US President Donald Trump mocked Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico during his keynote speech on the opening night of the Republican midterm convention in Dallas. Trump took aim at Talarico’s past comments about meat consumption, joking about the phrase “beat meat” and launching a series of personal jabs at the Democratic Senate candidate.

Democrats are descending on Donald Trump’s midterm convention in Texas and urging voters to consider the reality of his presidency rather than the spectacle of his made-for-TV…

The president used James Talarico in the extended bit, but it was ultimately for Trump’s own gratification.