President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Republicans will hold a midterm convention next year to showcase his administration's accomplishments, as the GOP seeks to increase its slim majority in the House through redistricting.
The announcement, made on Truth Social, did not specify when or where the convention would be held, saying only that those details were still "to be determined."
"The Republicans are going to do a Midterm Convention in order to show the great things we have done since the Presidential Election of 2024," Trump wrote, adding that "it will be quite the Event, and very exciting!"
The Republican National Committee declined to provide additional details, but RNC spokesperson Kiersten Pels said in a statement that Trump is "leading with bold, innovative ideas to energize our Party and keep us on the path to victory."
Democrats said they're also considering a midterm convention.
“To showcase our tremendous candidates running up and down the ballot and harness the amazing grassroots energy we’re already seeing, several options are on the table for next year, including hosting a midterm convention,” Democratic National Committee spokesperson Abhi Rahman said in a statement.
Rahman said Democrats were "amused" that Trump was "following our lead," pointing to an Axios article last month saying Democrats were considering holding a smaller convention ahead of the 2026 midterms.
A day after the article was published, Trump wrote on Truth Social that Republicans were poised to seize major wins during midterms and that he was "thinking of recommending a National Convention to the Republican Party, just prior to the Midterms."
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott last month signed into law new congressional maps favoring Republicans after Trump pushed for the redrawing of district boundaries, saying “we are entitled to five more seats.” Missouri has since followed suit.
Both parties typically hold conventions every four years to formally nominate their presidential candidates, but midterm conventions are not unheard of.
After holding midterm conventions in the 1970s and '80s, the DNC voted against holding one in 1986 after its then-chairman, Paul G. Kirk Jr., referred to the events as “places for mischief.”
