Takeaways from the RNC: Trump Is in Control

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🗓️ 19 July 2024

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The Republican National Convention came to a close Thursday night with a speech by presidential nominee Donald Trump that called for unity while also returning to familiar rhetoric. WSJ’s Molly Ball says it’s a remarkable turnaround for a candidate who was once an outsider, and has now remade the party in his image. Plus, Jessica Mendoza and Jacob Gallagher give the convention a fit check. Further Reading: - Trump Hasn’t Changed, but the GOP Has - Crypto Dads, Trump Suits and Four-Letter Words: Scenes from the Cultural Frenzy at the RNC Further Listening: - Elon Musk and Silicon Valley Turn Towards Trump - Trump Courts the Union Vote - The Secret Service’s Failure to Protect Trump Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Last night the Republican National Convention culminated in Milwaukee,
0:10.0	when former President Donald Trump took the stage.
0:17.0	I am running to be president for all of America, not half of America, because there is no victory in winning for
0:27.9	half of America.
0:32.2	So tonight, with faith and devotion I proudly accept your nomination for President of
0:40.0	the United States. Thank you. And how would you sum up the Republican National Convention in say three words?
0:51.0	Oh wow, uh, jubilant, blessed, and trumpy.
0:57.0	Uh-huh.
0:59.0	That's senior political correspondent Molly Ball.
1:02.0	She was at the R&C this week.
1:05.0	This is one of the happiest and most well-run political conventions
1:09.7	I can remember, at least going back to say Barack Obama accepting the Democratic nomination in 2008.
1:19.4	You have a party that as they reminded us over and over again is extremely unified, is extremely
1:26.3	devoted to Trump and has reshaped and remolded and refashioned itself in the image of Trump.
1:34.0	Welcome to the Journal, our show about money, business and power.
1:41.0	I'm Ryan Knutzen. It's Friday, July 19th.
1:50.2	Coming up on the show, how Trump won back control of the Republican Party. What is dedication?
2:05.0	What is dedication? People ask how your children learn how to ride a bike and you didn't.
2:09.0	I just create an environment where they taught themselves
2:11.0	and all I had to do is be there.
2:12.0	That's dedication.
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