Protesters gather outside Dallas as Trump and Vance close GOP midterm convention

Convention was GOP’s first held during a sitting president’s term

Protesters demonstrated outside the Dallas venue as President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance closed the Republican Party’s first convention held in the middle of a US presidential term. The two-day gathering’s stated aim was to boost enthusiasm among supporters.

The Dallas event marked the party’s first convention held during a sitting president’s term. The BBC’s North America editor, Sarah Smith, analyzed the takeaways from the two-day event in a video report.