Trump hosts first Republican midterm convention

0:00MUSIC Donald Trump is putting himself front and centre of America's midterm elections, even though his name won't be on the ballot. With his popularity sliding, he's organised the first midterms Republican convention, but will it pay off? Your correspondent, Marley Hogan, reports. Trump a polluter. That is the word Republicans are using to describe the first ever Republican midterm convention. Now, this event is unusual. Normally, conventions are held ahead of presidential elections, not midterms, but this two-day event is part fundraiser, part rally. And it aims to put Donald Trump at the centre of the upcoming elections, even though he's not on the ballot. With your support, we will make our nation stronger, safer, richer, freer and greater than it has ever been before. It's what's happening. You know that's what's happening. The Republicans' hope will help boost candidates ahead of the midterms

1:01and will use the event to promote Trump and his agenda. But the event comes as President Trump's approval rating hovers in the mid-30s. His war with Iran is growing increasingly unpopular, and voters are concerned about the rising cost of living. In 55 days, Americans will be going to the polls in one of the most important elections in our country's history. Your vote will decide whether our country stumbles at the starting gate of the next 250 years or surges forward and never, ever looks back. Democrats have labelled it all a distraction. Donald Trump is hoping that a flashy prime time event will make you forget that, well, his trade war is killing costs for families at the grocery store. Americans head to the polls in November.