
Trump Accepts Nomination, Gives Speech at RNC
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 5m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
The RNC officially comes to a close as Donald Trump accepts the GOP nomination for president.
The RNC officially comes to a close as Donald Trump accepts the GOP nomination for president.
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Trump Accepts Nomination, Gives Speech at RNC
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 5m 24sVideo has Closed Captions
The RNC officially comes to a close as Donald Trump accepts the GOP nomination for president.
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THE RNC OFFICIALLY COMES TO A CLOSE AS DONALD TRUMP ACCEPTS THE GOP NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT WITH A MARATHON OF A SPEECH WE KICK OFF OUR TEAM COVERAGE WITH AMANDA VICKY, WHO IS LIVE AT PFIZER FORM IN MILWAUKEE WHERE DONALD TRUMP JUST WRAPPED UP HIS SPEECH.
AMANDA.
FRIEND NEWS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND DELEGATES THAT TRUMP BITES THEY'VE BEEN NAMED BY HULK HOGAN ARE CELEBRATING THE BIG BALLOON DROP HAPPENING.
BAND PLAYING.
WE JUST HAD OPERATION NOW.
AS FOR THE SPEECH, DONALD TRUMP HAS MADE A LOT OF THEM OVER HIS LIFETIME.
BUT THIS REALLY WAS A MAJOR ONE.
AS FOR THE 3RD TIME, OFFICIALLY BECAME REPUBLICANS NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT.
AM RUNNING TO BE PRESIDENT FOR ALL OF AMERICA, NOT HALF OF AMERICA BECAUSE THERE IS NO VICTORY IN WINNING.
FOR HALF OF THE MAN.
SO TONIGHT.
WITH A AND DEVOTION, I PROUDLY ACCEPT YOUR NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT.
IT WAS ALSO POTENTIALLY REDEFINING SPEECH FOR HIM.
IT WAS FIRST PRESS AFTER THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OVER THE WEEKEND.
TO THAT END, TRUMP BEGAN UNCHARACTERISTICALLY SUBDUED AND THEN HE SPENT MORE THAN 10 MINUTES TELLING THE STORY THAT IT'S SO PAINFUL THAT PEOPLE NEVER REALLY TELL IT ALL OF HIS NARROW ESCAPE IN ORDER TO SEE THE CHILD.
I STARTED TO LIKE THIS.
TURNED TO MY RIGHT.
AND WAS READY TO BEGIN.
A LITTLE BIT FURTHER.
TURN, WHICH I'M VERY LUCKY.
I DIDN'T DO.
WHEN I HEARD A LOUD WHIZZING SOUND AND FELT SOMETHING HIT ME REALLY, REALLY HARD.
ON MY RIGHT EAR.
I SAID TO MYSELF, WOW, WHAT WAS THAT?
IT CAN ONLY BE A BULLET.
NOW THOUSANDS OF INDIVIDUALS AT THE CONVENTION, GOT QUIET, HELD A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THEM.
AND THE FIREFIGHTER WHO WAS KILLED IN THAT ATTACK WITH TRUMP ANNOUNCING THAT MILLION HAS BEEN RAISED FOR HIS FAMILY.
THE FIREFIGHTER'S JACKET AND HELMET WERE ON STAGE DURING THE ADDRESS.
SO IT'S TYPICAL IN MANY WAYS, FOR EXAMPLE, FROM SPAN TAKING ISSUE WITH SOMETHING HE SAID WHAT HE I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE TONIGHT.
THEY SHOUTED BACK.
YES, YOU ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE BUILDUP FROM TERMS TEAM THAT WAS GOING ON TO PROJECT A MORE UNIFYING MESSAGE MODE THAN USUAL.
DID GET THAT AT LEAST AT THE START.
BUT THEN TRUMP REVERTED TO COMMON BUT TO ACHIEVE THIS FUTURE, WE MUST FIRST RESCUE OUR NATION FROM FAILED AND EVEN INCOMPETENT LEADERSHIP.
WE HAVE TOTALLY INCOMPETENT LEADERSHIP.
THIS WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY.
UNDER THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION.
WE ARE INDEED A NATION IN DECLINE.
MORE CLASSIC FROM RAILED AGAINST ILLEGAL ALIENS TO TALK ABOUT HOW IMPRESSED HE WAS BY THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THAT ATTEND KID ROCK CONCERT WITH PROPER COURSE OPENING FOR HIM.
CLAIMS THAT RUSSIA NOT GET TAX UKRAINE HAD HE BEEN PRESIDENT AND HE WENT ON TO MAKE A LOT OF PROMISES.
HE ALSO REFERENCED HIS LEGAL WOES AND HIS MORE RECENT LEGAL WIN, INCLUDING THE DROPPING EARLIER OF THE FEDERAL CASE THAT ACCUSED HIM OF ILLEGALLY KEEPING CLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS.
AND WE MUST NOT CRIMINALIZE DISSENT DEMONIZE POLITICAL DISAGREEMENT, WHICH IS WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY LATELY AT A LEVEL THAT NOBODY HAS EVER SEEN BEFORE.
IN THAT SPIRIT, THE DEMOCRAT PARTY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP WEAPONIZING THE JUSTICE SYSTEM LABELING THEIR POLITICAL OPPONENT.
AS ENEMY OF DEMOCRACY.
ESPECIALLY SINCE THAT IS NOT TRUE.
IN FACT, I AM THE ONE SAVING DEMOCRACY FOR THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY.
FROM SPENT A LOT OF TIME.
YES, COMPLAINING ABOUT DEMOCRATS AND THEIR POLICIES WITH ONLY ONE PREFERENCE, PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN, AND IT WAS ACTUALLY BY HIS NAME.
INSTEAD OF THAT, THEY OFTEN USED WRITING NICKNAMES.
IT WAS PERHAPS AN ATTEMPT TO BRING ON NEW INDIVIDUALS TO THE FULL.
HIS TEAM HAD BEEN A LOT OF TIME BUILDING UP THIS MESSAGE OF UNITY AND TRUMP DID.
HE MADE A DIRECT ASKING PEOPLE.
HE WHETHER YOU SUPPORTED ME IN THE PAST WERE NOT PLEASE VOTE FOR ME.
HE SAID SO I CAN BRING
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