Fact-Checking Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech At The RNC (Ken Kessler, Washington Post)
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"There is no fear in love.
"There is no fear in love.
But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment.
The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
The one who fears is not made perfect in love."
1 John 4:18
"Any Religion That Needs Fear To Thrive Is Bad Religion"
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10 takeaways from Donald Trump's Republican Convention
VIDEO: http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/22/politics/republican-convention-takeaways/
Cleveland (CNN) Donald Trump painted a picture of a dystopian America -- and sold himself as the only one who can fix it.
As he accepted the Republican nomination here Thursday night, Trump delivered tough talk, promising to eradicate crime, build a border wall, defeat ISIS, rejuvenate the economy and prod U.S. allies to step it up or else.
"I'm with you," Trump said. "I will fight for you, and I will win for you."
Here are CNN's takeaways from 2016's Republican National Convention:
Trump's style of 'presidential'
Vice presidential nominee Mike Pence compares Trump to Ronald Reagan -- but on stage Thursday night Trump was no happy warrior.
Trump channeled Americans' grievances at home and abroad, pinning blame for spikes in violence and drugs on undocumented immigrants, casting the battle on terrorism as one being lost and demanding a return to law and order.
This is what presidential means to Trump. To his critics, it will come off as vacant and dictatorial. But to his backers, it's the very embodiment of they've been thinking, but not feeling welcome by society to say.
The speech that ran more than 75 minutes was signature Trump, offering America a prime-time look at his ability to channel voter anger that won him the nomination.
No wonder Trump spooks party loyalists. This was no Bush speech. Trump called for a much more activist government -- intervening regularly in international economics, cracking down ferociously on illegal immigration and even taking special care to prevent LGBT Americans from targeted attacks.
Nighttime in America
Channeling Richard Nixon, Trump insisted that he'd preside over "a country of law and order." He pledged -- without explaining how he'd fulfill the promise -- that crime would drop as soon as he took office.
Trump cast the country as in "a moment of crisis."
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"The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country," he said.
Trump spent the most time on immigration -- touting his call for a U.S.-Mexico border wall (with chants of "build that wall!" breaking out occasionally) and making clear it's the issue that's reached him personally.
"Of all my travels in this country, nothing has affected me more -- nothing even close, I have to tell you -- than the time I have spent with the mothers and fathers who have lost their children to violence spilling across our border," Trump said.
"Which we can solve -- we have to solve it," he said. "These families have no special interests to represent them. There are no demonstrators to protest on their behalf."
Asked by CNN's Jake Tapper after the speech whether Trump's remarks were dark, campaign chairman Paul Manafort signaled Trump truly does see the country as desperately needing saving. "It wasn't dark," Manafort said, "it was reality."
A nudge toward LGBT acceptance
The Republican Party wasn't ready this year to moderate its platform's language on same-sex marriage or transgender rights.
But some of its delegates cheered nudges in the direction of LGBT acceptance -- including one from the party's nominee -- on Thursday night.
Fact checking Donald Trump on crime 03:05
When Trump promised to protect LGBT citizens from attacks like the shooting at an Orlando nightclub that left 49 dead, the crowd cheered, and Trump ad-libbed.
"I have to say, as a Republican, it is so nice to hear you cheering for what I just said," he said. "Thank you."
The crowd broke into a chant of "Help is on the way."
Trump's speech came after PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel told the audience he is "proud to be gay" and urged the GOP to drop its "fake culture wars."
"Now we are told that the great debate is about who gets to use which bathroom. This is a distraction from our real problems," Thiel said, getting big cheers when he read the words that were capitalized on his Teleprompter: "WHO CARES?"
It's important to note: These were moments. They could reflect a change in attitude on policy -- but it hasn't happened yet.
An introspective Trump
The famously braggadocious and in-the-moment candidate offered a few rare glimpses inside his own head.
Late in the speech, Trump offered a rare biographical detail that wasn't about his own business history -- discussing the origins of the billionaire's working-man appeal.
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"My dad, Fred Trump, was the smartest and hardest working man I ever knew. I wonder sometimes what he'd say if he were here to see this and to see me tonight," he said.
"It's because of him that I learned, from my youngest age, to respect the dignity of work and the dignity of working people," Trump said. "He was a guy most comfortable in the company of bricklayers, carpenters, and electricians and I have a lot of that in me also. I love those people."
Another moment designed as a nod to evangelical Christians who'd supported him came with an admission about their support. "I'm not sure I totally deserve it," Trump said, going off-script.
Trump gives no quarter to the old guard
Trump's speech came with an olive branch for evangelicals and a mention of the National Rifle Association. It was rife with "America First" themes and calls to rescue the working class.
Nowhere to be found: Anything for the Jeb Bush wing of the Republican Party.
Trump's wild ride to take over the GOP 02:41
Trump showed no interest in addressing fiscal policy. His indication he'd break from NATO unless smaller countries stepped up their efforts left neoconservatives apoplectic. His insistence on renegotiating every trade deal, and swiftly enforcing trade rules with any and every ounce of authority he can muster, would have fit in a Bernie Sanders speech.
The Republican nominee flouted conservative orthodoxy all night, betting he has little to gain courting those establishment types. Instead, he trashed their hold on American politics, promising to fight for the little guy instead -- because he's big enough himself that he has nothing to lose.
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