Former President Donald Trump will formally accept the Republican nomination for president on Fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention Thursday, where he will deliver his first speech since narrowly surviving a assassination attempt during the weekend.
The closing of the convention comes at a time when new CBS News poll Democrats’ concerns about the president’s ability to defeat Trump in November have resurfaced, and senior Democrats have told CBS News they believe questions surrounding Mr. Biden’s candidacy could be resolved in the coming days.
Trump’s speech Thursday may be the most anticipated of his political career. In an interview shortly after the Pennsylvania shooting, he said the speech he planned to deliver was “going to be a completely different speech now.” Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee, told “CBS Mornings” that Americans could see a “completely different speech.”different version” Trump’s speech.
Trump arrived at the convention with the bandage over his ear that covers the wound he suffered in the shooting. Before his speech, attendees and viewers at home listen to Franklin Graham, Eric TrumpMike Pompeo, Dana White, Hulk Hogan and others.
Watch CBS News’ coverage of the convention in the player above, or on your mobile and streaming device here. A live stream of all the speakers is available here.
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