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🗓️ 19 July 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This week, The Washington Post's Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann report from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump officially became the 2024 Republican presidential nominee just days after the shooting at his rally in Butler, Pa.

The crew discusses Trump's nomination speech, the momentum his campaign seems to have gained, and what might happen next in the presidential campaign. And Trump's legal cases in Florida and New York are still delayed.

Plus, Washington Post Universe stars Dave Jorgenson and Joseph Ferguson join the show, revealing how social media has taken over political conventions.

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0:00.0	We will never give up.
0:03.0	never concede that doesn't have to.
0:05.0	Mother Theresa could not beat these charges.
0:07.0	And now if you don't mind, I'm going to go into the icebox and sit for a long time.
0:11.0	Thank you very much.
0:16.8	Welcome to the Trump Trials sidebar
0:18.8	from the Washington Post.
0:20.1	I'm Libby Casey, and I'm coming to you
0:22.4	from the arena where Republicans have just
0:24.3	held their convention the past four days have all been leading up to tonight
0:28.8	Donald Trump's big speech. We're recording this late Thursday night. We'll probably dip into
0:33.8	Friday morning just moments after Donald Trump has left the stage. I'm here
0:38.6	with Rhonda Colvin and James Holman. No two people I'd rather be with in this very long marathon week.
0:44.8	So thanks guys.
0:46.5	You know, the balloons have dropped, the speeches are done, the party is wrapping up behind
0:52.0	us, and we're going to talk tonight about just
0:54.8	how resident and how noteworthy Trump's speech was, what are the takeaways that
0:59.3	we're leaving this convention with we're also have to acknowledge of course that
1:03.7	Democrats are having such a tough counterweek, right? There is a real question about
1:08.7	whether or not Joe Biden's candidacy can continue, he's been sick with COVID and this week started with the
1:15.3	unbelievable news that Donald Trump was shot at at a rally in Pennsylvania.
1:21.2	Another thing that happened this week, we have seen the
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