Elections
Trump Basks in Total Control of GOP as Biden Campaign Hits Low
- GOP nominee recounts details of shooting to rapt audience
- Rest of speech goes off-script, resembling signature rallies
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With a speech at the Republican National Convention that recounted harrowing details of an assassination attempt, Donald Trump basked in a moment that showed his grip on the party to be tighter than ever — and veered into territory Democrats hope is his Achilles heel.
Trump’s address in Milwaukee on Thursday was the finale of a raucous convention that borrowed heavily from his roots as a TV showman and where emboldened Republicans reveled in the party’s soaring fortunes.