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

McConnell probably doesn’t need to worry much about losing his election this fall, but nonetheless he begins his speech with a pitch for himself. He says he’s the only leader in Washington who isn’t from New York or California and that he’s a representative of “flyover country.”

Sarah it seems like they’re trying to frame it as somehow more genuine because it is behind closed doors. It’s not a performance, this is who he is when the cameras are off.

Amelia, I think there have been lots of ordinary Americans at the RNC — remember the Maine lobsterman, or the businessman and farmer from Wisconsin on Tuesday?