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Amanda Vinicky is joined by Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter.
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Republican National Committeeman on Trump, Final Night of RNC
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 3m 40sVideo has Closed Captions
Amanda Vinicky is joined by Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter.
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BUT WANT TO GET BACK TO AMANDA VICKI AT MILWAUKEE'S PFIZER FORM, WHO IS JOINED BY ILLINOIS, ILLINOIS REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE MAN, RICHARD PORTER.
AMANDA, THAT AND YOU KNOW, HAVE A BANK'S, NO, NOT YET.
YES, MIAMI IS OUTGOING FROM THAT POSITION.
AS SOON AS THE GAVEL.
IS IT DOWN FROM THE CHAIR OF THE RNC?
YOU'RE NO LONGER IN THAT POSITION.
SO POTENTIALLY CURRENT OR POTENTIALLY I'M GOING I'M NOT ABLE TO WATCH MIND.
THINK YOU EITHER WAY, RICHARD PORTER, THIS IS YOUR 5TH, EVENT OF THE YEAR THAT ENDED WHAT MAKES OH, MY GOODNESS.
WHAT FIRST OF ALL, THE ENERGY WAS SO ELECTRIC BECAUSE OF THE EVENTS OVER THE WEEKEND.
AND THERE IS SO MUCH UNITY HERE ALREADY.
BUT EVEN MORE THAN THAT, I MEAN, THERE'S A REAL SENSE WE'RE LEAVING.
THIS IS GOING TO REALLY HAPPEN IN A LOT OF THE OTHER CONVENTIONS.
WE SEEM TO BE BEHIND.
SO THIS IS ONE WHERE WE'RE THING HERE UP BY A FEW TOUCHDOWNS.
THEY STILL HAVE A GAME LEFT TO THIS GAME OUT.
STRONG SENSE OF RESOLUTION SETS OF GETTING THINGS BUT REAL EXCITEMENT JUST BEEN FABULOUS.
BEEN A GREAT CONVENTION.
YOU SEE ANYTHING DIFFERENT IN PRESIDENT TRUMP.
WE HEARD A LOT ABOUT HOW HE'S GOING TO REWRITE HIS FOUND THINGS DOWN FOLLOWING SATURDAY.
YOU KNOW, HE WAS SO MOVED.
I WAS SO CLEAR YOU CAN SEE IN HIS FACE IS WORDS.
HE STARTED VERY GENTLY TELLING THE STORY.
HE'S VERY CONVERSATIONAL.
HE CONNECTS WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE WAY YOU'RE TALKING LIVING ROOM WITH ANY BUILT OVER THE SPEECH.
HE HADN'T HIS MOMENTS WHERE HE WAS CALLING UP PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE WITH ANY BILL TOWARDS THE END INTO A MORE CLASSIC TRUMP.
REVEREND PERFORMANCE IT WAS ENDS WITH HIS OTHER CONVENTIONS, IT ENDED WITH THEM AT TOP ARE SAYING THAT SOAKS ARE SYMBOLIC OF DRAMA THAT HE BRINGS TO POLITICS.
WAS EMOTIONAL ANYWAY, GIVEN THAT THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE FOR YOU OR FOR A VERY IT WAS VERY EMOTIONAL, VERY TOUCHING.
HIS IS HIS MEMORIAL TO THE GENTLEMAN WHO WAS KILLED, PROTECTING HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTERS WAS INCREDIBLY AND SO I YOU KNOW, PEOPLE AROUND US WERE TEARING ANY MOVE ON FROM THAT.
BUT YOU CAN JUST SEE HOW THAT IT TOUCHED HIM.
AND YOU KNEW THE FRANKLIN GRAHAM.
YOU KNOW, WAS LISTENING TO FRANKLIN GRAHAM IN A WAY THAT HE'S NEVER LISTEN TO FOR THIS.
THE MAN HAS FOUND GOD, BUT I THINK REALLY DOES HE'S BEEN PROTECTED BY END OF GOD.
AND SO I THINK IT'S A SHAPING HOW HE'S THINKING ABOUT HIMSELF IN THE RACE AND THE MISSION.
I WAS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE YOU KNOW, HE PROMISED ON REALLY WANT KNOW, FOR EXAMPLE, MASSIVE DEPORTATION DAY ONE PERSONALLY STOPPING ONGOING WARS WITH PHONE IS THAT WELL, I MEAN, A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN DO RIGHT OFF THE BAT.
SO, FOR EXAMPLE, HE CAN CLOSE THE BORDER.
THERE ARE THINGS LIKE THAT.
YOU CAN KIND OF GET DONE IMMEDIATELY BY ROLLING BACK SOME OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT BIDEN PUT INTO PLACE.
SO THINGS LIKE NEGATIVE ACTION.
PULL THINGS OFF THE TABLE.
THOSE ARE THE EASY TO DO WITH POSITIVE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION.
GOING OUT TO FIND PEOPLE.
WE ALWAYS EMPHASIZE ABOUT THE DEPORTATIONS IS THE FOCUS CRIMINALS.
FIRST TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE COMMITTING CRIMES THE FIRST ONES OUT THE THAT'S WHEN THINGS WE NEED TO ADDRESS MY SANCTUARY CITIES.
CAN HAVE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WORKING IN OPPOSITION TO THE CITY'S.
WE HAVE TO ALL WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.
LET'S GET IMPORTANT PART OF THIS NEW PROCESS WILL BE TO WORK WITH CITIES TO GET THAT DONE.
SOME OF THAT RHETORIC, DON'T WE JUST HAVE ABOUT 10 SECONDS LEFT, SIR.
VERY FRANKLY, SOME OF RHETORIC STILL TOO OVER THE TOP 3 WELL, I I DON'T KNOW.
I THINK HE'S TOUCHING PEOPLE WITH COMMON SENSE.
THINK THAT'S WHAT THE REAL ISSUE IS.
THIS.
THIS ELECTION IS THE LEAGUE'S FIRST OF THE COMMON MAN.
IT'S COMMON SENSE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND AGAIN,
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