‘Nervous’ Trump Mocked Over ‘Desperate’ Midterm Move As Polls Show GOP Disaster Brewing

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President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a first-ever “midterm convention” for the Republican Party, which will be held in September in Dallas.

But critics on social media said it sounded like a desperate move given his plunging popularity in the polls and growing signs that the GOP will lose their majorities in the House and possibly even the Senate.

Even states once considered safe red territory now appear to be in play, with a New York Times/Siena poll this week showing the race for a U.S. Senate seat in Texas is a dead heat. Democratic candidate James Talarico and Trump’s hand-picked Republican candidate, scandal-plagued state Attorney General Ken Paxton, are both at 47%.

Political data analyst Nate Silver this week said Democrats have an 85-90% chance of winning the House, and a 40-45% chance of taking the Senate, where the map is less favorable.

Given that environment, critics said Trump’s decision to hold a “midterm convention” ― which he called “a RALLY like none other” ― felt like a move likely to backfire given the combination of his growing unpopularity and rising inflation rates.

Even the decision to host it in Dallas could be seen as a reaction to the unexpectedly tight race in Texas.

Critics hit back on X:

Donald Trump just announced a GOP midterm convention in September.

Will Vanilla Ice be performing?

— Hakeem Jeffries (@hakeemjeffries) June 30, 2026

I set the over/under on elected GOP members of Congress who show up at this ‘convention’ at no more than 35%. None of them want to stand that close to Trump’s agenda. https://t.co/B0ZAt4jQZs

— Dave Thul (@davethul) July 1, 2026

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