Nikki Haley RNC speech, 2020
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The Republican Party held its national convention from August 24-27, 2020.[1]
Limited in-person events took place in Charlotte, North Carolina.[2] On July 23, 2020, President Donald Trump announced that high-profile convention events previously moved to Jacksonville, Florida, including his nomination acceptance speech, had been canceled for public health and safety reasons. Trump formally accepted the party's nomination from the White House.[3][4][5][6]
The convention was originally scheduled to take place entirely in Charlotte but statewide restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic led to the convention's planned relocation to Jacksonville.[7] The Republican National Committee Executive Committee voted to downsize the convention in Charlotte, reducing the number of in-person delegates from 2,500 to 336. The committee also decided to adopt the 2016 platform again since the Platform Committee would not be meeting.[8]
At the convention, party delegates typically select the Republican presidential nominee and vote to adopt a platform outlining the party's policy priorities and values. According to presidential historian Tevi Troy, however, "conventions today remain largely party advertising opportunities rather than fora for real decision-making."[9]
Nikki Haley's speech at the 2020 Republican National Convention
This section provides the text and video of the 2020 Republican National Convention speech given by former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley on August 24, 2020.
Transcript
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Good evening. It is great to be back at the Republican National Convention. I'll start with a little story. It's about an American Ambassador to the United Nations. And it's about a speech she gave to this convention. She called for the re-election of the Republican President she served... And she called out his Democratic opponent... a former vice president from a failed administration. That ambassador said, and I quote, 'Democrats always blame America first.' The year was 1984. The president was Ronald Reagan. And Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick's words are just as true today. Joe Biden and the Democrats are still blaming America first. Donald Trump has always put America first. He has earned four more years as President. It was an honor of a lifetime to serve as the United States ambassador to the United Nations. Now, the U.N. is not for the faint of heart. It's a place where dictators-murderers-&-thieves denounce America... and then put their hands out and demand that we pay their bills. Well, President Trump put an end to all that. With his leadership, we did what Barack Obama and Joe Biden refused to do. We stood up for America... and we stood against our enemies. Obama and Biden let North Korea threaten America. President Trump rejected that weakness, and we passed the toughest sanctions on North Korea in history. Obama and Biden let Iran get away with murder and literally sent them a plane full of cash. President Trump did the right thing and ripped up the Iran nuclear deal. Obama and Biden led the United Nations to denounce our friend and ally, Israel. President Trump moved our embassy to Jerusalem -- and when the U.N. tried to condemn us, I was proud to cast the American veto. This President has a record of strength and success. The former Vice President has a record of weakness and failure. Joe Biden is good for Iran and ISIS... great for Communist China... and he's a godsend to everyone who wants America to apologize, abstain, and abandon our values. Donald Trump takes a different approach. He's tough on China, and he took on ISIS and won. And he tells the world what it needs to hear. At home, the President is the clear choice on jobs and the economy. He's moved America forward, while Joe Biden held America back. When Joe was VP, I was governor of the great state of South Carolina. We had a pretty good run. Manufacturers of all kinds flocked to our state from overseas, creating tens of thousands of American jobs. People were referring to South Carolina as 'the beast of the southeast,' which I loved. Everything we did happened in spite of Joe Biden and his old boss. We cut taxes. They raised them. We slashed red tape. They piled on more mandates. And when we brought in good-paying jobs, Biden and Obama sued us. I fought back... and they gave up. A Biden-Harris administration would be much, much worse. Last time, Joe's boss was Obama... this time, it would be Pelosi, Sanders, and the Squad. Their vision for America is socialism. And we know that socialism has failed everywhere. They want to tell Americans how to live... and what to think. They want a government takeover of health care. They want to ban fracking and kill millions of jobs. They want massive tax hikes on working families. Joe Biden and the socialist left would be a disaster for our economy. But President Trump is leading a new era of opportunity. Before Communist China gave us the coronavirus, we were breaking economic records left and right. The pandemic has set us back, but not for long. President Trump brought our economy back before, and he will bring it back again. There's one more important area where our President is right. He knows that political correctness and "cancel culture" are dangerous and just plain wrong. In much of the Democratic Party, it's now fashionable to say that America is racist. That is a lie. America is not a racist country. This is personal for me. I am the proud daughter of Indian immigrants. They came to America and settled in a small southern town. My father wore a turban. My mother wore a sari. I was a brown girl in a black and white world. We faced discrimination and hardship. But my parents never gave in to grievance and hate. My mom built a successful business. My dad taught 30 years at a historically black college. And the people of South Carolina chose me as their first minority and first female governor. America is a story that's a work in progress. Now is the time to build on that progress, and make America even freer, fairer, and better for everyone. That's why it's tragic to see so much of the Democratic Party turn a blind eye toward riots and rage. The American people know we can do better. And of course we know that every single black life is valuable. The black cops who've been shot in the line of duty -- they matter. The black small