Tonight was the first night of the Republican National Convention, and it was already a very different event than the one we saw from the Democrats last week.
Unlike the gloom and doom of the DNC, the RNC is shaping up to be a celebration of all the things that make America special and of which the American people can be proud.
The line-up of speakers included many familiar faces, as well as some regular citizens.
We’ve rounded up a few highlights for you to watch.
Take a look:
Kim Klacik, the woman running for Congress in Maryland who took America by storm last week after releasing an amazing ad that went viral:
GOP congressional candidate Kim Klacik, who is running for Congress in a blue district in Maryland, speaks at #RNC2020: “The Democrats still assume that Black people will vote for them … the days of blindly supporting the Democrats are coming to an end.” https://t.co/hzdjldT92h pic.twitter.com/HLBqLCvNNr
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2020
The St. Louis couple who were forced to defend their home from an angry mob:
Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis couple facing felony charges for pointing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their home, address the RNC: "You know that we’re not the kind of people who back down. Thankfully, neither is Donald Trump." https://t.co/HvBZab3VyL pic.twitter.com/uo1BTxOSKh
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2020
Former football star Herschel Walker:
Herschel Walker: "It hurts my soul to hear the terrible names that people call Donald. The worst one is 'racist.' I take it as a personal insult that people would think I would have a 37-year friendship with a racist." #RNC2020 #RepublicanConvention pic.twitter.com/igTALvteaL
— The Hill (@thehill) August 25, 2020
Maximo Alvarez, the man who escaped Communist Cuba as a child:
Maximo Alvarez, whose family escaped from communist Cuba:
"This is the greatest country in the world. And I said this before: If I gave away everything that I have today, it would not equal 1% of what I was given when I came to this great country of ours."#RNC2020 pic.twitter.com/MOkJBgQlJ8
— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) August 25, 2020
Vernon Jones, the Democrat Rep. who shocked the political world this spring by backing Trump:
Vernon Jones, a George state representative who says he's a "lifelong Democrat," argues for "independent thinkers" in the Black community to support President Trump: "We are free people with free minds" https://t.co/HvBZab3VyL pic.twitter.com/DqaMKZiNVw
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2020
Former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley:
Nikki Haley: "In much of the Democratic Party, it's now fashionable to say that America is racist. That is a lie. America is not a racist country." https://t.co/HvBZab3VyL pic.twitter.com/J1igZ5hUQ0
— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 25, 2020
Donald Trump Jr.:
Donald Trump, Jr. slams the “radical left” during #RNC2020: “If they get their way, it will no longer be the silent majority. It will be the silenced majority.” https://t.co/7RTGczl9LV pic.twitter.com/H0hu4DJjEH
— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2020
Andrew Pollack, who lost his daughter in the Parkland shooting:
"Restorative justice."
"A more just and equitable future."
It's always the same lingo with the far left. And it's always the same destructive results.
Lawlessness abounds. And law-abiding citizens suffer. pic.twitter.com/pqQTYjqn39
— Elizabeth Harrington (@LizRNC) August 25, 2020
Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina:
.@TimScottSC is CRUSHING it: "We live in a world that only wants you to believe in the bad news….The truth is, our nation's arc always bends back towards fairness. We are not fully where we want to be, but I thank God almighty, we are not where we used to be." #GOPConvention pic.twitter.com/8hUuydihvo
— Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) August 25, 2020
It was a great first night. Now on to night two.
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