Washington: President Donald Trump, who faces a powerful challenge from former Democratic vice president Joe Biden, is scheduled to deliver his acceptance speech from the South Lawn of the White House on August 27.The Republican National Convention on Monday formally re-nominated President Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate for the November 3 election.The once in four-year Grand Old Party convention is being held in virtual mode due to the raging coronavirus pandemic. Trump was re-nominated following a roll call of votes from elected Republican Party delegates from all the 50 States.
Vice President Mike Pence, was also re-nominated as the running mate of Trump.Pence made a surprise appearance at Charlotte where the roll call vote was done. He will deliver his formal acceptance speech on Wednesday.”We will be taking our case to the American people this week,” Pence said soon after he and Trump were re-nominated by the party for the November election against the Biden-Harris Democratic ticket.”It’s going to be four more years. We are going to make America great again. Again,” a confident Pence said.
The Trump campaign has pledged to bring back one million manufacturing jobs from China, tax credits for companies that bring back jobs from China, no federal contracts for companies who outsource to China and hold China fully accountable for allowing the coronavirus to spread across the world.In the second term, the campaign promises to block illegal immigrants from becoming eligible for taxpayer-funded welfare, healthcare, and free college tuition; mandatory deportation for non-citizen gang members and dismantle human trafficking networks.The campaign has also pledged to prohibit American companies from replacing US citizens with cheaper foreign workers and require new immigrants to be able to support themselves financially.
Reiterating its commitment to a ‘America First Foreign Policy’, the campaign also promises to stop endless wars and bring troops home, get allies to pay their fair share, maintain and expand US’ unrivaled military strength, wipe out global terrorists who threaten to harm Americans and build a great cybersecurity and missile defence systems.Led by Trump, the Republican leaders are expected to continue to accuse Biden of being taken by the radical left.Economy, law and order and freedom is on the ballot, Pence said setting the tone of the speakers over the next four days.
On the first day of the convention, Trump’s son Donald J Trump Jr would be the star speaker along with former India-American US Ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, and many others.The speakers are expected to highlight the achievements of the Trump administration in the three-and-a-half years and launch a blistering attack on Democratic rivals Biden and Kamala Harris.Other speakers include Senator Tim Scott, House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, congressman Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan, RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
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