Trump Lands in Dallas for 2-Day RNC Midterm Convention as 20,000 Visitors Expected
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Updated · NBC DFW · Sep 9
Trump Lands in Dallas for 2-Day RNC Midterm Convention as 20,000 Visitors Expected
3 articles · Updated · NBC DFW · Sep 9
Summary
Air Force One touched down at Dallas-Fort Worth at about 4:13 p.m. Wednesday, putting Trump on site for a keynote address at the RNC's two-day midterm convention.
The trip out of Washington was delayed after Air Force One's inflatable slide deployed, keeping Trump on Marine One while crews inspected the plane before departure.
Dallas is bracing for roughly 20,000 visitors as Republicans use the American Airlines Center gathering—an event Trump pushed for—to energize supporters ahead of the midterm elections.
The president is scheduled to speak again Thursday after Vice President JD Vance, while the Secret Service and local agencies ring the arena with fences, bike racks, extra officers and road closures.