RNC Night 2: Nikki Haley Endorses Trump, Hopes To Woo Skeptics
The NPR Politics Podcast
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4.4 • 25.7K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2024
⏱️ 19 minutes
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| 0:31.0 | I'm a smachalid, I cover the White House. I'm Sarah McCamalid I cover the White House. I'm Sarah |
| 0:33.3 | McCamman I cover the presidential campaign and I'm Mara Liason senior |
| 0:37.2 | national political correspondent and it is currently 10-19 p.m. Central Time on Tuesday, July 16th, and we are just wrapping up night two of the Republican |
| 0:48.0 | National Convention. |
| 0:49.7 | The theme of the night was Make America Safe Again. |
| 0:53.0 | But, you know, what really stood out to me |
| 0:55.0 | was that this was a night that showcased the potential future of the GOP, |
| 0:59.0 | the bench, some of the very politicians who ran against Donald Trump to become the GOP nominee, Mara, |
| 1:05.2 | who stood out to you? |
| 1:06.2 | Well, they were all there. |
| 1:07.6 | Ron Desantis, who of course had a hard time during the campaign figuring out how to run against Trump. |
| 1:13.5 | He's now coming to the fold and here's a little bit of what he said. |
| 1:16.3 | We need a commander in chief who can lead 24 hours a day and seven days a week. |
| 1:23.7 | America cannot afford four more years of a weekend at Bernie's presidency. |
| 1:32.2 | So he's totally on the Trump train, keeping his options open for |
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