Trump recounts attempt on his life, then abandons unity theme in marathon convention speech

Trump's family must be aware that he's 78, obese and has a family history (father) of Alzheimer's, and that a upporters was recently murdered at one of his rallies. Why are they not encouraging him to step aside and let a younger Republican in better physical, mental and emotional health take his place? Or in a follow the money scenario are they hoping he won't make it through the election run-up?

Trump going definitely going to need a new MAGA banner to carry into his return of his next term of control and to carry forth and represent the New political party MAGA. The banner should grey with red, black and a white background. Something outstanding which can proudly view through history as the turning point of a better human race.

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Biden wins 52 times out of 100

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Trump wins 48 times out of 100.

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bass4funkToday 02:04 pm JST

And then the shift to the world at war and destitution under Biden. 

Yes, should we talk about Afghanistan and go downhill from there with this admin.?

No, we should talk about Ukraine, which will make Afghanistan look like a walk in the park if it isn't handled correctly.

abandons unity theme

What a crock of crap!

Left wing rag "journalist" take

Polling shows both Harris and Biden tied with Trump

https://www.npr.org/2024/07/18/g-s1-11999/donald-trump-kamala-harris-poll-election-2024

He probably would have ended up like JFK had he not turned the way he did.

https://www.actionnewsjax.com/unavailable-location/

https://www.deccanherald.com/world/httpsdeccanheraldquintypecomstoryd99d81c6-da9b-4a6c-9454-3d1a3e650d84-3111861

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=782840593719591

There is an awful lot of projection in these comments.

Not according to the authors and underwriters of this article. Only strategy is to keep doubling down and try and spin the narrative.

The left won't even allow the paint to dry first. Geez!

What an inspiring and heroic speech by the next US president!

Not according to the authors and underwriters of this article. Only strategy is to keep doubling down and try and spin the narrative.

well as disparaging comments.

Amen brother. As a fellow Trump supporter, I too hate disparaging comments.

That's why I don't call other people garbage and support Trump, a guy who has certainly never made disparaging comments ever.

Unlike Joe Bidens infamous speech with the eerie red background where he called half the country extremist Trump said he wants to be the president for all Americans and not just some Americans!

FizzBit your absolutely right the left now sounds more like Alex Jones with their claims that Trumps assassination attempt was set up by Trump!

More and more of the previous mostly hidden nastiness of the entire left has come out since the embarrassing debate, falling polls, escalating fear of losing end the failed assassination.

Lashing out, undermining Biden with leaks and other dirty tricks as well as disparaging comments. Quite disgusting. Was always going on but not so openly or with such vitriol.

If someone goes after you, I have no problem with firing back. I do have a problem with making fun of someone for being capture in war. That is pathetic. Especially coming from ol' bonespurs.

True, but McCain shouldn't have opened up that dossier on Trump, I would have been ticked off as well if someone secretly spied on my campaign and tried to take me out, decorated or not.

I am just saying that if you go after Trump and want to insult the guy, prepare for the guy to come back hard and heavy back at you, that is all that I am saying.

If someone goes after you, I have no problem with firing back. I do have a problem with making fun of someone for being capture in war. That is pathetic. Especially coming from ol' bonespurs.

Kinda funny now that the conspiracy theories are coming from the “other side”, now they’re OK.

Yes, stop resisting Trump, do exactly what he wants, and there will be no problems.

That is not what I am saying. I am just saying that if you go after Trump and want to insult the guy, prepare for the guy to come back hard and heavy back at you, that is all that I am saying. And Trump plays the long game with these things, so you need to make that decision if it is worth it or not, McCain stopped after a while because Trump wasn't backing down.

No unity speech. That didn't last long.

The speech broke Trump's own 2016 record for the longest delivered by a nominee, according to the American Presidency Project at the University of California in Santa Barbara. His 2020 convention address, delivered at the White House, was the third longest ever.

At least one of Trump's 'greatest ever accomplishments' he went on about in the speech has some basis in fact.

Trump not even elected and LOOK AT THE DIVISION he sows, even here, on a newspaper forum.

I like the fact that Trump was refused being a participant in tendering for Sydneys first casino.

MAFIA TIES...lol...lol.

On NSW Parliament website.

"I could stop wars with a telephone call," he said.

Why is he waiting to make the call? Please do it right away.

Yes, but him going after Trump didn't help, it just made the fighting worse.

Yes, stop resisting Trump, do exactly what he wants, and there will be no problems.

