Trump speaks both nights of the RNC's first Midterm Convention, Sept. 9-10 in Dallas
Vance keynotes night two; Rubio, Hegseth and Thune are not on the list.
More than 100 speakers are booked into the American Airlines Center over the two days. The list includes Karoline Leavitt, Donald Trump Jr, Attorney General Todd Blanche, RFK Jr, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Ken Paxton and Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
- Sept. 9-10, 2026, American Airlines Center, Dallas — the RNC's first midterm convention.
- Vance delivers the night-two keynote.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are absent from the speaker list.