Thank you. And may the good lord bless america. Over america. Good evening. Im nikki haley, and its great to be back at the Republican National convention. Ill start with a little story. Its about an American Ambassador to the United Nations , and its about a speech she gave to this convention. She called for the reelection of the republican president she served. And she called out his democratic opponent. A former Vice President from a failed administration. That ambassador said, and i quote, democrats always blame america first. The year was 1984. The president was ronald reagan. And ambassador Jane Kirkpatricks words are just as true you today. Joe biden and the democrats are still blaming america first. Donald trump has always put america first. And he has earned four more years as president. It was an honor of a lifetime to serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations. Now, the u. N. Is not for the faint of heart. Its a place where dictators, murders, and thieves de
This evening, nikki haley, jim jordan, steve scalise, and senator tim scott. Here is that session. A country where were judged by our character with dignity an respect for all. Belief that all are created equal, that lives matter irrespective of race, creed, or color. Committed to excelling beyond our dreams. Limited only by our imaginations where rugged individualism and american exceptionalism inspired the best in each of us. And when we see injustice to one, we act to fix it for all. This is our story. We journey together. We stand in the breach to preserve a way of life that while imperfect, has brought prosperity, honor, and dignity to generations past and will for generations to come. Four years ago, we faced a historic crossroad. Career politicians promising change every election. But delivering emptiness. We chose a different path. A man who was not a politician. A man who cares. A man who loves america. And all americans. A man who works works tirelessly for you. Even tonight
Than 300 candidates gather to kick things off. Any moment now, the president will appear with six american hostages. During his time in the white house, held captive. Tonight, the famed land of promise, speakers include the former ambassador to the u. N. , nikki haley, the president s son, and one of the leading voices on Race Relations in the Republican Party. They all have a prompt and position this evening. We have reporting from senior Political Correspondent mike emanuel standing by there in washington and analysis from dan heninger and marie harf. Good evening to all of you. We will get a comment in a moment here, and i want to bring our audience up to speed, a video at the moment is about to play out called bring them home that goes directly to the lives of those held captive overseas. I thought i had been forgotten. I nearly gave up hope. I was so afraid. I believed i would die here. American hostages. For cotton and wasting away in faroff prisons. Wrongfully detained foreign g
Positivity that is up lifting some far much of what we herd are sustained attacks on the Democratic Party and joe bride in. But i will say this, we have seen a number of every day americans, just like democrats did last week, we herd from a nurse, we lettered from front line workers, we herd from a Small Business owner, really answering the question, is your life better than four years ago. And all of them had said yes. And the way they are addressing it are special Education Services particular to the coronavirus, economic downfall. So we also have herd from a number of President Trumps staunchest supporters, we will see some of this speak later, former un ambassador nikki haley, tim scott the only black republican senator at that level. So there are a number of things we are going to hear, but the theme has really been to characterize joe biden, the democrats as socialists, and that has been the theme last week and counter programming that we saw. But also trying to defend President
States Supreme Court. Four years ago, i announced my first list of highly qualified candidates and promised to fill the vacancy by Justice Scalia from among those names. Just days after my inauguration, i kept that promise when i nominated judge gorsuch. As you know, he has been very spectacular. A year later, i nominated and the Senate Confirmed justice kavanaugh. By the end of my first term, we will have confirmed a Record Number of federal judges. All of whom will faithfully uphold our constitution as written. What has always made america exceptional is our reverence for the impartial rule of law. People have come from all over the world to pursue the American Dream based on the sacred principle. This sacred principle. Equality under the law is the bedrock of our society. It is the principal that inspired american heroes to abolish slavery and segregation, secure civil rights, and build the most free and just nation in history. Unfortunately, there is a growing radical Left Movement