Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party's convention, a display of unity that followed an assassination attempt on the former president.

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Donald Trump's former rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, have expressed strong endorsements of his candidacy during the party's convention. This show of unity follows an assassination attempt on the former president.

Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina Governor, previously described Trump as unfit for office during her campaign. However, at the convention, she encouraged her supporters to back him over Democratic President Joe Biden for what she described as the sake of the nation. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis also emphasized his state's strong support for the party and declared Florida a solid Republican state.

Trump's running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, once a fierce critic of Trump, applauded alongside him. The event aimed to show a stark contrast with the Democratic Party, which is facing internal debates about President Biden's reelection amid concerns about his age and mental acuity.

Evening speeches focused on themes of law and order, often infused with Trump's rhetoric on immigration. Lara Trump, the former president's daughter-in-law and co-chair of the Republican National Committee, concluded the night by emphasizing unity among Americans.

A recent Reuters-Ipsos poll indicated that 80 percent of voters, Republicans and Democrats alike, believe the country is spiraling out of control following the assassination attempt.



Trump's ex-rivals show unity at Republican convention

DONALD TRUMP HAS MY STRONG ENDORSEMENT PERIOD. Donald Trump's former rivals for the Republican presidential nomination came together to endorse his candidacy at the party's convention on Tuesday, in a strong display of unity, three days after the former president survived an assassination attempt. Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley had described Trump as unfit for office during her campaign, but on day two of the convention, she urged her supporters to back him over Democratic President Joe Biden for the sake of our nation. You don't have to agree with Trump 100 percent of the time to vote for him. While conservative Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, among the last to stay in the nomination race against Trump, spoke proudly of his state's strong support for the party. Due to bold leadership, the Democratic Party lies in ruins. The left is in retreat. Freedom reigns supreme. The woke mind virus is dead, and Florida is a solid Republican state. Trump applauded alongside his running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, who was himself formerly a fierce Trump critic, once even comparing him to Hitler. The show of group harmony appeared to be aimed at contrasting with the Democratic Party, which is divided over whether 81-year-old Biden should drop his reelection bid amid fresh questions about his mental acuity. When it came to policy, the evening speeches took on an angrier tone. We are facing an invasion on our southern border. Many were centered on the theme of law and order and infused with Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric. The former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, who co-chairs the Republican National Committee, then closed the night with a shift in tone. We, as Americans, must always remember, there is more that unites us than divides us. However, following Saturday's assassination attempt, voter fears about the polarized state of the nation appeared to have deepened. A Reuters-Ipsos poll released on Tuesday found that 80 percent of voters, with similar shares among Republicans and Democrats, agreed the country is spiraling out of control in the wake of the shooting.

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