{"id":2295727,"date":"2024-07-16T00:34:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T04:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-day-one-top-takeaways-from-the-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-16T00:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-07-16T04:37:26","slug":"rnc-day-one-top-takeaways-from-the-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-day-one-top-takeaways-from-the-republican-national-convention-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC Day One: Top takeaways from the Republican National Convention &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Frnc-day-one-top-takeaways-from-the-republican-national-convention-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=2295727&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>The article discusses the first day of \u2064the Republican National Convention held at the Fiserv\u2063 Forum, \u2063where former President \u2063Donald Trump was officially nominated. The theme of \u2064the night was &#8220;Make America Wealthy Once Again,&#8221; with a focus on Trump&#8217;s announcement\u200b of\u200c Ohio Senator J.D.\u200d Vance as his\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-kim-reynolds-boosts-desantiss-efforts-in-iowa-as-he-scrambles-to-win-back-campaign-support\/\" title=\"Gov. Kim Reynolds supports DeSantis in Iowa as he fights to regain campaign backing.\">vice \u2062presidential pick<\/a>. Trump made a \u200dtriumphant appearance at\u2063 the convention after surviving\u200b an\u2064 assassination attempt, receiving a standing ovation\u2063 from \u2062the crowd. Vance was officially announced as Trump&#8217;s running\u2063 mate, beating out other contenders. \u2062Additionally, Trump \u200cscored a legal victory when a case against him \u2064regarding classified documents was dismissed. \u200bThe article also mentions the return of traditional conventions, with delegates celebrating\u200b Trump&#8217;s\u2063 victories and\u2063 showing \u200bsupport for the Republican candidates.  <\/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\">RNC Day One: Top takeaways from the kick off of the Republican National Convention<\/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\/mabinty-quarshie\/\">Mabinty Quarshie<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-16T00:05:15-04:00\">July 16, 2024 12:05 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1704043\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE \u2014<\/strong> The mood was jubilant at the Fiserv Forum Monday to officially nominate former President Donald Trump at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\">Republican National Convention<\/a> just days after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iraqi-pm-survives-assassination-attempt-as-tensions-rise\/\" title=\"Iraqi PM Survives Assassination Attempt as Tensions Rise\">failed assassination attempt<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monday\u2019s night theme was \u201cMake America Wealthy Once Again\u201d but much of the focus of the night was on Trump\u2019s announcement of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3059239\/trump-taps-j-d-vance-as-2024-vice-presidential-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>vice presidential decision<\/a> Ohio Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> and excitement over Trump appearing in the arena. <\/p>\n<p>Speaker after speaker championed the former president as they denigrated President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. But it was Trump entering the building that electrified the crowd Monday night. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3040245\/who-is-jd-vance-trump-2024-vp-shortlist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WHO IS JD VANCE? MEET TRUMP\u2019S PICK FOR VICE PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump makes a triumphant appearance at the convention<\/h2>\n<p>The crowd immediately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3084093\/trump-returns-rnc-stage-assassination-attempt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"erupted into cheers\">erupted into cheers<\/a> when a video clip of Trump appearing inside the arena was shown. Moments later as Trump appeared at the convention, he threw up a triumphant fist and shook hands with several allies, children, and Vance in the Make America Great Again section box. Trump still had the bandage covering over his right ear that was wounded on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>This was Trump\u2019s first public appearance since the assassination attempt on Saturday and was a powerful moment during the convention. The crowd gave him a standing ovation and started chanting \u201cUSA! USA! USA!\u201d and later \u201cWe want Trump! We Want Trump!\u201d The former president did not address the crowd, but his speech will come later this week after he was officially nominated on Monday. He did spend the rest of the night clapping and smiling as speakers took to the stage and praised him.<\/p>\n<p>In a video message that aired before he appeared onstage, Trump urged attendees to vote early to \u201cswamp\u201d Democrats so they \u201ccan\u2019t win.\u201d The former president implored the crowd that early voting would help \u201cevict\u201d Biden and help to ensure reelection in November. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump\u2019s running mate is finally announced <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, appear during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vance was selected as Trump\u2019s running mate midafternoon on Monday ending the long-awaited suspense over which finalist would become Trump\u2019s second in command and beating out other contenders including Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Gov. Doug Burgum (R-ND), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL), and Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY).