What Went Down On Night 1 Of The RNC

I think that’s right, Perry. I noted the sometimes-tense relationship between the Democratic Party and the Black Lives Matter movement in last week’s live blog.

If Nikole Hannah-Jones was the Democratic nominee, some of this convention would make more sense. Casting America as having a history of racism, criticizing the Founders — that’s not really the view of the official Democratic Party, but the view of people who are fairly critical of the official Democratic Party. The Black Lives Matter protesters who are being cast as allied with the Democratic Party often hate the Democratic Party.

This matches Trump Jr.’s speech in 2016, which again seemed to match conventional Republican talking points more than the other children’s speeches. He has also pursued the traditional up-and-coming conservative route since then, writing books titled “Liberal Privilege” and “Triggered” to appeal to the Fox News audience.