Republican Party formally nominates US President Donald Trump to run against Democratic nominee Joe Biden and for a chance at a second term in the White House
President Donald Trump speaks on stage during the first day of the Republican National Committee Convention, Monday, Aug 24, 2020, in Charlotte.
“This is the most important election in the history of our country,” Trump said in an unscheduled appearance after the nomination was made official on Monday. Trump is expected to address the convention each day before formally accepting the nomination from the White House Thursday night. “We caught them doing some really bad things in 2016 ... we have to be careful because they’re trying it again,” he said. "Watch it very carefully. Because we have to win.”
Many other polls, including in battleground states, have shown Biden enjoying sizable leads as the US under Trump continues to struggle with the coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 176,000 in the country.Many of the usual trappings of a convention were present on Monday, including signs designating each state and gift bags with Republican swag.
“The truth is there’s only one person who has empathised with everyday Americans and actually been fighting for them every single day over the past four years, and that’s President Donald J Trump,” she said.
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