Donald Trump accepted his nomination on Thursday as candidate republican to the presidency of USA, promised to get one “incredible victory” and govern for all citizens, because the victory will not only be for half the country, he said. With a conciliatory tone, he asked “do not demonize” to those who think differently. Furthermore, He recounted to the audience the moment of the attack.
“I’m running to be president of the entire United Statesnot half of America, because there is no victory in winning for half of America,” he said, adding: “In four months we will have an incredible victory and we will begin the best four years in the history of our country.”
The Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States On Thursday he asked not to “demonize” political differences and called on his Democratic rivals to stop using the “judicial system” as a weapon. “We are all fellow citizens (…) We must not criminalize dissent or demonize political disagreement“which is what has been happening lately in our country at a level that no one has seen before,” he said.
During his speech at the convention, Trump described how He narrowly survived an attempt on his lifetelling a rapt audience upon hearing his first words since the attack that he was only there “by the grace of Almighty God.”
“I heard a loud buzzing sound and felt something hit me very, very hard on my right ear,” he said. in Milwaukee, with a thick bandage covering his wound. “I said to myself: ‘Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet.’
When he told the crowd that “I wasn’t supposed to be here”the audience answered in chorus: “Yes you are!”. With photos of a Trump bloodied on the screens behind him, Trump praised Secret Service agents who ran to his side and paid tribute to the volunteer firefighter who died, Corey Comperatore, kissing his firefighter helmet.
The ex-president He adopted an unusually conciliatory tone during the first moments of the speech.when he formally accepted the party’s presidential nomination.
Donald Trump, nominated as presidential candidate and with a complete ticket: he will be accompanied by JD Vance
Monday was the first step for the president to confirm tonight given that received the nomination formally by the Republican delegates.
As expected, more than half of the approximately 2,400 delegates elected the former Republican ruleramid shouts of joy, as voting continued with states yet to announce their results.
The four-day convention of the Republican Party It was inaugurated in the Fiserv Forum from the center of Milwaukee, Two days after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvaniaand hours after he scored a major legal victory when a federal judge dismissed one of the criminal cases against him.
In the Republican Party Conventionthe former president and current candidate announced that his running mate will be the senator for Ohio, James David Vance. The selection of Vance, author of the successful memoir “Hillbilly Elegy”, could increase the chances that Trump supporters will turn out for the Nov. 5 election, as the Ohio native is very popular among the Republican candidate’s base.
Donald Trump, from surviving an assassination attempt to being nominated as a US presidential candidate
In less than a week, the Republican candidate Donald Trump went from suffering a assassination attempt during a campaign event in Pennsylvania to be officially nominated Republican Party candidate at the national convention.
Last Saturday, Trump was wounded by a gunshot while he was campaigning for the US presidential election in November. The assassination attempt caused worldwide shock and scenes of panic never seen before in US history.
It was later confirmed that the former president was in good health, despite the bullet wound he suffered in his right ear. In addition, it was confirmed that The attacker, who was identified as an ANTIFA militant, was shot dead, although another person also died as a result of the shooting.
Hours later, Trump spoke out on social media: “I want to thank the United States Secret Service and all law enforcement for their quick response to the shooting that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania“, he said at the beginning of the message. He then spoke about the other victims of the attack: “Most importantly, I want to extend my condolences to the family of the person who was killed. during the event and also to the family of the other person who was seriously injured.”
In addition, the former president gave details of the attack: “I was shot by a bullet that went through the top of my right earI knew immediately something was wrong when I heard a whizzing sound and gunshots, and immediately felt the bullet piercing my skin. There was a lot of blood, then I realized what was happening.“Finally, he closed his message by writing: “God bless America.”
Source: Ambito
