RNC Speeches Catalogue Horrors Of Democratic Rule: Rape, Murder And Chaos

When former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, formerly Donald Trump’s most formidable presidential primary opponent, ascended the Republican National Convention stage Tuesday night, she sounded a conciliatory note with her onetime rival.

“There are some Americans who don’t agree with Donald Trump 100% of the time,” she said. “I want to speak to them tonight. My message to them is simple: You don’t have to agree with Trump 100% of the time to vote for him. Take it from me, I haven’t always agreed with President Trump, but we agree more often than we disagree.”

But Haley’s genteel remarks were the exception, rather than the rule, on the second night of the RNC in Milwaukee.

In a number of other speeches, GOP officials, figureheads, and handpicked “everyday Americans,” the themes went darker. Many speakers gave ominous, over-the-top descriptions of urban crime, border chaos and election shenanigans now occurring in the U.S. — second only to predictions of the Mad Max-type lawlessness that would ensue in the event that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris secure a second term.

It was a pivot from Trump’s declared intention to soften his message and promote a theme of unity after surviving an assassination attempt just a few days before. But that promised shift in rhetoric didn’t last.

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