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

I don’t know what message it sends, but it’s probably not lost on viewers that you can hear police sirens in the background of this speech.

Ivanka is a better-than-decent speaker. She’s good. I imagine her appeal is off the charts for listeners on the right. It’s just jarring to hear about her father wanting people all of colors, backgrounds and creeds to live to their God-given potential when you think about things like the administration’s travel ban and immigration restrictions. Her speech is riveting, but it glosses over many things, similar to what the first lady’s speech did the other night

I don’t know, Sarah. The 2018 reform bill was essentially a watered-down version of a much broader piece of legislation that failed in Congress in 2016. And the 2018 bill was criticized by many advocates for not going far enough with sentencing reform. So while I think it’s certainly helpful to Trump to have this as part of his record, Democrats can still argue that the Trump-endorsed version didn’t go nearly far enough.