business owners who've watched their life's work go up in flames -- they matter. The black kids who've been gunned down on the playground -- their lives matter too. And their lives are being ruined and stolen by the violence on our streets. It doesn't have to be like this. It wasn't like this in South Carolina five years ago. Our state came face-to-face with evil. A white supremacist walked into Mother Emanuel Church during Bible Study. Twelve African Americans pulled up a chair and prayed with him for an hour. Then he began to shoot. After that horrific tragedy, we didn't turn against each other. We came together -- black and white, Democrat and Republican. Together, we made the hard choices needed to heal -- and removed a divisive symbol, peacefully and respectfully. What happened then should give us hope now. America isn't perfect. But the principles we hold dear are perfect. If there's one thing I've learned, it's that even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in America. It's time to keep that blessing alive for the next generation. This President, and this Party, are committed to that noble task. We seek a nation that rises together, not falls apart in anarchy and anger. We know that the only way to overcome America's challenges is to embrace America's strengths. We are striving to reach a brighter future... Where every child goes to a world-class school, chosen by their parents... Where every family lives in a safe community with good jobs... Where every entrepreneur has the freedom to achieve and inspire... Where every believer can worship without fear and every life is protected... Where every girl and boy, every woman and man, of every race and religion, has the best shot at the best life. In this election, we must choose the only candidate who has and who will continue delivering on that vision. President Trump and Vice President Pence have my support. And America has our promise. We will build on the progress of our past and unlock the promise of our future. That future starts when the American people re-elect President Donald Trump. Thank you. Good night. And may God always bless America.[10] |
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| —Nikki Haley, August 24, 2020[11] | ||
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Republican National Convention keynote addresses, 1992-2016
The following Republican Party members and elected officials were the keynote speakers at Republican national conventions between 1992 and 2016.[12]
- Joni Ernst, senator from Iowa (2016)
- Chris Christie, then-governor of New Jersey (2012)
- Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City (2008)
- Zell Miller, then-senator from Georgia (2004)
- John McCain, then-senator from Arizona (2000)
- Colin Powell, former chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (2000)
- Susan Molinari, then-representative from New York (1996)
- Phil Gramm, then-senator from Texas (1992)
2020 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2020
The Republican Party held its presidential nominating convention August 24-27, 2020.[13] The first day took place in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving to Jacksonville, Florida, for the event's final three days.[3]
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2020 Republican National Convention and the Republican primary process:
- 2020 Republican National Convention schedule and speakers
- Donald Trump presidential nomination acceptance speech, 2020
- Mike Pence vice presidential nomination acceptance speech, 2020
- Republican National Convention keynote address, 2020
- Republican presidential nomination, 2020
- Republican delegate rules, 2020
2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
The Republican National Committee held its presidential nominating convention from July 18-21, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.[14] Donald Trump received the party's nomination.
Click on any of the links below to learn more about the 2016 Republican National Convention:
- Rules of the 2016 Republican National Convention
- RNC Rules Committee, 2016
- RNC Standing Committee on Rules
- Rule 12 and the 2016 Republican National Convention
- Rule 16 and the 2016 Republican National Convention
- Rule 40 and the 2016 Republican National Convention
- The Republican Platform and RNC Platform Committee, 2016
- Republican delegates by state, 2016
- Conscience clause and the Republican National Convention, 2016
- Brokered conventions
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- Presidential election, 2020
- Republican National Convention, 2020
- Republican National Convention, 2016
- Republican National Committee
- Democratic National Convention, 2020
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Footnotes
- ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
- ↑ CNN, "In a reversal, Trump says he'll accept GOP nomination in North Carolina," July 28, 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 WSOC, "It’s official: Main event for RNC to be held in Florida instead of Charlotte," June 11, 2020
- ↑ NPR, "President Trump Cancels Jacksonville Portion Of Republican National Convention," July 23, 2020
- ↑ USA Today, "Trump cancels Jacksonville portion of Republican convention planned for August due to COVID-19," July 23, 2020
- ↑ Some, including former Republican National Committee member Curly Haugland, alleged after the 2020 convention that the RNC improperly used Rule 37(e) to proceed with a downsized and invalid national convention in August 2020. Under this interpretation, no rules were adopted for the election of delegates to the 2024 Republican National Convention or the party's continued existence in 2020. Ballotpedia, "Email communication with Curly Haugland," September 9, 2020
- ↑ National Review, "Trump to Seek Alternate City to Host RNC after N.C. Gov. Says He Cannot Guarantee 'Full Capacity' Event," June 3, 2020
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP votes to scale back Charlotte convention, move Trump acceptance speech," June 11, 2020
- ↑ National Affairs, "The Evolution of Party Conventions," accessed April 30, 2019
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CNN, "Transcript: Nikki Haley's RNC speech," August 24, 2020
- ↑ Washington Examiner, "Former convention keynote speakers: Where are they now?" July 18, 2016
- ↑ Spectrum Local News, "RNC dates set for Aug. 24 - 27, 2020 in Charlotte," October 1, 2018
- ↑ Politico, "Cleveland to host 2016 GOP convention," July 8, 2014
