‘We’re Here And They’re Not’: Amid Pandemic And Recession, Trump Touts Achievements

‘We’re Here And They’re Not’: Amid Pandemic And Recession, Trump Touts Achievements

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President Trump accepted the nomination for a second term onstage at the White House, in front of 1500 people — where the was little social distancing and few masks. The president touted accomplishments and unleashed harsh, often misleading, attacks on Joe Biden who Trump said would destroy “American Greatness.”

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