What Went Down During President Trump’s Closing Speech At The RNC

Yeah, Geoff, McCarthy described the pandemic as “invisible” and said something along the lines of “We didn’t invite this.” That message — essentially that the pandemic was an act of god and that the Trump administration couldn’t have done anything to prevent it or blunt its impact — has been a consistent feature of this convention. So …

Do people think voters will buy that? Or that some voters will? Or that enough voters will?

There are some members of Congress attending Trump’s speech in person tonight.

There’s a noticeable lack of social distancing and mask-wearing at the White House grounds. And it might sound a bit prudish to say, “What sort of example will this set for Americans?” but if this sets a bad example and people do less social distancing as a result, that could make another COVID-19 spike more likely by November, which, among other things, wouldn’t be good for Trump’s reelection chances.