Analysis: Trump's speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention capped off what has been an extraordinary, brazen and politically-effective week for his party | KnottMatthew
Even in the fourth year of his presidency, Donald Trump retains the ability to shock. Trump's speech on the final night of the Republican National Convention capped off what has been an extraordinary, brazen and politically effective week for his party.
President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention in Washington.Never before in US history has the White House been used as the setting for such a party-political event. Under the guise of the coronavirus pandemic, Trump turned the presidential residence into a political broadcasting centre. During the four-day convention he pardoned a former bank robber and hosted a live citizenship ceremony.
Fireworks light up the sky around the Washington Monument after President Donald Trump delivered his acceptance speech at the White House to the 2020 Republican National Convention.Trump did mention rioting and violence in American cities, but it was as if the unrest was taking place in a different country — one in which he wasn't President.
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