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| Republican Convention Speeches on Day 1: What You Missed and Our Fact Checks | Republican Convention Speeches on Day 1: What You Missed and Our Fact Checks |
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| Welcome to the prime-time lineup for Day 1 of the Republican National Convention. Melania Trump, Donald J. Trump’s wife, was the featured speaker tonight. She was among a series of celebrities, politicians and former military officers whose jobs were to describe how Mr. Trump will “keep America safe again.” | Welcome to the prime-time lineup for Day 1 of the Republican National Convention. Melania Trump, Donald J. Trump’s wife, was the featured speaker tonight. She was among a series of celebrities, politicians and former military officers whose jobs were to describe how Mr. Trump will “keep America safe again.” |
| Here are the highlights and our fact checks (you can also watch live video and check out our real-time analysis): | Here are the highlights and our fact checks (you can also watch live video and check out our real-time analysis): |
| • Ms. Trump was introduced by none other than her husband, who appeared in silhouette and then walked onto the stage to Queen’s “We Are The Champions.” Ms. Trump praised him as an “amazing leader” who “thinks big” and will never give up. She predicted he would beat Hillary Clinton, and said “it would not be a Trump contest without excitement and drama.” | • Ms. Trump was introduced by none other than her husband, who appeared in silhouette and then walked onto the stage to Queen’s “We Are The Champions.” Ms. Trump praised him as an “amazing leader” who “thinks big” and will never give up. She predicted he would beat Hillary Clinton, and said “it would not be a Trump contest without excitement and drama.” |
| If she were able to serve as first lady, Ms. Trump promised to help “people in our country who need it the most.” She said she would focus on women and children, and in particular making sure that children have the education they deserve. “It is kindness, love and compassion for each other that will bring us together and keep us together,” she said. (Later, it was discovered that parts of Ms. Trump’s speech had strikingly similarities to one given by Michelle Obama in 2008 to Democrats.) | If she were able to serve as first lady, Ms. Trump promised to help “people in our country who need it the most.” She said she would focus on women and children, and in particular making sure that children have the education they deserve. “It is kindness, love and compassion for each other that will bring us together and keep us together,” she said. (Later, it was discovered that parts of Ms. Trump’s speech had strikingly similarities to one given by Michelle Obama in 2008 to Democrats.) |
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| • Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former mayor of New York, repeatedly brought the crowd to its feet. He said Americans do not feel safe, and thanked the police for the dangerous job they do. “When they come to save your life, they don’t ask if you are black or white. They just come to save you,” he said. | |
| Mr. Guiliani stayed away from detailed accusations, staying focused on emotional attacks likely to bring the crowd to its feet. “Hillary Clinton’s experience is exactly the reason she should not be President of the United States,” he said. | Mr. Guiliani stayed away from detailed accusations, staying focused on emotional attacks likely to bring the crowd to its feet. “Hillary Clinton’s experience is exactly the reason she should not be President of the United States,” he said. |
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| • Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa spoke after 11:15 p.m. to a mostly empty arena, telling the few who remained — and the television audience — that American leadership has been insufficient under Obama. “We cannot afford four more years of the same, failed policies,” she said. | • Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa spoke after 11:15 p.m. to a mostly empty arena, telling the few who remained — and the television audience — that American leadership has been insufficient under Obama. “We cannot afford four more years of the same, failed policies,” she said. |
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| • Retired General Michael Flynn headed the Defense Intelligence Agency, until he was dismissed by the Obama administration. He was the follow-up act tonight to Ms. Trump, and he turned it into a call for American exceptionalism, which he said “must never fade.” | • Retired General Michael Flynn headed the Defense Intelligence Agency, until he was dismissed by the Obama administration. He was the follow-up act tonight to Ms. Trump, and he turned it into a call for American exceptionalism, which he said “must never fade.” |
| Fact Check: It was unclear what he meant by suggesting that President Obama was concealing the actions by Iran or the Islamic State. Their terror activities have been detailed, in public. | Fact Check: It was unclear what he meant by suggesting that President Obama was concealing the actions by Iran or the Islamic State. Their terror activities have been detailed, in public. |
| Fact Check: He suggested Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server was a crime, something the F.B.I. director had concluded it was not. | Fact Check: He suggested Mrs. Clinton’s use of a private email server was a crime, something the F.B.I. director had concluded it was not. |
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| • Darryl Glenn, the Republican candidate for Senate in Colorado, noted that Mrs. Clinton “loves her pantsuits,” and added: “We should send her an email and tell her that she deserves a bright orange jumpsuit.” | • Darryl Glenn, the Republican candidate for Senate in Colorado, noted that Mrs. Clinton “loves her pantsuits,” and added: “We should send her an email and tell her that she deserves a bright orange jumpsuit.” |
