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

One thing is pretty clear after tonight: Trump is going to be campaigning against Democratic-run cities. This might not have been the most exciting night of the past two weeks of political conventions, but we got a big clue about what one of Trump’s priorities will be. Buckle up — we are going to be hearing a lot more about law and order over the next few months.

I thought that this was shaping up to be higher-energy night than Nights 2 and 3, but Trump’s acceptance speech was just inexplicably long and not especially well-written or well-delivered. As I always say when we cover these things, that isn’t meant as a prediction of how the public will react. But the Trump campaign is behind, and it could really have pared the speech down to, say, two major themes instead of running through the whole laundry list.

Social media response during the final night of the RNC, and particularly during Trump’s speech, is essentially flat. This suggests there were no breakthrough, buzz-worthy moments tonight. That’s a change from last week, when Biden gained buzz throughout his speech.