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| Republican convention day two pushes party unity and mass deportation | Republican convention day two pushes party unity and mass deportation |
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| Speeches expected by House speaker and Trump’s former opponents in primaries help party present unified front | Speeches expected by House speaker and Trump’s former opponents in primaries help party present unified front |
| The former Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis will address the party’s convention on Tuesday, as Donald Trump looks to consolidate the support of their primary voters in his rematch against Joe Biden in November. | The former Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis will address the party’s convention on Tuesday, as Donald Trump looks to consolidate the support of their primary voters in his rematch against Joe Biden in November. |
| DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, has been generally supportive of Trump since abandoning his White House bid in January. Haley, who dropped out of the presidential race in March, offered some sharp criticism of Trump during her campaign, but she has since indicated that she will vote for the former president in November. Her appearance at the convention, which was a last-minute addition to the schedule, offers Trump the chance to present a united Republican front as Democrats clash over Biden’s candidacy. | DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, has been generally supportive of Trump since abandoning his White House bid in January. Haley, who dropped out of the presidential race in March, offered some sharp criticism of Trump during her campaign, but she has since indicated that she will vote for the former president in November. Her appearance at the convention, which was a last-minute addition to the schedule, offers Trump the chance to present a united Republican front as Democrats clash over Biden’s candidacy. |
| Other Republicans set to speak on Tuesday include Mike Johnson, the House speaker, and Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who had been on Trump’s shortlist of running mates. Senate candidates from key battleground states – including Kari Lake of Arizona, Eric Hovde of Wisconsin and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania – also had the opportunity to address convention attendees. | |
| The speeches come after Republicans opened their nominating convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a high-energy note. Trump began the convention on Monday with the announcement that JD Vance, the Ohio senator, would serve as his running mate, ending months of heated speculation over who would join the former president at the top of the ticket. | The speeches come after Republicans opened their nominating convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on a high-energy note. Trump began the convention on Monday with the announcement that JD Vance, the Ohio senator, would serve as his running mate, ending months of heated speculation over who would join the former president at the top of the ticket. |
| “Let’s make America one again,” said Reince Preibus, former chair of the Republican national convention, in his remarks on Tuesday evening, continuing the unity theme that Republicans are hoping to employ for the rest of the election year after years of dehumanizing and violent rhetoric. | “Let’s make America one again,” said Reince Preibus, former chair of the Republican national convention, in his remarks on Tuesday evening, continuing the unity theme that Republicans are hoping to employ for the rest of the election year after years of dehumanizing and violent rhetoric. |
| That decision to change the tone of the campaign comes after Saturday’s assassination attempt at a Trump rally, in which Trump’s ear was injured and one attendee was killed. | That decision to change the tone of the campaign comes after Saturday’s assassination attempt at a Trump rally, in which Trump’s ear was injured and one attendee was killed. |
| Kari Lake, a Trump ally and Republican candidate for senate in Arizona, meanwhile, used her speech time to launch an attack on the media, which she called “fake news”, and said more Americans were no longer tuning in to mainstream news. | Kari Lake, a Trump ally and Republican candidate for senate in Arizona, meanwhile, used her speech time to launch an attack on the media, which she called “fake news”, and said more Americans were no longer tuning in to mainstream news. |
| She then turned her attention to illegal drugs and crime, part of the Tuesday theme, “Make America Safe Once Again”. She attributed the issues to the Biden administration and Democrats. “The problems we face are huge – the problems caused by the Democrat party – but the solutions are simple. First of all, stop the Biden-vasion and build a wall,” she said. | She then turned her attention to illegal drugs and crime, part of the Tuesday theme, “Make America Safe Once Again”. She attributed the issues to the Biden administration and Democrats. “The problems we face are huge – the problems caused by the Democrat party – but the solutions are simple. First of all, stop the Biden-vasion and build a wall,” she said. |
| The convention floor erupted with chants of “build that wall”. | The convention floor erupted with chants of “build that wall”. |
| Immigration reform has become a rallying cry for Republicans, with Trump and his allies repeatedly and falsely accusing Biden of supporting “open borders”. | Immigration reform has become a rallying cry for Republicans, with Trump and his allies repeatedly and falsely accusing Biden of supporting “open borders”. |
