'We will do it right': Key takeaways from Trump's GOP nomination acceptance speech on final day of RNC

On the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention, former US President Donald Trump accepted the GOP nomination for the 2024 US Presidential Elections. Trump was introduced by Dana White, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO and the business mogul’s longtime friend.

“I’m in the tough guy business, and this man is the toughest, most resilient human being that I’ve ever met in my life," White said while introducing Trump. He went on to insist that the United States was in a “better place when Trump was in power”.

In his speech, the former president made it clear that four months from now, the Republican party will emerge victorious. While accepting his nomination, Trump insisted that “he is running to be president for all of America and not half of America.” “We will do it right,” he exclaimed.

With this, Trump set a record for the longest convention speech at the RNC. In 2016, he spoke at the convention for 1 hour and 16 minutes.

‘I’m not supposed to be here tonight’: Trump recalls the ‘painful’ assassination attempt

The former president started off his address by recalling the ‘painful’ assassination attempt on him that sent shockwaves across the country. He went through the details of the doomed incident insisting that the bullet came “within a quarter of an inch of taking his life”.

“The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at that very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be here tonight. We would not be together,” the Republican presidential nominee averred.

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He went on to laud the valour of the Secret Services who have been facing backlash over how they treated the whole ordeal.

“They’re incredible people. Bullets were flying over us, yet I felt serene, but now the Secret Service agents were putting themselves in peril. They were in very dangerous territory. Bullets were flying right over them, missing them by a very small amount of inches, and then it all stopped. Our Secret Service sniper, from a much greater distance and with only one bullet used, took the assassin’s life, and took them out," he added.

“I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump said which was followed by chants of “Yes you are”.

Trump pays tribute to Corey Comperatore

After recalling details about his assassination attempt, Trump went on to pay tribute to Corey Comperatore, who was killed by the shooter on Saturday.

While Trump sent out condolences to Corey’s family, a firefighter jacket and helmet that belonged to him was brought on stage. Trump kissed the helmet and said: “He lost his life selflessly acting as a human shield to protect them from flying bullets.”

“He was such a fine man. Next to me on stage this evening are Corey’s firefighting helmet and jacket. I now ask that we observe a moment of silence in honour of Corey,” he furthered. Trump also took time to pay homage to David Dutch and James Copenhaver, who were wounded in the attack.

Trump ended the topic of the Pennsylvania shooting by calling for a moment of silence in the arena for Corey Comperatore.

‘I am the one saving democracy’: Trump

In his speech, Trump launched a scathing attack against Democrats and accused the party of “weaponising the justice system”. Despite his well-documented attempts to overturn the 2020 election, Trump labelled himself as the defender of democracy.

“We are one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. And we must not criminalise dissent or demonise political disagreement, which is what’s been happening in our country lately at a level that nobody has ever seen before. In that spirit, the Democrat Party should immediately stop weaponising the justice system and labelling their political opponent as an enemy of democracy,” he said.

“Especially since that is not true. In fact, I am the one saving democracy for the people of our country,” he added.  He went on to celebrate federal judge Aileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss the classified documents case.

He claimed that Cannon found “that the prosecutor and the fake documents case against me were totally unconstitutional and the entire case was thrown out.”

In a 93-page ruling, Cannon found that special counsel Jack Smith was unlawfully serving in his role. She mentioned that Smith had not been appointed by the president or confirmed by the US Senate.

Trump pledges to end Russia-Ukraine war

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war also found a place in Trump’s address. He insisted that the war would have never happened if he was still in the office.

“I will end every single international crisis that the current administration has created—including the horrible war with Russia and Ukraine, and the war caused by the attack on Israel”. It is pertinent to note that Trump is scheduled to hold a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this Friday.

He went on to accuse the Biden administration of “enabling Iran,” claiming that the Middle Eastern nation was broke when he was in power.

‘They use Covid to cheat’: Trump took Biden’s name one last time

The former president once again claimed that the 2022 US Presidential Election was “fake”. While reciting a long list of policy proposals, Trump went off script insisting that the Democrats used Covid to “cheat”.

“And then we had that horrible, horrible result that we’ll never let happen again, the election result. We’re never going to let that happen again. They use Covid to cheat. You’re never going to let it happen again,” he exclaimed.

He went on to name Biden in the speech and said: “I’m only going to say his name once.” “If you took the 10 worst presidents in the history of the United States, think of it, the 10 worst, added them up, they will not have done the damage that Biden has done,” he said, repeating the line he often used throughout his presidential campaign.

“I’m not going to use the name anymore — just one time. The damage that he’s done to this country is unthinkable. It’s unthinkable,” he added. The Republican presidential nominee went on to urge Democrats to drop the “partisan witch hunts” against him.

“If Democrats want to unify our country, they should drop these partisan witch hunts, which I have been going through for approximately eight years, and they should do that without delay and allow an election to proceed that is worthy of our people. We’re going to win it anyway.”

‘Drill baby, drill and close our borders’: Trump’s provocative remarks on immigration

Trump also gave a glimpse into what he would like to do when he gets back to the White House.

“At the heart of the Republican platform is our pledge to end this border nightmare and fully restore the sacred and sovereign borders of the United States of America. We’re going to do that on day one. That means two things on day one, right: drill, baby, drill and close our borders,” Trump said.

It is pertinent to note that “drill, baby, drill,” is a reference to increasing oil production. He also vowed to conduct “the largest deportation operation in the history of our country,” insisting that he would stop the “invasion” of illegal immigrants.

From North Korea to Afghanistan: Trump lays it all out

While explaining his foreign policy ambitions, Trump pledged to ensure “stability around the world”. The former president lauded Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and called him “tough”. He also said that he got along with North Korea’s Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un. “It’s nice to get along with someone that has a lot of nuclear weapons,” he said.

He insisted that the Biden administration inherited a “world at peace, and turned it into a planet of war. We’re on a planet of war.” “It began to unravel with the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, the worst humiliation in the history of our country,” he said. “We have never had a humiliation like that,” the former president furthered.

Overall, Trump once again pledged to “Make America Great Again”.