<\/p>\n<p><span style='color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: \"Helvetica Neue\", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; white-space-collapse: collapse;'>\u201cAfter lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I have decided that the person best suited to assume the position of Vice President of the United States is Senator J.D. Vance of the Great State of Ohio,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3059239\/trump-taps-j-d-vance-as-2024-vice-presidential-nominee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>wrote on Truth Socia<\/a>l on Monday<\/span>. <\/p>\n<p>Before joining Trump\u2019s ticket Vance was best known for writing <em>Hillbilly Elegy<\/em> before winning the Ohio Senate seat. But after joining the ticket Vance has rocketed up the ladder in GOP politics. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just think he is a good choice. He\u2019s an original thinker,\u201d Vivek Ramaswamy said of Vance. \u201cI think Trump-Vance is probably the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-2024-buzz-scenes-from-the-convention-in-milwaukee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RNC 2024 buzz: Scenes from the convention in Milwaukee - Washington Examiner\">formidable presidential ticket<\/a> that I\u2019ve seen in my lifetime.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris called Vance soon after the announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3084036\/kamala-harris-vance-debate-vice-president-rnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>to congratulate him<\/a> but the pair did not speak. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">vice president<\/a> left a message for Vance, according to a source familiar.<\/p>\n<p>Delegates on the convention floor repeatedly broke out in chants of \u201cJ.D.! J.D.!J.D.!\u201d as he was officially nominated. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump\u2019s classified documents case is dismissed <\/h2>\n<p>Trump scored a major victory outright on the first full day of the convention when U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3082471\/judge-dismisses-trump-classified-documents-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>threw out<\/a> special counsel Jack Smith\u2019s case against the former president over his handling of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/classified-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">classified documents<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>This was another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-grants-big-legal-victory-for-police-unions-against-chicagos-vaccine-mandate\/\" title=\"Judge Grants Big Legal Victory For Police Unions Against Chicago\u2019s Vaccine Mandate\">major legal victory<\/a> for Trump after the Supreme Court previously ruled he had some immunity from prosecution and it comes on the heels of Biden\u2019s disastrous presidential debate in late June. <\/p>\n<p>Many Republican delegates celebrated the nullification of the classified documents case in interviews with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cWell, it\u2019s the right thing,\u201d said Richard Porter, a <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3082723\/rnc-delegates-celebrate-dismissal-of-trump-classified-documents-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>delegate from Illinois<\/a>. \u201cThe idea \u2026 that you can have someone appointed by the Justice Department as opposed to the president and approved by the Senate to bring a case against a U.S. citizen. I mean talk about the deep state. That\u2019s not how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a trial that never should have been because President Trump had the authority as a former president to be able to make sure that those documents were available to him,\u201d said Donald William Johnson, another Illinois delegate. \u201cThe whole thing is trumped up charges. And I use that I use that tongue in cheek, and it should have been dismissed.\u201d <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Traditional conventions make a comeback <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Delegates from California stand during the first day of 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Carolyn Kaster)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After an eight-year hiatus, traditional in-person conventions came roaring back in 2024. The last in-person convention occurred in 2016 the first presidential cycle that Trump ran in. But the COVID-19 pandemic upended both the Republican and Democratic national conventions with both groups forced to hold mostly virtual events in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>But four years later, jubilant Republicans gathered in Milwaukee excited to hear national and local GOP lawmakers speak before Trump appeared onstage. A festive air filled the Fiserv Forum with attendees dressed in Americana outfits or in head-to-toe Trump ornaments. As the convention continued Monday night the crowd continued to chant \u201cTrump! Trump! Trump!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s only Day One. Look how much fun it is now. We have three more days to go,\u201d said Art Wittich, a Montana delegate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Cami Mondeaux contributed to this report. <\/em><\/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_1704043\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1704043\"}});<\/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>The Republican National Convention kicked off with a jubilant mood as former President Donald Trump was officially nominated, with a focus on his announcement of Ohio Sen. 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