23 Super, Super, Super Awkward Moments From The Republican Midterm Convention
by Matt Stopera · BuzzFeedPosted 3 minutes ago
To absolutely no one's surprise, there were a bunch of awkward-as-hell moments at the Republican Midterm Convention in Dallas!
1. First off, the "L" fell off the podium:
Whoops.
2. For some reason, they showed Hasan Piker's hot selfie on the jumbotron:
3. There was this moment when Trump spent a long time just trashing Ken Paxton's looks:
TRUMP JUST SPENT 2 MINUTES CALLING KEN PAXTON CHOPPED AS FUCK BEFORE TELLING PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR HIM 😭 pic.twitter.com/u40k1CO1mB
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4. I mean...
5. Then, there were the views on the livestream:
6. Not great!
7. There was this moment when Rep. Luna took the stage:
Luna takes the stage pic.twitter.com/e76wuyxO7I
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8. What the????
9. There was this picture of Democrats:
10. As Semafor's David Weigel pointed out, most of 'em were retiring:
11. There was whatever the hell Tim Scott was doing:
there are no words for how over the top Tim Scott's Trumpapalooza performance is. it's an SNL cold open pic.twitter.com/82irNp3KGU
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12. The usual spelling "D-U-M" with a "B" at the end rant:
Trump: Nobody knows that dumb has a B at the end of it. Most people think it's D-U-M. pic.twitter.com/BKKO9u0RHw
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13. Trump saying "Our country is going through hell":
Trump: Our country is going through hell. pic.twitter.com/afrTNoCBKe
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14. This moment:
15. This glitch:
As President Trump starts his speech at the midterm GOP convention, quite a tech glitch happening behind him. pic.twitter.com/NwWIyB1UEK
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16. An awkward Erika Kirk comment:
Trump on Erika Kirk: "It's just terrible, but tough life" pic.twitter.com/olkqrG6JEe
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17. When Mike Johnson claimed the venue was full, but then they zoomed out showing it was pretty empty:
LMAO -- Mike Johnson claims of Trumpapalooza that "every seat all the way to the rafters is full" as the camera pans out and shows gobs of empty seats pic.twitter.com/zQ2bmeIrXg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 10, 2026
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18. A video appearance from Democratic Senator John Fetterman???
19. And ultimately, just, like a lot of empty seats:
20. Even Trump said that the "fake news" would claim the arena was empty... when it clearly wasn't the case:
“The fake news will say ‘Trump did not fill up the arena, the arena was not filled. Look at the seat.’ So please, if you don't mind, don't anybody go to the bathroom,” Trump said.
You can be the judge. Here’s a full look at the arena during Trump’s speech pic.twitter.com/AnT89HbYRQ
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21. He even begged people not to go to the bathroom:
Trump begs people not to go to the bathroom so there aren't as many empty seats at his poorly attended Midterm Convention pic.twitter.com/xW73TOQJzj
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22. But apparently a lot of people had to pee:
23. Yikes!
Republican midterm convention officially kicking off in Dallas pic.twitter.com/nYnqD02a1u
— Liz Landers (@ElizLanders) September 9, 2026
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