Donald Trump says no previous president accomplished as much in his "most successful two years"

At the Republican Party's first midterm convention in Dallas, Donald Trump devoted a nearly two-hour speech to claiming that no previous president had accomplished as much in a comparable stretch, financially or otherwise — a statement the report notes was made without evidence. With control of Congress at stake in November, he promised every adult US citizen $5,000 if Republicans hold the House and Senate, a proposal costing over $1tn that prompted immediate ethics questions. He also assailed Democrats as radical and defended the war in Iran, while many Republicans in competitive races stayed away and his approval stood near 38%. The Democratic National Committee chair criticized the gathering as an event staged for the president.