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Trump appeared after a raucous performance by country rock star Kid Rock, who performed his version of “American Bad Ass,” an introduction by UFC chief Dana White, a shirt-ripping of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan and his rallying cry, ” “God Bless the USA” singing. As he walked onto the stage, his name was written on the screen in giant letters of light.
But after that impressive introduction, the former president appeared relatively restrained as he spoke to Republicans for more than 90 minutes, often going off script, according to the BBC.
He gave a detailed account of the recent attempt on his life, implying that it was divine intervention that saved him.
However, while he emphasized the idea of national unity, he could not resist taking sharp arrows at the leaders of the Democratic Party.
The BBC identified the 5 most important aspects of Trump’s speech.
“So Much Blood”
D.Drump began his speech with a story about last Saturday’s attempt on his life in Pennsylvania.
“As you know, the assassin’s bullet was a quarter of an inch away from taking my life,” he told the assembled Republican delegates.
He said he turned his head slightly to see the immigration chart projected on the screen.
“To see the chart, I started to – that’s it – turn to the right and I was ready to start to turn a little further, which luckily I didn’t when I heard a loud whistle and felt something hit me, really, really hard, in my right ear. I said to myself, “Wow, what was that – it could only have been a bullet.”
Trump called the Secret Service agents who rushed to the scene “very brave”.
“I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God,” he said. – Many people say it was a providential moment. It probably was.”
He thanked the crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, for not panicking or causing a commotion.
“They just didn’t want to leave me and you could see the love on their faces,” he said.
Mr. Biden’s name is mentioned only once
Although his speech sharply criticized US President Joe Biden’s policies in many aspects, D. Tuamp only once directly mentioned his rival’s name, calling him one of the worst presidents in history, as he often does at rallies.
“The damage he has done to this country is unimaginable,” he said, “just unimaginable.”
The future of Mr. Biden’s candidacy remains uncertain. He was diagnosed with Covid-19 on Wednesday and is recovering at his home in Delaware.
Mr. Biden has vowed to stay in the race despite reports that top Democrats, including Barack Obama and Nancy Pelosi, are now questioning his position, and a growing number of congressional lawmakers are calling for him to drop out and nominate a new candidate.
False statements and misleading statements
Trump promised to build the rest of the wall on the southern border, “most of which I’ve already built.” This statement is not accurate, less than 500 miles (805 km) were built during his first term.
He also painted a picture of massive inflation, saying “food prices are up 50 percent, gasoline is 60-70 percent, mortgage rates have quadrupled.”
Inflation is an important issue for American voters, but starting in 2021, In January, when Mr. Biden took office, prices rose by a total of about 20 percent.
D. Trump also mentioned in several places his baseless claim that fraud in 2020 the election cost him the presidency.
The emerging Trump clan
The convention ended with the usual family gathering on stage. But the Trump clan is more than just a show, now they are real representatives of Republican power, with the potential to become a dynasty.
Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Jr. were given prominent speaking spots, with Donald Jr. reportedly instrumental in the selection of vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
At the beginning of the week, Eric’s wife Lara Trump took the stage. As co-chair of the Republican National Committee, she will play an important role in the election campaign.
Little-known members of the clan, such as his eldest granddaughter Kai Trump, an avid golfer, also spoke at the convention. She is 17 years old, but in November she will not have the right to vote yet.
The other Trumps were much less well known. Last night, Melania Trump made a rare public appearance, but she did not take the podium and speak, as the wives of US candidates usually do on such occasions.
So did Trump’s daughter Ivanka, who attended the convention with her husband, Jared Kushner, only on the last day. Once a close adviser to her father, she retired from politics after her father left the White House.
Unity hiding in the background?
Trump generally tried to continue the general theme of national unity that echoed throughout this week’s convention, but at several points he veered into sharp attacks on Democrats and their policies.
At the beginning of the speech, he told the crowd: “Together we will usher in a new era of security, prosperity and freedom for citizens of all races, religions, colors and creeds.”
“I am running for president for all of America, not for half of America, because there is no victory for half of America,” he added.
Still, he couldn’t resist ad libs criticizing top Democrats and the leadership of the United Auto Workers, one of the nation’s largest unions. In addition to criticizing President J. Biden, he called former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “crazy.” Speaking about the legal cases against him, he said: “They have to stop this because they are destroying our country.”
Trump also demanded that “the Democratic Party immediately stop weaponizing the justice system.”
As throughout his political career, immigration has been high on the agenda.
He called illegal immigration “an invasion that kills hundreds of thousands of people every year” and promised “the biggest deportation operation in the history of our country — even bigger than President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s years ago.” in 1954 over a million Mexican immigrants were deported from the United States.
In one of his longest speeches at the convention, he blamed immigrants for crime, saying, “We’ve become a dumping ground for a world that laughs at us, they think we’re stupid.”
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2024-07-20 07:01:13