Governor Ron DeSantis (center) will try to reverse his slide in the polls, while Nikki Haley will try to maintain a lead she gained in the last debate, which Donald J. Trump did not attend. They’re doing it again. Credit… The New York Times Photographs by Kenny Holston, Joe Buglewicz and Elizabeth Frantz
Donald Trump has received strong support from his former rivals at the Republican National Convention (RNC-2024). After the deadly attack, many opposition leaders of the Republican Party have come out in his support, due to which Donald Trump has now become very strong.
The support of leaders like Vivek Ramaswani, Nikki Haley, and Ron DeSantis for Donald Trump is a display of unity in the Republican Party, and it is believed that now Donald Trump can emerge stronger than Joe Biden, as there is a wave of sympathy in his support after he survived the shooting.
Former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis welcomed their former rival Donald Trump on the second day of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday and urged Republicans to unite to defeat Joe Biden in November’s US presidential election.
Nikki Haley endorses Donald Trump
Nikki Haley, who previously called Trump unfit and “crazy,” said at the event that Republicans should support Trump “for the sake of our country.” She also took aim at Biden’s policies on foreign policy and immigration.
Nikki Haley told Republican delegates on the second day of the convention that “you don’t have to agree with Trump 100 percent every time you vote for him.” She added, “Just listen to me. I haven’t always agreed with President Trump. But we agree more often than we disagree.” Stressing the need for Republicans and Americans to come together, Haley said that when the country is divided, America’s enemies benefit. Nikki Haley said, “No president can fix all our problems alone. We have to do it together. America has an amazing ability to reform itself.” He further added, “At this moment, we have a chance to put our differences aside and focus on the things that unite us and make our country strong. Let us come together as a party; let us come together as a people; let us come together as a strong and proud country. Let us show our children and the world that even on our worst days, we are blessed to live in America.”
Ron DeSantis appeared with Donald Trump
Ron DeSantis, who is seeking the Republican presidential ticket and ran in the primary to finish third behind Trump, struck a more combative tone, raising concerns about Biden’s mental acuity and calling on Republicans to send him “back to the basement.” “As a citizen, a husband, and a father, I am concerned that the current president of the United States lacks the capacity to discharge the duties of his office. Our enemies do not confine their plotting to the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.,” DeSantis said.
Our enemies do not confine their designs to between 10AM and 4PM. We need a commander-in-chief who can lead 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) July 17, 2024
America cannot afford four more years of a Weekend at Bernie’s presidency.
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He said, “We need a commander in chief who can lead 24 hours a day, seven days a week. America cannot afford four more years of a ‘Weekend at Bernie’ presidency.” DeSantis said, referring to the 1989 comedy film in which two employees spend the weekend pretending that their dead boss is alive. DeSantis said Trump should get the support of Republicans after being portrayed as the devil, prosecuted, and almost killed. He said, “We cannot let him down. And we cannot let America down.” Let us tell you that Ron DeSantis was earlier close to Donald Trump but later became his opponent and also presented his claim for the presidential election. After falling far behind Trump, he ended his campaign, and now he has openly supported Trump. In addition to DeSantis, U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, who unsuccessfully ran against Trump in the 2016 primaries, also praised Trump’s candidacy this time and told the crowd, “God bless Donald J. Trump!”
Vivek Ramaswami, who had also contested the presidential primaries and ended his campaign after losing, has openly supported Donald Trump. Vivek Ramaswami has already been supporting Trump, and there was a possibility that Donald Trump could make him his running mate, i.e., the candidate for the post of Vice President, but this did not happen.
Donald Trump gets a hero’s welcome
Let us tell you here that Donald Trump was once again welcomed like a hero when he entered the Fiserv Forum, where enthusiastic supporters of the party greeted him with a standing ovation. Although Trump did not address the convention, he is scheduled to deliver a keynote address on Thursday. Trump has indicated that unity will be the main theme of his address. He said that the attack on him inspired him to rewrite the speech that he had originally planned. Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., told Axios on Tuesday that his father intends to tone down his rhetoric. He said that “there are some events that change you for a few minutes, and there are some events that change you forever.” While it is not yet clear what effect Trump’s imminent death will have on the presidential race, some political analysts have suggested that it increases his chances of victory. Trump has been leading Biden in most opinion polls for months, whether nationwide or in swing states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan, all three of which flipped from Trump to Biden in 2020.
