by Jim Heath | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, GOP, Headlines
Anti-abortion activist Abby Johnson, who has said she doesn’t believe in women voting and has suggested that police should racially profile her own son, endorsed President Trump for re-election on the second night of the Republican National Convention. “I support...
by Jim Heath | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, GOP, Headlines
Melania Trump painted her husband’s weaknesses as strengths when she argued for President Trump’s bid for a second term in a speech designed to appeal to female voters tonight, setting a strikingly different tone from other speakers at the GOP convention....
by Jim Heath | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, GOP, Headlines
The first night of the Republican National Convention averaged 15.9 million viewers on Monday, a sharp drop of 28% from 2016. The audience figure from Nielsen was also below the opening night of last week’s Democratic National Convention which averaged 18.7...
by Jim Heath | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, GOP, Headlines
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable to all U.S. diplomatic missions last month warning American diplomats that under federal law they should not take overt sides in the presidential campaign. Tonight, he plans to ignore his own warning by speaking to the...
by Jim Heath | Aug 24, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, GOP, Headlines
Donald Trump Jr took his turn in the spotlight tonight as the highest profile member of the first family to address the Republican National Convention, painting his father as the sole guardian of American values, and Democrats as intent on tearing down the country....
by Jim Heath | Aug 23, 2020 | 2020, Conventions, GOP, Headlines, Trump
The Republican National Convention is set to begin tomorrow, and unlike the Democrats, there will be few memories of the past highlighted. Instead, President Trump and members of his family will dominate the prime time hours in a signal that this is truly their...
