Steve cortes Discusses Campaign 2020 and the Republican Convention. Plus, emails, tweets, and phone calls. Washington journal is next. With gratitude for the confidence President Donald Trump has placed in me, the support of our Republican Party, and the grace of god, i humbly accept your nomination to run and serve as Vice President of the United States. From the third night of the Republican National convention, the Vice President in baltimore excepting the nomination to serve as the president s running mate. We will begin with your thoughts andhe themes of the evening the issues surrounding campaign 2020 and our first hour. You can dial in at 202 7488000 if you are supporting President Trump. If you support joe biden, call us at 202 7488001. Candidateport another or undecided, your line is 202 7488002. Us with your name, city, and state, or go to twitter and facebook to join the conversation. Pageew york times front framed last nights convention speeches. Law and orderew as a rallyi
Encouraging anybody in harms way to get out of harms way. To answer your question, as of right now there are no changes. He is first and foremost, the commanderinchief of this country and if plans need to be changed, they will. Host what can we expect tonight . Guest i think we will get an aspirational look at what can be done in this country, what has been done economically amount what is happening right now regarding the economic renaissance in america. We know we have a lot of hard work to do but there are very real reasons and data points that suggest that the economic rebuild of our country has commenced and has accelerated. 20 20 is a very unusual year in a very ways 2020 is unusual year. That includes those of us in politics. I believe the vote will be decided largely on the basis that it normally is. I mean citizens will say which candidate can make me personally and the country collectively more prosperous in the years ahead. President trump is going to focus on that economic
Washington post, this is one half hour. Good morning. I am jonathan capehart. Welcome to first look. The onestop shop for news and analysis all about the Democratic Convention. Join me each morning for uptodate information from Washington Post reporters, followed by commentary from prominent Washington Post columnists and contributors. We are starting this morning after the Democratic Convention with the man we started with. Glenn kessler, good morning and welcome. Dan, i will start with you. Give me your initial reaction to the speech last night by former Vice President and now democratic president ial nominee, joe biden. Dan i thought it was a very strong speech, probably one of the best speeches of a former Vice President and now democratic nominee has given his long career. This has been a pretty successful convention up to last night. But all conventions eventually depend on the performance of the nominee. There are questions about whether biden was going to rise to that moment. I
Many say 2016 candidate trump all road generously from former minnesota governor and our t. V. Host Jesse Ventura jesse welcome back to the big picture good to be back on the big picture hala nice to be here with you in the lead the way what do you what can i have to answer for you. But well whats the whats happening in the streets of portland which the president has offered to visit upon chicago and other cities are we witnessing martial law. Well i think you wish that witnessed martial law much more at the Boston Marathon when that bombing took place because what happened there the federal troops came in were actually occupying the streets and people were told to stay at home they were given orders of house arrest which is totally unconstitutional what youre seeing now is definite practice towards that by sending federal troops in when theyre not being asked by the local government or the State Government there says fed really an issue but i think holland the Bigger Picture is this i
And you dont like this. Also coming up tonight europes growing list of strong arm leader ship in the European Union be putting them in their place and the time its try to make a connection between the rule of law budget. Laws. That was successfully rejected. To our viewers on p. B. S. In the United States and all around the world welcome we begin the day in the aftermath of the blast in Beirut Lebanon as Prime Minister has declared wednesday a day of mourning the dead are still being counted hundreds have been hospitalized all caught by surprise when 2 explosions shook the lebanese capital late this afternoon tonight lebanon is a country people everywhere are asking how did this happen and why. Why did this happen. That. You know theres flames still burning tonight in beirut we want to go now to our correspondent in beirut basel our reading youve also good evening to you it is the middle of the nights now where you are darkness and making the situation that much more difficult we know