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Donald Trump gave a nearly two-hour speech to conclude the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Thursday evening.
Introduced by Hulk Hogan, the former president formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination and reflected solemnly on surviving Saturday’s assassination attempt during his record-breaking address, before balloons fell from the Fiserv Forum ceiling at its conclusion amid thunderous applause.
His wife Melania Trump, the former first lady, also joined him on stage for a kiss at the conclusion, having sat with vice presidential candidate JD Vance to hear his keynote speech.
Trump began by describing his brush with death in Pennsylvania five days ago, remarking: “If I had not moved my head at that very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be here tonight.”
He also kissed the helmet of retired fire chief Corey Comperatore, who was killed at the Butler rally.
Throughout the speech, Trump peddled many of his oft-repeated arguments, including the baseless claim that the 2020 election was stolen and that the world is on the brink of “World War III” but only mentioned Joe Biden by name twice, denoucing his record in office.
From ‘Kai Trump 2040’ to kingmaker Don Jr: The Trump family at the RNC
It was around the time when one of the delegates to the RNC yelled “Kai Trump 2040!” when the scope of the Trump takeover of the Republican Party was suddenly laid very bare.
Major party conventions often feature family members and friends close to the person at the top of the ticket. It’s nothing new.
But the Trumpification of the GOP, which was on full display this week, took that trend to the extreme — and made clear that the continued strength of the MAGA movement would not only persist through 2024 but well into the future.
John Bowden reports.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 13:30
Alina Habba’s tearful tribute to ‘my friend’ Trump
The really rather ineffective but nevertheless popular MAGA lawyer got emotional praising her most prominent client on stage last night, uttering the truly ghastly line, perhaps the most bowel-tremoring of the whole convention, when she declared: “The only crime President Trump has committed is loving America.”
Gustaf Kilander has this one.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 13:00
Trump’s RNC address in full: Read the former president’s 93-minute address to Republican delegates
You can read the former’s president’s entire nomination acceptance speech for yourself below.
If you do so, imitating his voice as preposterously as possible is strongly recommended.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 12:30
Analysis: Trump’s rambling 93-minute speech reveals the US is set to be dragged back to 2016
Trump’s campaign spent the better part of four days promising a changed man – a more thoughtful candidate, forever changed by a would-be assassin’s bullet.
But that image was shattered over 93 minutes on Thursday.
The nominee’s speech, which trailed off the prepared remarks on the teleprompter at multiple points, was in turn monotonous as he waffled on the call for “unity” and angry about the current state of American life, for which he is as responsible as anyone else, if not much more so.
Here’s John Bowden’s assessment from Milwaukee.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 12:00
Where’s Barron? Melania and Donald Trump’s son missing from family line-up at RNC
It was a family affair at the convention as Trump accepted the GOP nomination and gave his first speech since surviving a shooting but his youngest son did not join the family on stage.
Rachel Sharp reports.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 11:30
Eric Trump works in his ‘6’5’ height while attacking trans athletes
The former president’s middle son managed to work in his height as he bashed trans athletes during his speech on the final night of the RNC.
Insisting his dad is fighting for the “soul of America,” Eric Trump ticked off a laundry list of grievances with the Biden administration in his speech, which touched on energy, the economy, infrastructure, the southern border, the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, the Middle East, the fentanyl crisis and crime.
He then attacked “male athletes, guys my height – six foot five,” whom he said “are swimming in women’s sports” and “destroying the dreams of young girls who have trained every minute of their lives.”
Here’s Gustaf Kilander on his hate-mongering buffoonery.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 11:00
Tucker Carlson claims that Trump offered to stand guard outside his house in unscripted speech to ‘leader’
Another GOP favourite, the former Fox News host and Moscow tourist Tucker Carlson, also took to the stage on the convention’s final night to offer his, ahem, unique perspective.
Here’s Eric Garcia on what he had to say.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 10:30
Let Trump-o-mania make America great again! Hulk Hogan rips off his shirt in wild RNC speech
Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan fired up an excited crowd at the RNC last night with his WWE antics as he led the crowd in chants of “USA! USA!” and hammed it up for the cameras, even tearing off his shirt.
“All you criminals, all you lowlifes, all you scumbags, all you drug dealers and all you crooked politicians need to answer one question, brother,” he said.
“What you gonna do when Donald Trump and all the Trumpamaniacs run wild on you, brother?”
Here’s John Bowden and Mike Bedigan on the spectacle the red meat Republicans really came for.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 10:00
Melania Trump takes to RNC floor in rare appearance alongside family
The former first lady was greeted with rapturous applause as she made her entrance on the final night of the Republican National Convention and offered her husband a brief peck on the cheek as he concluded his mammoth acceptance speech.
Melania was pictured standing behind Trump as he signed paperwork to accept his third nomination for the GOP presidential candidate on Thursday, alongside his newly-selected running mate for 2024, JD Vance.
The latter’s wife, Usha Vance, stood with Melania, as well as the president’s daughter Ivanka and son Eric.
Trump’s wife was not mentioned on the list of speakers at the RNC for Thursday but later made her official entrance to the convention floor to lilting classical music.
Mike Bedigan has more.
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 09:30
Key moments from Trump’s RNC speech as he formally accepts presidential nomination
Joe Sommerlad19 July 2024 09:00
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