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Rally-Sized Audience Expected To Attend Trump’s RNC Closing Night Speech At WH
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08.26.20 | 2:54 pm
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2020 -- Photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 24, 2020 shows a computer screen displaying Donald Trump Jr., the U.S. president's eldest son, speaking during the 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for a second term on Monday at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty) WASHINGTON, Aug. 25, 2020 -- Photo taken in Arlington, Virginia, the United States, Aug. 24, 2020 shows a computer screen displaying Donald Trump Jr., the U.S. president's eldest son, speaking during the 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington, D.C. U.S. President Donald Trump was nominated for a second term on Monday at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, which has been scaled back due to the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty)
Trump Jr. Punches Back At Speculation He Was High At RNC: ‘You Have Me Confused With Hunter Biden’
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08.26.20 | 1:47 pm
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: Rep. Mark Meadows, (R-N.C), speaks to members of the media during a closed session on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper was on Capitol Hill to testify to the committees for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images) WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 23: Rep. Mark Meadows, (R-N.C), speaks to members of the media during a closed session on Capitol Hill on October 23, 2019 in Washington, DC. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Laura Cooper was on Capitol Hill to testify to the committees for the ongoing impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. (Photo by Alex Wroblewski/Getty Images)
Meadows Dismisses Hatch Act Concerns: ‘Nobody Outside Of The Beltway Really Cares’
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08.26.20 | 10:26 am
WH: Naturalization Ceremony At RNC Didn’t Violate Hatch Act Because It Was ‘Publicly Available Content’
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08.26.20 | 8:47 am
Attendees At FLOTUS’ RNC Speech Not Required To Take COVID-19 Tests
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08.26.20 | 7:41 am
The Trump Show: GOP Convention Leans Into Reality TV Moments
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08.25.20 | 11:56 pm
Where Things Stand: Revisionist History Prime Badge
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08.25.20 | 1:51 pm

All the cable news pundits have been talking about it as if its some surprising new theme, a novel take on a night laced with apocalyptic doom and sweaty aggression.

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