Trump Acceptance Speech
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Trump claims GOP nomination, tells struggling Americans 'I am your voice'Just over a year after Donald J. Trump descended his iconic escalator in Manhattan to announce he was joining a packed field of political veterans seeking the Republican nomination for president, the New York billionaire completed an astonishing and historic political ascent Thursday night in Cleveland, officially claiming his party’s nomination — and declaring to struggling Americans, “I am your voice.”
Trump electrified the convention crowd on closing night, with chants of “U.S.A.” frequently breaking out as the nominee vowed to put “America first.” He used the speech to align...
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FACT CHECK: Donald Trump's Republican Convention Speech, AnnotatedDonald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president Thursday night, delivering a speech that lays out America's struggles with crime, terrorism and immigration and how he plans to address them.
NPR's politics team has annotated Trump's speech below. Portions we commented on are highlighted, followed by analysis, context and fact check in italics.
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Trump accepts GOP nomination as ‘law and order’ candidateDonald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night, giving the biggest speech of his short political career — seeking to end a troubled, fractious GOP convention on a high note.
The nominee entered to stirring string music, with the jumbotron displaying only his name –TRUMP – in gold letters above his head.
“Friends, delegates, and fellow Americans, I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States,” Trump said. Then he joined the crowd in their chants, “USA! USA!”
Trump’s speech cast...
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