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But first, President Trump's convention speech is today's one big thing.

Last night, President Trump staged a political rally to formally accept his party's nomination.

More than a thousand people tightly packed the South Lawn of the White House on the final

night of the Republican National Convention, while others protested just outside.

Axios' White House and Politics editor, Margaret Talib, was following the speech closely,

and she's with us now to share some of her big takeaways.

Margaret, what was most striking to you about President? this now to share some of her big takeaways.

Margaret, what was most striking to you about President Trump's speech last night?

Not only, it was just the epic proportion of it.

I mean, it's an hour and 10 minute speech, compare that with Joe Biden's 24 minute speech, and the TV production

quality of the show, more than 1,500 guests, again, all staged within inches, not feet of each other no social distancing whatsoever almost no

masks in the crowd all of this was to build to the idea of showing with images that the pandemic's not really that big a deal,

that the US has basically moved past it, he also was trying to remind everyone

although the White House was not originally where he had wanted to do this.

The White House was kind of where he got stuck, and I think he realized that he could use that

to his advantage, and at one point he said towards the end of the speech,

The fact is, we're here and they're not.

What he was really saying is I can say anything I want to. I am the president of the

United States. I dare Joe Biden to come catch me.

What was his most effective critique of Joe Biden?

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