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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rhian Lubin

Trump suffers ratings embarrassment after boasting convention beat the NFL

  • Viewing figures show President Donald Trump’s 105-minute keynote address at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas drew an average of 2.5 million Fox News viewers, failing to deliver a typical rating surge.
  • Major television networks including CNN, CBS, ABC, and MSNOW declined to air the full speech, which clashed directly with the NFL season opener.
  • Trump claimed on Truth Social that convention viewing numbers beat the NFL game, despite official figures for the game being unavailable and historically drawing over 20 million viewers.
  • Large sections of empty seats were visible in the Dallas arena despite claims that the event was packed, leading some Republican operatives to characterize the convention as a disaster.
  • Trump concluded the two-day summit by leading the audience in a modified Pledge of Allegiance, urging followers to vote for Republican candidates in the upcoming midterm elections.

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Trump’s opening-night convention speech was seen by fewer people than Fox News’ Hannity and Gutfeld! shows

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