Trump making fun of John McCain for being captured is about as low as it gets. No excuses.

Yes, but him going after Trump didn't help, it just made the fighting worse.

I never said that, calm down. 

That is exactly what you said:

*Me: **May have been wrong? It was wrong,*

You: Yes and no

McCain thought that attacking Trump he was going to be silent makes that person a fool, of course that guy would strike back, he's a counter-puncher.

Trump making fun of John McCain for being captured is about as low as it gets. No excuses.

The fear is palpable. 100 or so days. Tick tock.

Wait a minute, so now you're telling me sometimes it is okay to make fun of people who have served? Tell me more.

I never said that, calm down. I said "When someone attacks you, you have every right to respond." meaning: that if McCain thought that attacking Trump he was going to be silent makes that person a fool, of course that guy would strike back, he's a counter-puncher.

Yes and no.

So sometimes it is okay to insult veterans. Got it.

"He has been and will always be a fascist"

How will Trump presidency spell disaster exactly? It didn't the first time he was president, so why would it now?

Fact of the matter is this dramatic convention, which occurred in the shadow of equally dramatic events, clearly has appealed to moderates, independents, RFK people, union workers and a whole spectrum of undecided voters out there - even never DJTers and middle-of-the-road democrats aghast at their own state of non-affairs.

It's been a rollercoaster month since that turning point debate and the tables have definitely turned.

May have been wrong? It was wrong,

Yes and no. If you verbally attack me, get ready, so both were wrong.

so I'm not going to be lectured about being "disrespectful" to people who have served their country by someone who by your admission was wrong to disrespect John McCain.

No one is lecturing you, relax, but we CAN say what we want and on that one, I am just saying Trump was wrong to have done that, but when McCain thought, his uniform was going to stop Trump, sorry...

I don't believe for a second the right cares for veterans which is precisely why their budget proposal last year would have cut funding for he VA. 

That's ok, you don't have to believe it, but do Dems have something comparable? Never hear them talk on TV about our vets, they say they care about minorities, but they don't...

https://t2t.org/

If they do, let me know.

Don't trust any seeming mitigation in Trump's remarks. He has been and will always be a fascist. A second Trump term would spell disaster for the US and US-Asia relations. As has often been said, when the US sneezes, Japan catches pneumonia.

May have been wrong

May have been wrong? It was wrong, so I'm not going to be lectured about being "disrespectful" to people who have served their country by someone who by your admission was wrong to disrespect John McCain. I don't believe for a second the right cares for veterans which is precisely why their budget proposal last year would have cut funding for he VA. https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2023/04/24/proposed-gop-cuts-would-slash-30-billion-from-veterans-spending/

Oh wow, that's terrible. It's almost as bad as making fun of John McCain and his war injuries. reeeee

May have been wrong, but spying on his campaign and getting a FISA on this guy and then attacking him, is not sure what McCain thought at the time, but his accolades were not going to stop Trump from firing back.

Nothing new. Just needs to put the emotion aside.

What?

I'd love for Trump to win, because during his presidency, my JPY is so much higher that USD. Good US economy under any Democrat is bad for Japan.

Does tonight reactivate the counting machine in order to add to the 30,000 documented lies that he told while he was President?

What?

OMG now your truly projecting! Y

You're.

ou just made fun of a man who was murdered by a lunatic, but since he was a Trump supporter you think it's funny!

Nonsense. I made fun of Trump for kissing an inaminate object. Keep trying.

Not as disgusting as supporting a rapist felon. You don't get the high horse.

If that's the message the Dems are going to run with, Trump has this no doubt in the bag.

and that fake case will be thrown out eventually.

Absolutely

I'm watching Trump's speech right now.

He's clearly a zillion times more articulate, more coherent, and cognitively stronger than Biden could possibly be -- regardless of how much Adderall he's hopped up on.

And when Biden drops out (I give it a week), that's it. Trump will be the next president.

But cheer up, "progressives." At least he can't run for re-election in 2028. That document that you typically don't give a hoot about -- the Constitution -- prevents it.

Interesting to now mention his foreign policy.

Reuters just reported Zelensky is desperately trying to get a phone call through to Trump, who has only indicated he will "consider it" at a future time.

Suspect he will have a hard time finding a dial tone after calling him a loser.

he wasn't convicted of rape

Convicted? No. Adjudicated, yes. It's not like you wouldn't support him even if he were convicted.

and that fake case will be thrown out eventually.

