{"id":1948,"date":"2026-09-10T21:50:41","date_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1948"},"modified":"2026-09-10T21:50:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-10T21:50:41","slug":"gop-midterm-convention-day-2-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1948","title":{"rendered":"GOP Midterm Convention Day 2, Live Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The second and final day of the historical Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas kicked off Thursday afternoon, after a hard charging first day, with speakers emphasizing the high stakes of the upcoming November election.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1946\">Anti-Shoplifting Drones Offer Police New Tool to Track, Catch Petty Thieves<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Featured speakers for Day 2 of the \u201cTrump-a-palooza\u201d include Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Health and Human Services Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump Jr., Vice President JD Vance, and once again, President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first speakers, Baptist Pastor Robert Jeffress took the opportunity to excoriate James Talerico, the woke Texas Democrat running against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Senate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe beliefs of James Talarico are certainly wrong, but they\u2019re more than wrong. The beliefs of James Talarico are blasphemous. They are evil. And they are not beliefs that any true Christian can support,\u201d preached Jeffress, the Senior Pastor at the First Baptist Church Dallas.<\/p>\n<p>The far-left Talerico has been a frequent target of GOP barbs\u00a0throughout the convention.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffress also said the Democratic party was evil in his remarks Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Democrats are advocates for evil,\u201d Jeffress said. \u201cThey are advocates for sin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1944\">Trump Administration Proposes Major Changes to 2030 Census Count<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeffress went on to say God has given Trump the right and responsibility to protect the United States from \u201cevildoers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick touted his state as a pro-business and pro-tax, while denouncing Democrat-run states as failures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMake no mistake, Democrat communists and socialists are coming after everything you have and everything you and your family will ever have,\u201d Patrick said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about darkness, and it\u2019s about light,\u201d Patrick added.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned for live updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uz2n48Y7W28?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" title=\"LIVE: Night 2 of the 2026 Republican Convention\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>Full speaker schedule below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>3:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM:<\/strong><br \/>\nChristopher Macchio, Presidential Tenor &amp; Presentation of Colors by the Dallas Police Department Honor Guard<br \/>\nMrs. Heather Washburne, Dallas 2026 Host Committee Co-Chair<br \/>\nChairman Joe Gruters joined by 2026 Republican Nominees<br \/>\nPastor Robert Jeffress, Senior Pastor at the First Baptist Church Dallas<br \/>\nLaurie Buckhout, Candidate for U.S. House (NC-01) joined by Sergeant Sam Elias, Everyday American, Law-Enforcement Veteran, Father, and Working-Class Advocate<br \/>\nRep. Jason Smith (MO-08) &amp; Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)<br \/>\nGreg Cunningham, Candidate for U.S. House (NM-02)<br \/>\nFreed American Hostages<br \/>\nLt. Governor Dan Patrick (TX)<br \/>\nOliver Henry, British Travel Creator and Voice for American Exceptionalism<br \/>\n<strong>4:00 PM \u2013 5:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nMarty O\u2019Donnell, Candidate for U.S. House (NV-03)<br \/>\nAmanda Hughes, Everyday American, Mother, Conservative Grassroots Leader, and MAHA Advocate<br \/>\nDerek Merrin, Candidate for U.S. House (OH-09)<br \/>\nRep. Lisa McClain, House Republican Conference Chair<br \/>\nRep. Richard Hudson, NRCC Chair<br \/>\nCatherine Rayner, Everyday American, Navy Spouse and TrumpRx Success Story<br \/>\nEric Flores, Candidate for U.S. House (TX-34) &amp; Tano Tijerina, Candidate for U.S. House (TX-28)<br \/>\nRep. Brian Jack (GA-03)<br \/>\nSenator Ted Cruz (TX)<br \/>\n<strong>5:00 PM \u2013 6:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nSpeaker Mike Johnson, 56th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives<br \/>\nPastor Lucas Miles, Vice President of TPUSA Faith, Turning Point USA<br \/>\nMike Rogers, Candidate for U.S. Senate (MI)<br \/>\nGovernor Greg Abbott (TX)<br \/>\n6:00 PM \u2013 7:00 PM<br \/>\nRep. Mike Lawler (NY-17) joined by Jessica and Tom Gorman, Angel Parents and Public-Safety Advocates<br \/>\nRoss Ulbricht, Libertarian Icon<br \/>\nRemote\u2014Mr. Frank Siller, CEO of Tunnel to Towers \/ Live\u2014Christopher Macchio, Presidential Tenor &amp; On Stage Moment<br \/>\nMarcus Coleman &amp; Daughter Dalilah Coleman, Everyday Americans, Father, Truck Driver, and Roadway-Safety Advocate<br \/>\n<strong>7:00 PM \u2013 8:00 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr.<br \/>\nMayor Eric Johnson, Mayor of Dallas, TX<br \/>\nThe Honorable Karoline Leavitt, fmr. 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Trump, 45th and 47th President of the United States<br \/>\nChristopher Macchio, Presidential Tenor<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1942\">More Than 62,000 Arrested for Speech-Related Offenses in Britain, Report Finds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The second and final day of the historical Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas kicked off Thursday afternoon, after a hard charging first day\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1947,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>GOP Midterm Convention Day 2, Live Updates - Urban Economy news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbaneconomynews.com\/?p=1948\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"GOP Midterm Convention Day 2, Live Updates - 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