At the Republican Congress, family members campaigned for the re-election of the incumbent US president. All information about the Trump show in the news ticker.
- The US Republicans' party conference began on Monday, August 24 (local time).
- Members of the Trump family now campaigned for the re-election of the incumbent president during speeches.
- In our news ticker we will keep you up to date on further developments.
Update August 26, 6:30 a.m.: In her address at the Republican Congress, First Lady Melania Trump campaigned for another term of office for President Donald Trump. "My husband, our family and the people in this government are fighting for you," said the 50-year-old on Tuesday evening (local time) during her appearance in the rose garden of the White House . "He loves this country and knows how to achieve something." Melania Trump emphasized: "I believe that now more than ever we need my husband's leadership."
The First Lady refrained from attacking Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in her speech . "I don't want to use this precious time attacking the other side," she said. Turning to the Democratic Congress, she added, "As we saw last week, this kind of talk is only to divide the country further."
Trump a bad corona manager? First Lady takes a position at the party conference
Melania Trump expressed her condolences to the relatives of victims of the corona pandemic . She assured her husband's government will not stop fighting until there is an effective vaccine against the coronavirus for everyone. "Donald will not rest until he has done everything in his power to take care of everyone affected by this terrible pandemic." Critics of the pandemic accuse the president of a lack of compassion for those affected.
In her address, the First Lady also addressed the protests against police violence and racism that were sparked by the death of the African American George Floyd in a brutal police operation in late May. "We need to remember that we are all a community made up of many races, religions and ethnicities," she said.
Party convention of the US Republicans: Trump son makes questionable appearance
Notification of origin (August 26, 6 a.m.):
Washington - President's son Eric Trump has promised Americans that their compatriots will soon fly to Mars - driven by the American spirit. He had "built the skyline of New York City, built the Hoover Dam and he will - under the leadership of my father - send Americans to Mars," said Eric Trump at the Republican Congress , where Donald Trump is a candidate for a second term was nominated.
This American spirit will also "defeat the empty, repressive and radical views of the extreme left in 68 days," said Eric Trump on Tuesday evening. The November 3rd election was 70 days away, as a reporter from CNN noted.
Trump son promises: "My father will fight for you"
Before his father, no one campaigned for the "silent majority" in the country, said Eric Trump. Both Democratic and Republican politicians before Trump were "more concerned about how they will be received by the elites in Paris than about how Americans will look after their families in Pittsburgh." "My father will fight for you," he said.
"I love you very much!" Said Eric Trump to his father's address. In doing so, he was the first of the Trump children to have spoken to the President personally. "Dad, let's make Uncle Robert proud." Donald Trump's younger brother Robert, whom he called his best friend, died about ten days ago.