Campaignb smith on 2020 and the role of military voters and young americans. Plus your emails, tweets, and phone calls. Washington journal starts now. First Lady Melania Trump closed out day two of the Republican National convention with a speech from the white house last night where she called on voters to support her husband for a second term claiming he will fight for them. Yourll continue with comments and reactions to the Republican National convention with a look ahead at tonights lineup. Here is how we are dividing the line. If you support the president dial in at 202 7488000. If you are supporting joe biden 202 7488001. If you have a thirdparty candidate or are undecided dialing that dial in at 202 7488002. You can also text us with your first name, city, and state at 202 7488003. Join the conversation on facebook and twitter. While we wait for your calls, here is a little bit from the first lady. As you have heard this evening, i dont want to use this precious time attacking t
Week with a different break from tradition, bringing brand new meaning to a timeworn political cliche. The rose garden strategy. Its more than a metaphor now. Thats where First Lady Melania Trump will deliver her speech tonight. The site of President Trumps acceptance speech on thursday. Well see him from the iconic east room tonight. Mike pompeo will become the first secretary of state in modern times to give a political speech to a Party Convention when he beams in on a Diplomatic Mission to the middle east. Mary bruce is at the white house and mary, all president s try to capitalize on the trappings of the office when they run for reelection. This convention taking it to a whole new level. George, this is a familiar setting but we have never seen anything like this before. A first family using the white house, the peoples house, as the backdrop for a political convention. Critics say it crosses a moral line, but the president is intent on using the trappings of the incumbency to mak
Trump and mike pompeo from jerusalem. Just before things got started tonight, we got word that one of tonights speakers had been pulled from the program. Maryann mendoza was scheduled to appear in i a video. She shared an antisemitic video today. Chuck todd is at his post. Youve been listening for about an hour and a half now, the second night of the republican convention. What themes are emerging. I would say theres a little less red meat so far. Tonight youre seeing another similar theme. Theres another focus, particularly show casing what President Trump has done with criminal justice reform. You know, both campaigns, guys, tell me that there is a chance that donald trump could overperform with africanamerican men. A its a concern of the Biden Campaign and its a focus of the trump campaign. A lot of this targeting here is something we talked about last night, trying to cut against this narrative that the president has been stoking racial tensions. Theyve been trying to heal this bec
Here is a live picture of the convention right now. This is Lieutenant Governor from florida that our political reporter, greg lee is with us monitoring the speeches and proceedings. Greg, anything jump out at you so far . I think a couple of things that we have heard from a lot of speakers as you and julie mentioned. We have heard a lot of different approaches and topics including faith, the economy, trade, the Opioid Crisis and in talks about a lot of normal everyday American People about why they believe President Trump should remain in office for another four years. We have heard some sustained attacks on joe biden and his family as well as several attacks on the media. Not only from Tiffany Trump but from Nicholas Sandmann who you referenced in the introduction and that has been the tone of both supporting President Trump in talking about the good they believe he has done as well as creating a bleak picture if democrats are elected as well as attacking the media. That has been a t
Destabilize that activities in the middle east and beyond for years and up to today iran has defied International Law by breaking the uns own weapons they and her body militias and terror groups with the firepower to kill and my young men were going straight over but to watch does listen to what pomp a. F. P. Recorded speech from israel lets listen to all accounts of president eisenhower said for all that we cherish and justly desire for ourselves or for our children the securing of peace is the 1st requisite indeed the primary constitutional function of the National Government is ensuring that your family and mine are safe and enjoy the freedom to live to work to learn and to worship as they choose. Delivering on this duty to keep us safe and our freedoms intact this president has led bold initiatives in nearly every corner of the world and china has pulled back the curtain on the predatory aggression of the Chinese Communist party the president has held china accountable for covering