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| • Scott Baio, who starred on “Happy Days” as a child, said the country does not want to pick Hillary Clinton, who is “wrecking this country,” while Willie Robertson, the star of “Duck Dynasty,” said that those who feel forgotten should know that “Donald Trump will have your back.” | • Scott Baio, who starred on “Happy Days” as a child, said the country does not want to pick Hillary Clinton, who is “wrecking this country,” while Willie Robertson, the star of “Duck Dynasty,” said that those who feel forgotten should know that “Donald Trump will have your back.” |
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| • Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, a State Department employee who was killed in the 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi, Libya, became near tears when she spoke. “I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son. Personally.” | • Patricia Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, a State Department employee who was killed in the 2012 attack on an American compound in Benghazi, Libya, became near tears when she spoke. “I blame Hillary Clinton personally for the death of my son. Personally.” |
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| • John Tiegen and Mark Geist, who wrote the book “13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi,” discussed their memories of terror and the fog of war in a 20-minute account full of claims that were difficult to verify. | • John Tiegen and Mark Geist, who wrote the book “13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened in Benghazi,” discussed their memories of terror and the fog of war in a 20-minute account full of claims that were difficult to verify. |
| Fact Check: At one point, however, they contended that Mrs. Clinton was watching a live feed of the attack from a drone and did very little in response. Mrs. Clinton has testified that no one at the State Department had access to real-time video of the attacks. | Fact Check: At one point, however, they contended that Mrs. Clinton was watching a live feed of the attack from a drone and did very little in response. Mrs. Clinton has testified that no one at the State Department had access to real-time video of the attacks. |
| Mr. Geist said that “when Hillary failed to do her job,” Americans died. But the House Select Committee on Benghazi concluded that while there were failures across the board there was no new evidence of culpability by Mrs. Clinton. | Mr. Geist said that “when Hillary failed to do her job,” Americans died. But the House Select Committee on Benghazi concluded that while there were failures across the board there was no new evidence of culpability by Mrs. Clinton. |
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| • In emotional terms, Kelly Terry-Willis and Kent Terry, siblings of Brian Terry, a border patrol agent who was killed in a gunfight in December 2010 that involved two weapons later linked to the disputed gun-trafficking investigation called Operation Fast and Furious, blamed the program, in which federal agents in Arizona tried to trace illegal guns, for his death and said “no one in Obama’s administration were ever held accountable for its failure.” | • In emotional terms, Kelly Terry-Willis and Kent Terry, siblings of Brian Terry, a border patrol agent who was killed in a gunfight in December 2010 that involved two weapons later linked to the disputed gun-trafficking investigation called Operation Fast and Furious, blamed the program, in which federal agents in Arizona tried to trace illegal guns, for his death and said “no one in Obama’s administration were ever held accountable for its failure.” |
| Fact Check: The Justice Department’s inspector general issued a scathing report that severely criticized federal officials for their handling of the gunrunning program, in which they lost track of hundreds of weapons, including two found near the site where Mr. Terry was killed. The I.G. found no evidence that Obama administration officials approved the operation. | Fact Check: The Justice Department’s inspector general issued a scathing report that severely criticized federal officials for their handling of the gunrunning program, in which they lost track of hundreds of weapons, including two found near the site where Mr. Terry was killed. The I.G. found no evidence that Obama administration officials approved the operation. |
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| • Representative Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that Mrs. Clinton favored “open borders, executive amnesty and the surge of Syrian refugees.” | • Representative Michael McCaul, a Texas Republican who is the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, said that Mrs. Clinton favored “open borders, executive amnesty and the surge of Syrian refugees.” |
| Fact Check: While Mrs. Clinton has said she supports President Obama’s executive actions to allow some illegal immigrants to live and work in the United States, she has not called for “open borders” and her support for accepting Syrian refugees has been limited to 65,000 people, far fewer than the number who were accepted by some European countries. | Fact Check: While Mrs. Clinton has said she supports President Obama’s executive actions to allow some illegal immigrants to live and work in the United States, she has not called for “open borders” and her support for accepting Syrian refugees has been limited to 65,000 people, far fewer than the number who were accepted by some European countries. |