fueling heavy speculation about the state of their marriage.
Several key Republicans who have feuded with the president have also notably chosen not to go, including Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, former Sen. John Sununu of New Hampshire, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune.
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