Amid the chaos of multi-state redistricting efforts that could shape the next election, the Republican Party is hosting a midterm convention to boost campaign efforts.
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: Republicans are moving forward on hosting a 2024 presidential-style CONVENTION ahead of the 2026 midterms
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 23, 2026
President Trump is about to campaign this year like it's 2024, culminating into an unprecedented midterm year RNC
GREAT idea to surge MAGA turnout! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/S87FctaWuV
Republican leadership hopes that the move will help boost excitement and awareness heading into the critical election. The event is slated as a “Trump-a-palooza” to “highlight all the incredible things that this president has done,” according to a report from Fox News.
Members of the RNC approved a rules change to allow for the convention to be held at a winter meeting on Friday after a unanimous vote.
"If we're going to defy history, we got to do things outside the box, and one of the things is highlighting all the great things the president has done over the first year," RNC Chairman Joe Gruters told CBS News. "There is no better way than to tell the American people all the great things the president has done than over a convention. It has never been done before."
Thankful for all of the hard work our Members put into this year’s RNC Winter Meeting!
— Chairman Joe Gruters (@ChairmanGruters) January 23, 2026
We were able to do a lot of great work, including taking the first step towards a midterm convention if President Trump decides to host one.
But our work is not done - we must win in November… pic.twitter.com/fOBfxWe5W0
While never hosted by the Republican Party, the Democrats have convened midterm conventions during the 1970s and 1980s.
