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
We had a very, very strong economy, and then we were hit with the virus that knocked everything. He reacted quickly. He closed the border from china. Then he closed the border of those coming in from europe. And he went right to work setting up the task force to study the virus. This virus was perplexing. No one knew what to do at first. We did close the country. We shut things down because we tried to get a handle on it and didnt want to overwhelm our medical systems. And once we got that under control and started to change the curve on the virus, the president realized and he knew that the economy would be killed if we didnt start to reopen. So he worked the scientists to get regulations or suggestions to the governors on both sides of the aisle on how to open up and get the economy back on track. You are seeing that working. With the past three months we have created almost 9 million jobs. We came out of a great recession. By comparison, it took four years to create 9 million jobs i
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
Welcome the first lady of the United States, misses melania trump. Mrs. Melania trump. [cheers and applause] good evening. It seems like just yesterday that we were at our First Convention where my husband accepted the republican nomination and then became our 45th president of the United States. Enthusiasm for who should lead this nation, it is clear today as it was four years ago. I know i speak for my husband and the entire family when i say we have not forgotten the incredible people who were willing to take a chance on the businessman who had never worked in politics. Electedit was you who him to be commanderinchief and we know it is you who will carry us through again. By the humbled incredible support then and we are still grateful today. Factt to acknowledge the that since march, our lives have changed drastically. ,he invisible enemy, covid19 swept across our beautiful country and impacted all of us. My deepest sympathies goes out to all of you who have lost a loved one and my