Topline
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the first ever midterm Republican convention will be held in September, clashing with a pair of NFL matchups that will kick off the 2026 season and potentially compete for viewership.
The midterm convention will take place in September.
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Key Facts
The national convention will be held on Sept. 9 and 10 in Dallas.
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will face each other in the NFL kickoff game on Sept. 9, with the primetime matchup being broadcast by NBC, while the Sept. 10 game between the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers will take place in Melbourne, Australia, and stream on Netflix.
The NFL kickoff game in 2008 was rescheduled for the Republican National Convention, and the 2012 kickoff was rescheduled for the Democratic National Convention, though it is not immediately clear if the same will happen to this year’s season opener.
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