The second night of RNC2020 breached norms – and possibly the law – as it deployed the White House as the ultimate backdrop for the GOP’s 2020 sales pitch
President Donald Trump trails former vice president Joe Biden in polls nationwide and in key battleground states. The majority of Americans say they dislike the president and believe the country is on the wrong track. The coronavirus pandemic continues to kill more than 1,000 Americans a day while crippling the economy just 10 weeks before Election Day.
The proceedings gave top billing to a teenager maligned by media coverage; a former state attorney general and Trump impeachment lawyer railing against the business dealings of Joe Biden’s son; a Maine lobsterman, a Wisconsin dairy farmer and a small manufacturer all bemoaning what came before Trump and celebrating what came after — a reflection of the campaign’s careful microtargeting of voting blocs they hope to secure in 70 days.
They point to efforts to show off Trump’s more hospitable, softer side through videos of him interacting with everyday Americans like health care workers and with former hostages. They celebrated the small-business owners featured on the second night, the uplifting stories from struggling Americans and the wide range of Republican views — whether they came from an anti-abortion activist or Trump’s three family members who spoke.
"My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one. My prayers are with those who are ill or suffering. I know many people are anxious and some feel helpless. I want you to know you are not alone,” she told the mostly maskless crowd in the Rose Garden. “They are trying to change the narrative a bit around the idea of Trump being on the defensive,” said Michael Steele, former chair of the Republican National Committee. “The problem is, it’s hard to do when you are running into the reality of 170,000 Americans who have lost their lives because of the coronavirus and thousands of Americans getting infected.”
In the convention’s re-telling of the Trump presidency, the coronavirus pandemic is a problem already solved and the economy is back to its heights. The video of the president attending a naturalization ceremony for five immigrants at the White House offered a montage in sharp contrast to the administration’s persistent efforts to reduce the number of legal immigrants and visa holders allowed into the country.
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