Over four days, Americans witnessed a Republican convention like no other in history. Takeaways, analysis, and impressions from the convention floor
Former Cruz campaign manager Jeff Roe on Trump’s prospects in November: “Trump could still win with zero votes among minorities as long as he gets 70% of whites” (Photos: AFP/Imagebank)
For those who watched hours of GOP convention coverage and walked away with the impression that it was a grim morbid affair replete with scare tactics that ISIS is coming and other such warmongering Donald Trump had this to say: “If you want to hear corporate spin the carefully crafted lies and the media myths — the Democrats are holding their convention next week. But here at our convention there will be no lies. We will honor the American people with the truth and nothing else.”
During his acceptance speech Trump kept the hamming it up to a minimum but Trump is Trump and in an address that lasted more than an hour he turned profile a few times after applause and ovation lines joined in with chants of “USA USA ” flashed a few thumbs-up signs and clearly relished the moment he’s been waiting for since he announced his candidacy last June.
Taking a more nuanced approach on immigration Trump said he would bar migrants from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until a new vetting mechanism has been put in place. Until then he said: “We don’t want them in our country.”
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