Trump. [applause] [applause] [chanting] pres. Trump thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. Friends, delegates, and distinguished guests, please, i stand before you tonight honored by your support, proud of the extraordinary progress we have made together over the last four incredible years and blooming with confidence in the bright forre, we will build america over the next four years. [applause] evening, 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 while the hurricane was fierce, one of the strongest to make landfall in 150 years, the casualties and damage were far onlythen thought possible 24 hours ago. [applause] to the greatue work of fema, Law Enforcement, and the individual states. Weekend, going this and congratulations, thank you for that great job out there. We
Even how many hamburgers you can eat. They want to defund the police and take away Second Amendment rights. They want Free Health Care for illegal immigrants. Yet they offer no protection for unborn americans. They want to pack the Supreme Court with liberals. Thiswant to codify all of by making the swamp itself, washington, d. C. Americas 51st state. With two more liberal senators, we cannot undo the damage they have done. Democratsderstand why spent an entire week telling us about who joe biden is, not what he intends to do. I am immensely proud of the work the Republican Senate has done. We are the firewall against nest Nancy Pelosis agenda. We will not be bullied by a liberal media intent on destroying americas institutions. We will stand our post on behalf of millions of americans whose stories are told in americas newspapers whose struggles are just as real. We will continue to support American Families as we defeat the coronavirus and return our economy to the envy of the world.
The coronavirus pandemic, the fight for social justice by protestors nationwide and professional athletes. And just today a category four hurricane brought widespread damage to the gulf coast. How americans believe the president is handling these cries cease, plus crises plus the largest economic recession since the Great Depression could determine whether he gets a second term in office. Joining me on the final night of the convention is cbs news senior political analyst and 06 mince correspondent john dickerson. And joel payne former advisor on Hillary Clintons 2016 president ial campaign and a cbs news contributor. And john, this night is unlike we have ever seen. Never before has the white house lawn been used for a political event, a campaign rally, no less some 2,000 people packed in in the midst of a pandemic. Yeah, it sure looks like a regular old campaign if the backyard of the peoples house. Jared kushner the president s son in law said tonight was the culmination of the host
It comes amid multiple crises. The deadly pandemic, unrest over Racial Injustice and the hurricane. Theres a lot riding on this for the president. He will be introduced in a few moments by his daughter ivanka trump. Hallie jackson is there at the white house. No matter what the president may or may not say about covid tonight, that crowd makes a statement. 1,500 people on the south loun with lawn. They are waiting to hear from ivanka trump. President trump is closing out the convention at a time of multiple crises. He will reference the hurricane thats happening, the pandemic thats occurring in this country and the unrest we have seen in wisconsin and elsewhere. President trump is trying to make the case for four more years. He will try to paint joe biden as the architect of what he will call an extreme agenda. Lester . We will hear about joe biden tonight. Andrea mitchell interviewed him earlier today. What did he tell you . Tell me about the timing of him talking. After three days, o
The u. S. In years. And the embattled president of turns to russia. Just a crackdown 20 journalists are among those detained. For so. Im told me welcome to the show. Trump is expected to accept the u. S. Republican partys nomination speech on the south lawn of the white house in about an hour from now the u. S. President acceptance of the nomination the 4 day g. O. P. Convention that has seen the republicans pitch themselves the party of law and order the closing speech comes amid simmering tension over Police Shootings and racism. They all went out on the streets of washington d. C. And found people all starkly divided in their expectations of trump so what do you think hes focusing on tonight. Oh man lets see. Bringing the country together im a lot of nonsense a lot of a lot of grasping at straws a lot of misinformation a lot of lies. This but it would just prefer just hope and pray for another 4 great 4 years like we just had so thats what were looking forward to why why oh because