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

As Van Drew is explaining, he was a conservative state senator in New Jersey for a long time, and Democrats kept trying to recruit him to run for Congress. He finally took the plunge in 2018 — and won! — but he quickly changed parties, a decision precipitated by his refusal to vote for Trump’s impeachment. Now he’s running a tough reelection campaign as a Republican.

Clare, if you had to bet on “American exceptionalism” vs. “socialism/socialist,” which would you take?

Drink when you hear “American exceptionalism” tonight.