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Here’s the speaker lineup for the first night of the Republican National Convention (CNBC)
The 2020 Republican National Convention kicks off Monday as President Donald Trump makes his case for reelection during overlapping national crises.
Many of the speakers, including the president, will deliver remarks from around the country during the four-day event because of the coronavirus pandemic. Parts of the convention will take place in the original site of Charlotte, North Carolina. [Read More]
Trump officially becomes Republican nominee in 2020 race after delegates’ roll call (NBC News)
President Donald Trump officially became the Republican Party’s presidential nominee Monday after a scaled-down group of delegates gathered for a roll-call vote at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Trump, who had promised to focus the Republican National Convention on a more positive and upbeat vision for the country, opened his speech as the newly selected nominee by attacking Democrats for their push to expand access to mail-in ballots amid the ongoing pandemic. [Read More]
GOP @CongressmanHice says universal mail-in ballots are an “ingredient for fraud.”@jimsciutto: “You’re not quoting a single statistic to back that claim.”@CongressmanHice: “Because it hasn’t happened yet. How do you have a claim for that which has not yet happened?” pic.twitter.com/muiFkQEDyp
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) August 24, 2020
While the Democrats’ convention “was a bunch of Washington insiders painting a very dark and gloomy picture of the United States,” the Republican convention will feature “President Trump’s very optimistic and positive view of this country.” – @TimMurtaugh #RNC2020 pic.twitter.com/5Irku9WLah
— Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) August 24, 2020
