Trump’s divisive speech and a rightwing mirror world: key takeaways from RNC day four

The former president ended the Republican convention with lengthy remarks that sounded much the same as usual

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For all the claims from his supporters that surviving an assassination attempt had left Donald Trump a changed" man, one more softened and spiritual, the Trump who accepted his party's nomination on Thursday night was deeply familiar: same divisive rhetoric, same divisive policies.

But the Republican crowd that surrounded Trump was certainly cheerful and energized. I have never been to a more fun convention, or a convention with better vibes," the ousted Fox News host Tucker Carlson told them, and his unscripted comments seemed to capture a real mood. Biden and the Democrats are foundering, Trump narrowly survived a terrifying attack, and Republicans appear to believe that Trump has already won the election.