Takeaways from the final night of the Republican National Convention
On a night where Republicans projected confidence about their 2024 presidential prospects, Donald Trump began his prime-time address with an unexpected moment of vulnerability. During the Republican National Convention, where he formally accepted the party's nomination for a third consecutive term, Trump opened up about a recent assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the audience at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum. The crowd responded with chants of “Yes, you are,” to which Trump replied, “Thank you, but I’m not.” He then shifted back into his familiar style, diverging from his prepared remarks to criticize political adversaries, celebrate the dismissal of one of his indictments, and highlight familiar crowd-pleasers in what became the longest nomination acceptance speech in modern history. Trump took pride in his administration's economic achievements and lack of new foreign conflicts, while harshly criticizing President Joe