President Trump accepts the GOP nomination for president during final night of RNC2020: “My fellow Americans, tonight with a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism, I profoundly accept this nomination for president of the United States.”
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It would have been a jarring scene in any moment -- bright lights and big"TRUMP-PENCE" signs on the South Lawn of the White House, as a giant political rally was held at the most famous residence in the United States. By the close of the 2020 Republican National Convention, nearly 500 current and former GOP officials have gone public opposing a second term for the president of their own party.The divide over President Donald Trump and Trumpism has raised existential questions for Republicans both about party identity and loyalty.
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, and his wife Dr. Jill Biden, watch fireworks with Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff, following the final day of the Democratic National Convention, Aug. 20, 2020, at the Chase Center in Wilmington, Del.
The Biden campaign is once again criticizing Trump on the coronavirus pandemic, tallying the number of Americans lost to COVID-19 over the four days of the RNC and deriding Trump for delivering “a delusional vision” of the country, rather than articulating his vision for dealing with the pandemic -- something Biden’s Deputy Campaign Manager Kate Bedingfield said would not come as a surprise to the American people.
Trump made a point to emphasize that he was in the White House, and physically outside it, in making a contrast between him and Biden. Multiple Trump administration officials, including counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway, have been cited for repeated and knowing violations of the Hatch Act, but enforcement of violations is left to the individual's employer and no action has been taken in those cases.11:35 p.m. Trump says election a choice between law and order and"mob rule"
President Donald Trump speaks from the South Lawn of the White House on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. And he specifically pointed to Biden's approach to the pandemic response as worse for the country, saying it would have caused more deaths without the initial travel ban from China and causing families more harm if there were more shutdowns across the country.
"At no time before have voters faced a clearer choice between two parties, two visions, two philosophies or two agendas. This election will decide whether we SAVE the American Dream, or whether we allow a socialist agenda to DEMOLISH our cherished destiny," he said. President Donald Trump delivers his acceptance speech for the Republican presidential nomination on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington.
"Our thoughts are with the wonderful people who have just come through the wrath of Hurricane Laura. We are working closely with state and local officials in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi -- sparing no effort to save lives," he said at the beginning of his speech. "They showed us that it doesn't matter how peaceful you are. Doesn't matter if you comply. Doesn't matter. They will shoot you in the back in front of your kids."Protesters escort a man from Black Lives Matter plaza Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington.ABC News Senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce reported hearing the faint music and pounding sounds from the protesters as the president speaks. No specific chanting could be heard, she said, but an unmistakable din.
Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump and White House senior adviser, speaks on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington.
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