Trump tells MAGA supporters they’re ‘going to hell’ if they don’t vote and makes them take pledge

Trump closed the GOP's first midterm convention with a 'cheat like hell' pledge. Here's what happened in Dallas — and what got corrected.

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Trump tells MAGA supporters they’re ‘going to hell’ if they don’t vote and makes them take pledge

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How each side is putting it

Left

5 viewpoints

SalonLeft· 16d ago

Trump asks GOP crowd to pledge allegiance — to him

Latin TimesLean Left· 18d ago

Trump Closes Historic Dallas Convention With a "Cheat Like Hell" Pledge — Here's What Actually Happened, and What Didn't

The New RepublicLeft· 18d ago

Trump Makes Crowd Swear Pledge of Allegiance to “Cheat Like Hell”

HuffPostLeft· 18d ago

‘You Go To Hell!’: Trump Ends Convention With The Most Bizarre Pledge You'll Ever Hear

PBS NewsHourLean Left· 17d ago

WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections

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End Time HeadlinesLean Right· 17d ago

Trump tells MAGA supporters they’re ‘going to hell’ if they don’t vote and makes them take pledge

BizPac ReviewRight· 18d ago

‘So help me God’: Trump pumps up GOP crowd with ‘pledge’ to vote in November