{"id":2294944,"date":"2024-07-14T20:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T00:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rewrites-republican-convention-speech-to-focus-on-unity-not-biden-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-14T20:39:03","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T00:39:03","slug":"trump-rewrites-republican-convention-speech-to-focus-on-unity-not-biden-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-rewrites-republican-convention-speech-to-focus-on-unity-not-biden-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity not Biden &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-rewrites-republican-convention-speech-to-focus-on-unity-not-biden-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2294944&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former President Donald Trump has rewritten his\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-majorie-taylor-greene-finds-support-at-home-state-gop-convention\/\" title=\"Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene Finds Support At Home State GOP Convention\">convention speech<\/a> to focus on national unity after surviving an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/if-democrats-criminalize-opposition-and-cripple-the-court-democracy-is-dead\/\" title=\"Democracy dies if Democrats criminalize opposition and weaken the court.\">assassination\u200b attempt<\/a>. In an exclusive interview with the \u200cWashington Examiner, Trump shared his plans \u200dto bring the country together in the wake of the shocking incident. He emphasized \u200bthe importance of unity and stated that his speech would be \u200ddifferent from what was originally planned. Trump credited divine intervention for his survival and expressed\u2063 a desire to unite the country \u2062in the face of adversity. The interview took place on Trump&#8217;s plane \u200dshortly after the rally where the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-k-terrorism-official-theres-a-real-acceleration-by-iran-to-assassinate-enemies-on-foreign-soil\/\" title=\"UK Terrorism Official: Iran Speeds Up Plotting Assassinations Abroad\">assassination attempt occurred<\/a>. Trump also praised the bravery of those who\u200b were injured during\u2062 the incident and emphasized the need for America to move forward and stand united.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump rewrites Republican convention speech to focus on unity not Biden<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/salena-zito\/\">Salena Zito<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-14T20:34:20-04:00\">July 14, 2024 8:34 pm<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1701734\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>WORLD EXCLUSIVE \u2013<\/strong> Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> has completely re-written his convention speech in light of the assassination attempt against him on Saturday, and will call on Thursday for a new effort at national unity.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> a day after being hit by a sniper\u2019s bullet, Trump said he wanted to take advantage of an historic moment and draw the country together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,\u201d he said, \u201cHad this not happened, this would\u2019ve been one of the most incredible speeches\u201d aimed mostly at the policies of President Joe Biden.\u00a0\u201cHonestly, it\u2019s going to be a whole different speech now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3082066\/secret-service-cloud-questions-foiled-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SECRET SERVICE UNDER CLOUD OF QUESTIONS AFTER FOILED TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT\"><strong>SECRET SERVICE UNDER CLOUD OF QUESTIONS AFTER FOILED TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He has switched, he said, from planning to excite his voter base to one that demonstrates his belief that the attack on him at a rally in Pennsylvania had changed the election campaign entirely. Both Republicans and Democrats have acknowledged this in the aftermath of Saturday\u2019s shocking incident.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said people all across the country from different walks of life and different political views have called him, and noted that he was saved from death because he turned from the crowd to look at a screen showing data he was using in his speech. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat reality is just setting in,\u201d he said. \u201cI rarely look away from the crowd. Had I not done that in that moment, well, we would not be talking today would we.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>Talking as he boarded his plane in Bedminster, New Jersey, for Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention starts Monday and lasts through Thursday,\u00a0Trump said his speech will meet the moment that history demands. \u201cIt is a chance to bring the country together. I was given that chance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Early Sunday morning, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3081566\/trump-confirms-will-speak-rnc-god-prevented-unthinkable-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"had posted on Truth social\">had posted on Truth social<\/a> that it was \u201cGod alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening,\u201d and that he would \u201cfear not.\u201d Again, in talking to the Washington Examiner, he invoked\u201dGod\u201d for his deliverance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together. The speech will be a lot different, a lot different than it would\u2019ve been two days ago,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> interview with Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3081272\/eyewitness-account-of-trump-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"had been due to take place\">had been due to take place<\/a> on his airplane on the return flight from the rally to Bedminster. That arrangement put this reporter just feet from Trump when he was shot.<\/p>\n<p>Trump hailed Corey Comperatore, the former fire chief who was shot and killed at the rally, and two other supporters, David Dutch and James Copenhaver, who were wounded and are recovering at a local hospital in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said his decision to raise his hand when the Secret Service was leading him off stage was to let the people there know he was okay, \u201cAnd that America goes on, we go forward, that we are strong,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The photograph of him holding his fist in the air, blood streaming across his face as the agents surrounded him has already become the iconic image of the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p>If he speaks in Milwaukee of uniting the country it would echo President Ronald Reagan, who in 1981 projected strength has he too recovered for wounds \u2014 far graver than Trump\u2019s \u2014 inflicted by a would-be assassin in Washington D.C.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump said when he stood up and saw the crowd had not moved, he needed tell them that he and the country were going to be okay, \u201cThe energy coming from the people there in that moment, they just stood there, its hard to describe what that felt like but I knew the world was looking, I knew that history would judge this and I knew I had to let them know we are okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1701734\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1701734\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former President Donald Trump has revised his convention speech to focus on unity rather than attacking President Joe Biden, following an assassination attempt against him. Trump expressed his desire to bring the country together in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner, stating that the incident had changed the course of the election campaign. He emphasized the importance of uniting people from different backgrounds and political beliefs, and highlighted the role of divine intervention in saving his life. Trump&#8217;s speech at the Republican National Convention will reflect the need for national unity and strength in the face of adversity. The interview took place shortly after the assassination attempt, during which Trump praised the bravery of those who were injured and killed. Trump&#8217;s decision to raise his hand as he was being led off stage was a gesture of reassurance to the crowd, signaling that America would persevere and remain strong. The image of Trump with his fist raised, bloodied but defiant, has already become iconic in the 2024 election. Trump&#8217;s message of unity in the face of adversity echoes that of President Ronald Reagan, who also projected strength after surviving an assassination attempt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2942,"featured_media":2294945,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-shot.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3620,34546,3634,5017,32076],"class_list":["post-2294944","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-biden","tag-republican-convention","tag-trump","tag-unity","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Trump-shot.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294944","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2942"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2294944"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2294944\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2294945"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2294944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2294944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2294944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}