| Trump has previously called for the deportation of 15 million to 20 million undocumented immigrants if he wins re-election, and Vance voiced his own support for mass deportation in an interview with Sean Hannity, the Fox News host, on Monday. | Trump has previously called for the deportation of 15 million to 20 million undocumented immigrants if he wins re-election, and Vance voiced his own support for mass deportation in an interview with Sean Hannity, the Fox News host, on Monday. |
| “We have to deport people,” Vance told Hannity. “We have to deport people who broke our laws who came in here. And I think we need to start with the violent criminals.” | “We have to deport people,” Vance told Hannity. “We have to deport people who broke our laws who came in here. And I think we need to start with the violent criminals.” |
| While Republicans rally, Biden and his Democratic allies are resuming some campaign communications after suspending their planned anti-Trump ads in response to the assassination attempt. At a press conference in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Biden campaign officials said that the assassination attempt against Trump would not change their messaging strategy. | While Republicans rally, Biden and his Democratic allies are resuming some campaign communications after suspending their planned anti-Trump ads in response to the assassination attempt. At a press conference in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Biden campaign officials said that the assassination attempt against Trump would not change their messaging strategy. |
| “The president and the vice-president have been very clear on their vision when it comes to the agenda that they want to put forward for Americans. Our campaign has been talking about that for months,” said Quentin Fulks, Biden’s principal deputy campaign manager. “And we’re going to continue to draw the contrast of what that work actually means and what it means for the lives of those American people.” | “The president and the vice-president have been very clear on their vision when it comes to the agenda that they want to put forward for Americans. Our campaign has been talking about that for months,” said Quentin Fulks, Biden’s principal deputy campaign manager. “And we’re going to continue to draw the contrast of what that work actually means and what it means for the lives of those American people.” |
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| As of now, it seems like Biden still needs to sell more voters on that message. National polls show a neck-and-neck race, and Biden appears to be in trouble in several states he won in 2020. In a more worrisome sign for Biden, 19 congressional Democrats have called on him to drop out of the race following his disastrous debate performance last month. | As of now, it seems like Biden still needs to sell more voters on that message. National polls show a neck-and-neck race, and Biden appears to be in trouble in several states he won in 2020. In a more worrisome sign for Biden, 19 congressional Democrats have called on him to drop out of the race following his disastrous debate performance last month. |
| Speaking at a brunch in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Chris LaCivita, the co-manager of Trump’s campaign, expressed the utmost confidence in their chances of victory this fall. | Speaking at a brunch in Milwaukee on Tuesday, Chris LaCivita, the co-manager of Trump’s campaign, expressed the utmost confidence in their chances of victory this fall. |
| “We have nearly 20 paths to get to where we need to get,” LaCivita said. “They have one, maybe two.” | “We have nearly 20 paths to get to where we need to get,” LaCivita said. “They have one, maybe two.” |
| Despite the warning signs, Fulks insisted that the Democratic National Committee would move forward with its earlier plan to nominate Biden via a virtual roll call vote before its convention in Chicago next month. Democrats initially proposed the virtual roll call because of a ballot deadline of 7 August in Ohio, but state legislators passed a bill to address that issue. Still, Biden’s team is undeterred. | Despite the warning signs, Fulks insisted that the Democratic National Committee would move forward with its earlier plan to nominate Biden via a virtual roll call vote before its convention in Chicago next month. Democrats initially proposed the virtual roll call because of a ballot deadline of 7 August in Ohio, but state legislators passed a bill to address that issue. Still, Biden’s team is undeterred. |
| “We have moved forward. We instituted this before they had a fix, and we’re going to continue on that path,” Fulks said. | “We have moved forward. We instituted this before they had a fix, and we’re going to continue on that path,” Fulks said. |
| The New Jersey senator Cory Booker traveled to Milwaukee for the press conference to express his robust support for the president’s agenda, and he appeared to grow frustrated as he listed the many policy differences between Biden and Trump. | The New Jersey senator Cory Booker traveled to Milwaukee for the press conference to express his robust support for the president’s agenda, and he appeared to grow frustrated as he listed the many policy differences between Biden and Trump. |
| “We know what we have. And so all of our jobs is to simply tell the truth,” Booker said. “In this moment in our democracy, please vote for decency and kindness and empathy and grace. Those are the best American values.” | “We know what we have. And so all of our jobs is to simply tell the truth,” Booker said. “In this moment in our democracy, please vote for decency and kindness and empathy and grace. Those are the best American values.” |