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President Donald Trump boasted Thursday that the RNC midterm convention — dubbed a “Trumpapalooza” — "beat" the NFL season opener in viewership — even though Nielsen hadn’t yet published ratings for the game.

“The Republican Midterm Convention last night, in Dallas, was a major, sold out hit, far bigger, better, and more important than anyone thought possible,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

President Donald Trump's nearly two-hour speech Wednesday night was packed with claims, and CNN's Daniel Dale spent Thursday morning sorting out which ones held up.

The 80-year-old president told the crowd at the Republican midterm convention that "we got eggs down lower than during my administration, and food prices, and almost every other item, are rapidly going down."

President Donald Trump may have opened himself up to a “legitimate” legal issue Wednesday night after promising Americans $5,000 dividend checks, a number of experts warned.

Speaking at the RNC midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, Trump pledged to award Americans with $5,000 if Republicans end up performing well in the midterms and maintain their congressional majority. And, while he’s promised Americans cash in the past — none of which ever materialized — Trump’s explicit promise to award Americans for electing Republicans, some critics said, may run afoul of federal law.

President Donald Trump’s promise to pay $5,000 dividends to every American citizen landed with a thud on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning, with host Lawrence Jones apprehensively offering Trump an alternative to his unprecedented plan.

Trump made the promise while speaking at the RNC midterm convention Wednesday in Dallas, Texas, and the pledge was immediately labeled a “bribe” by countless critics. “Fox & Friends” host Rachel Campos-Duffy lavished praise on the idea Thursday, calling it “creative” and “brilliant.”

President Donald Trump's speech didn't get live coverage on CNN Wednesday night.

The network abruptly cut away as the president continued to ramble from topic to topic, then turned to its analysts to cover the event on its own terms.

The Trump administration's Justice Department Civil Rights Division caught Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson off guard with a letter announcing she was under investigation for breaking federal voting laws.

Henderson, a conservative Republican, took to social media in response to the letter to say, "'As you are aware, you are currently under investigation...' Um, no, I was not aware, but I guess I am now. It would be nice if the good folks at the DOJ would focus on actual problems instead of baselessly harassing election officials."