Introducing Trump, his daughter Ivanka also sought to reach out to female voters – a group who rate the Republican nominee particularly poorly in opinion polls. In a polished and warmly received speech, she rejected repeated suggestions of Trump’s sexism, insisting: “My father is colour blind and gender neutral.”
Guardian
— Billmon (@billmon1) July 22, 2016
But will he make the trains run on time?Donald Trump stoked the fears of an angry Republican convention on Thursday as he declared himself the law and order candidate in an acceptance speech that took a sharply authoritarian turn.
Promising supporters that “safety will be restored” once he becomes president, Trump sought to harness concern over terrorism and domestic crime to challenge Hillary Clinton on territory that has long proven a reliable rallying cry for parties of the right.
“In this race for the White House, I am the law and order candidate,” he claimed, encouraging and directing loud chants of “U-S-A, U-S-A” like the conductor of an orchestra.
“Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country,” he added.
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The 75-minute speech pushed familiar buttons. “Illegal immigrants are roaming free to threaten innocent citizens,” Trump told the booing crowd, which responded by chanting “build the wall”.
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Trump received a standing ovation when he declared: “An attack on law enforcement is an attack on all Americans”.
You know I didn't watch Trump's reportedly very long, very dark speech, so does anyone know how the crowd reacted to this?
The thing of it is, I don't think Hillary Clinton is going to offer anything much better, no matter what her convention speech says. If the world is careening toward catastrophe, she will step on the throttle.
Yeah, Don, I'm pretty sure you won't be picking up an Sanders supporters.The four-day convention in Cleveland has seen repeated cries of “lock her up” when Clinton’s name is mentioned, but Trump waved these chants aside as if granting mercy with his hands and urged instead: “Let’s defeat her in November.”
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“Nobody knows the system better than me,” he shrugged with smirk. “Which is why I alone can fix it.”
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“I have seen first hand how the system is rigged against our citizens, just like it was rigged against Bernie Sanders – he never had a chance,” said Trump. “But his supporters will join our movement, because we will fix his biggest issue: trade deals that strip our country of its jobs and strip the wealth of country.”
Guardian
How? You don't want to know.Al Jazeera's Alan Fisher, reporting from the convention centre, said the speech was an opportunity for Trump to present specific policies to the American people - something critics said had been lacking in his campaign to become the nominee.
"He didn't deliver on that front," Fisher said. "We certainly know what the problems facing America - and the view of the Republicans - are. We certainly know the failings of Hillary Clinton. What we don't know is how Donald Trump will fix it, beyond the fact that he says he will."
alJazeera
Gee, I wonder who'll pick up the difference. As Molly Ivins said about Pat Buchanan's speech, "It probably sounded better in the original German."
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.
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