What Went Down On Night 2 Of The RNC

Paul promoted Trump as an anti-war, more isolationist president who wants to invest at home. He mentioned Trump opposed the Iraq War, unlike Biden, but the full story is a bit more complicated. In a 2002 interview on Howard Stern’s show, Trump said he supported the Iraq War. But not long after that, he did start to express opposition.

Paul brought up national security, an issue that Republicans say they care about, a lot. According to a Morning Consult poll administered from July 31 to August 2, of all the issues polled, national security was “very important” to the largest share of Republicans (83 percent).

There is widespread public support for criminal justice reform, according to a poll from AP in June, though it’s less popular among Republicans. Still, a majority of Republicans said they were in favor of policies including requiring officers to report misconduct and prosecuting police officers who use excessive force or of racially profiling.