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Trump’s convention speech gestured towards national unity, then descended into old narratives

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The former president has united Republicans under a MAGA agenda and a path to victory. But this extraordinary election may soon shift trajectory.

Former president Donald Trump has officially accepted the Republican nomination, uniting the party behind his MAGA agenda. In a divisive convention speech delivered to Americans but witnessed by the world, he outlined his plans to double down on his America First agenda and restore the American dream.  

Trump arrived at the convention with unprecedented momentum, just days after a shocking attempted assassination in Pennsylvania and weeks after President Biden’s disastrous presidential debate performance in late June. 

The subsequent drop in public support for Biden unleashed deep division in the Democratic party and saw calls for the president to make way for a new, and younger, leader. Trump’s supporters are understandably jubilant.

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