Yes, everything I don't like is fake. reeee

Lasted until he was off the teleprompter .

He veered off of it, typical. The guy just does so much better off the cuff.

Then it was his usual MAGA fantasy world under his administration of the greatest economy in world history and universal peace and prosperity and zero illegal aliens. 

It was.

The usual suspect of rhetoric and falsehoods.

No, not at all.

Stock market: Stocks performed better under Trump, though both presidencies coincided with stronger-than-average gains—the S&P 500 index has posted an annualized gain of 10.8% since Biden took office in 2021, compared to 14.1% under Trump 

And then the shift to the world at war and destitution under Biden. 

Yes, should we talk about Afghanistan and go downhill from there with this admin.?

It seems one effect of the attempted assassination on Trump was to give him a megalomaniac messiah complex turbocharger.

Not sure what that means if that was supposed to be funny or what, but his record is not helping Dems electability.

If Trump tried to kiss my helmet , I'd be upset.

Melania...not so much...

"I could stop wars with a telephone call," he said.

Would be interested to know what wars those are because it certainly isn't Russia's war on Ukraine.

Even CNN's Van Jones was impressed with the energy of the RNC, comparing it to the 2008 DNC for Obama

Look at the first photo bottom.

Hulk Hogan is sitting with the Trump family in the VIP box (second row right). He gave a shirt ripping address previously.

DJT with a grandchild on his lap. This was a key theme of softening his image by emphasizing his family throughout.

The contrast is certain quarters want to throw this man in jail, bankrupt him and his business with handpicked courts - the end result of watching this is the realization that vendetta is motivated by a certain callousness that unnerves most Americans because they will be the next on the list.

Maga has Hulk Hogan!

An 80 year old gibberer on steroids?

Not sure that's necessary a plus.

Lasted until he was off the teleprompter .

You mean to tell me you took off work and watched the ENTIRE speech of a man you despise? Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

A changed man? Not hardly. He’s still the same loudmouth,

Awful speech.

A battle of the Golden boys... an old sick man vs a sick old man... who ever wins the world lose.

Personally my favorite part was when he kissed the firefighter's helmet, which is totally normal for adults to do.

He paid tribute to an innocent victim as someone like you laughed at his death and said he deserved it.

People, people...please...

Politicians make speeches , {usually written by others } to appeal to the voters.

These are not "Commandments on clay tablets " level.

Americans are basically suckers for a patriotic speech listing the heroicism of the USAUSA.....with a bunch of corny extras and a vision of the future totally unlike the past and actually impossible to create.

Why ?

Because the ruling class in America controls America and they aint givin' anything away.

My prediction...same ol' ,same ol' no matter who wins.

Sorry to be a party pooper.

At least we know if Trump wins the election he'll be gone in four more years.

Personally my favorite part was when he kissed the firefighter's helmet, which is totally normal for adults to do.

Great speech and great event was quite enjoyable to see it all.

Hard to argue the RNC wasn't a runaway success.

They organized an event that charted a path for America of peace, prosperity and opportunity. It set out a clear set of values and a vision that was focused. DJT's image has been remade after those shocking events and he grabbed the unique, one in a lifetime chance with both hands to unite the country. Vance went down well and that will be a team hard to stop with the wind in their sails.

What a contrast with the disunified democrats, their senile leader and their all-over-the-map messaging, which changes depending on which focus group they are trying to impress. In their defense, they have yet to hold their convention, but it still doesn't hide the fact they are in a state of chaos, consumed by their own vindictiveness, division and negativity which has inevitably turned on them; the result of being dishonest with themselves and with the public at large by hiding certain facts.

Two visions of America that couldn't be more different.

What an inspiring and heroic speech by the next US president!

The former president struck an unusually conciliatory tone during the speech's opening moments, when he formally accepted the party's presidential nomination.

Lasted until he was off the teleprompter .

Then it was his usual MAGA fantasy world under his administration of the greatest economy in world history and universal peace and prosperity and zero illegal aliens.

The usual suspect of rhetoric and falsehoods.

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/america-s-poor-becoming-more-destitute-under-trump-u-n-expert-idUSL5N1T40JQ/

And then the shift to the world at war and destitution under Biden.

It seems one effect of the attempted assassination on Trump was to give him a megalomaniac messiah complex turbocharge.

MAGA all the way.

All the while, his opponents dive deep into a dry well to look for their least objectionable contender.