What Went Down On Night 2 Of The RNC

Trump has proven throughout the 2016 campaign and his time as president that repeating lies or half-truths often enough makes them “feel” true, which is often enough for people. It’s known as the illusory truth effect.

Eric Trump generates some volume on social media, but sentiment around him takes a dip at the same time:

Trump’s brother, Robert, passed away recently, and Eric invoked him at the end of the speech. I guess that’s probably as close as we’ll get to image softening from the kids tonight. I think perhaps Ivanka will be a bit different?