Key facts
- President Donald Trump pledged to give every adult US citizen $5,000 if Republicans win Congress.
- The Republican midterm convention is being held in Dallas.
- Democratic Senator John Fetterman will make a surprise video appearance at the convention.
- Republicans opened the convention by criticizing Democrats and praising Trump's record.
President Donald Trump capped the first day of the Republican Party's first-ever midterm convention in Dallas by proposing to pay every U.S. adult a $5,000 "Trump dividend" if his party wins November's congressional elections. Trump delivered the overture during a primetime speech that placed him at the center of the midterm campaign.