Donald Trump took the stage on the closing night of the Republican National Convention to deliver a historic speech and officially accept the GOP nomination for the upcoming US presidential election.
The former president and now officially a 2024 presidential candidate started his address by calling for unity. “Together we will launch a new era of safety, prosperity, and freedom for citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed. The discord and division in our society must be healed. We must heal it quickly. As Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and a shared destiny. We rise together or we fall apart.”
Former President Trump delivered his speech and paid tribute to the victim of the shooting
Before delivering his speech, President Trump paid tribute to fireman Corey Comperatore, who was killed at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania last week. Trump had Comperatore’s fireman gear on the stage and stood beside it as he asked for a moment of silence.
During the week, President Trump had decided against delivering a previously written 20-page speech at the RNC. The former president criticized Biden’s policies and also recounted the assassination attempt that almost led to his untimely death.
“I felt very safe, I had God on my side”
Trump noted that he was not supposed “to be here tonight.” He finished recounting the incident by explaining his iconic picture, just after being shot. Trump said that by raising his fist it was his way of letting the crowd know that he was okay.
Trump praised the Secret Service but called for the director to resign
Former President Trump praised the secret service agents who protected him but called for the director to resign over the attempt on his life.
Trump aimed a great deal of his speech towards Director Kimberly Cheatle. He argued that lawmakers have called the failed assassination attempt “a collection of security failures.”
Kimberly has taken severe criticism from both Democrats and Republicans. Politicians in both parties have expressed their concerns over the circumstances that led to the attempt on Trump’s life.
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