Donald Trump officially accepted his party’s nomination to become the 45th president of the United States with a grim speech that focused on crises and violence around the globe but offered few policies he would enact. Listen to WNYC political reporters Matt Katz and Andrea Bernstein break it down in three minutes.
Here’s a Twitter summary of the night (to compliment sights and sounds from earlier in the day):
View from the ?#RNCinCLE with @WNYC pic.twitter.com/s9ugJk3CNt
— Shumita Basu (@shubasu) July 21, 2016
.@TheBlazeHotList: “When I watch this convention, I don’t see a GOP convention. I see a Trump convention.” #PoliticalParty #RNCinCLE
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel speaking at #RNCinCLE, “I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be a Republican. I am proud to be American.”
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Ivanka Trump takes the #RNCinCLE podium & calls her dad “the people’s champion.” pic.twitter.com/8ZROHqDrTK
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Ivanka is big donor to (possible Democratic vice presidential nominee) Cory Booker.
— Matt Katz (@mattkatz00) July 22, 2016
“I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for President of the United States.” -Trump at #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/vYS4ryNiVO
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Scene inside #RNCinCLE arena: outbursts of both wild applause and disruption. Protester was just dragged off convention floor.
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
“As your president I will do everything in my power to protect LGBTQ from the hateful foreign ideology.”
GOP Platform: No marriage, no kids— Andrea Bernstein (@AndreaWNYC) July 22, 2016
Trump thanks audiences “as a Republican” for cheering for his comments to protect LGBTQ community #RNCinCLE
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Glimpse inside #RNCinCLE arena as journalists listen, tweet, record Trump speech for global audiences. pic.twitter.com/2RcFp7abh2
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Re: #immigration, Trump says he’ll “stop the thugs from pouring into our communities.” #RNCinCLE
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
WNYC multimedia producer @sugarpond capturing Trump speech, scene in arena. #RNCinCLE pic.twitter.com/fmsAKIdB1V
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Trump: “I am with you. I will fight for you. I will win for you.” #RNCinCLE
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
Watch: Confetti + hundreds of balloons fall on celebrating delegates inside #RNCinCLE arena after Trump speech. pic.twitter.com/q9bnQxNoio
— WNYC (@WNYC) July 22, 2016
If you missed our previous nightly RNC recaps, get caught up here:
WNYC@RNC: Our Take on Day One of the Republican Convention
WNYC@RNC: Our Take on Day Two of the Republican National Convention
WNYC@RNC: Ted Cruz Gets GOP Love, Then Booed off Convention Stage