5 Takeaways From The Second Night Of The Republican National Convention
The second night of the Republican National Convention often seemed like it was taking place in February. Maybe of 2020. Maybe of 2022. Just at some time when the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed nearly 180,000 Americans and caused the unemployment rate to spike to 10.2%, isn’t happening.
With the exception of first lady Melania Trump, who delivered her speech to a mostly unmasked crowd in the White House Rose Garden, not a single speaker referenced the massive death toll of Americans in the past six months. Several speakers, led by National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow, spoke about the pandemic in the past tense.
“Then, came a once-in-100-year pandemic. It was awful, health and economic impacts were tragic; hardship and heartbreak were everywhere,” …continued .
[Source: Huffington Post]