Friends, delegates and fellow Americans: I humbly and gratefully accept
your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
Who would have believed that when we started this journey on June 16th
of last year we – and I say “we” because we are a team – would have
received almost 14 million votes, the most in the history of the Republican
Party, and that the Republican Party would get 60 percent more votes than
it received four years ago. The Democrats, on the other hand, received
almost 20 percent fewer votes than they got eight years ago. Together, we will lead our party back to the White House, and we will lead
our country back to safety, prosperity, and peace. We will be a country of generosity and warmth. But we will also be a
country of law and order.
Our Convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on
our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any
politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country.
What about our economy? Again, I will tell you the plain facts that have been edited out of your nightly news and your morning newspaper: Nearly Four in African-American children are living in poverty, while 58% of African-American youth are not employed. 2 million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago. Another 14 million people have left the workforce entirely. 54 Household incomes are down more than 4 thousand dollars since the year 2000 – 16 years ago. 55 56 Our trade deficit in goods reached nearly 800 billion dollars last year alone. 57 58 The budget is no better. 59 60 President Obama has almost doubled our national debt to more than 19 trillion dollars, and growing. 61 Yet, what do we have to show for it? Our roads and bridges are falling apart, our airports are in Third World condition, and forty-three million Americans are on food stamps. 62 63 64 65 66 Now let us consider the state of affairs abroad. Not only have our citizens endured domestic disaster, but they have lived through one international humiliation after another.
In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map. Libya was stable. Egypt was peaceful. Iraq was seeing a reduction in violence. Iran was being choked by sanctions. Syria was under control. After four years of Hillary Clinton, what do we have? ISIS has spread across the region, and the world. Libya is in ruins, and our Ambassador and his staff were left helpless to die at the hands of savage killers.
My pledge reads: “I’M WITH YOU – THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.” I am your voice. So to every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for their future, I say these words to you tonight: I’m with you, I will fight for you, and I will win for you. To all Americans tonight, in all of our cities and in all of our towns, I make this promise:
We Will Make America Strong Again.
We Will Make America Proud Again.
We Will Make America Safe Again.
And We Will Make America Great Again.
God bless You And Good Night.
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What about our economy? Again, I will tell you the plain facts that have been edited out of your nightly news and your morning newspaper: Nearly Four in African-American children are living in poverty, while 58% of African-American youth are not employed. 2 million more Latinos are in poverty today than when President Obama took his oath of office less than eight years ago. Another 14 million people have left the workforce entirely. 54 Household incomes are down more than 4 thousand dollars since the year 2000 – 16 years ago. 55 56 Our trade deficit in goods reached nearly 800 billion dollars last year alone. 57 58 The budget is no better. 59 60 President Obama has almost doubled our national debt to more than 19 trillion dollars, and growing. 61 Yet, what do we have to show for it? Our roads and bridges are falling apart, our airports are in Third World condition, and forty-three million Americans are on food stamps. 62 63 64 65 66 Now let us consider the state of affairs abroad. Not only have our citizens endured domestic disaster, but they have lived through one international humiliation after another.
In 2009, pre-Hillary, ISIS was not even on the map. Libya was stable. Egypt was peaceful. Iraq was seeing a reduction in violence. Iran was being choked by sanctions. Syria was under control. After four years of Hillary Clinton, what do we have? ISIS has spread across the region, and the world. Libya is in ruins, and our Ambassador and his staff were left helpless to die at the hands of savage killers.
My pledge reads: “I’M WITH YOU – THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.” I am your voice. So to every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for their future, I say these words to you tonight: I’m with you, I will fight for you, and I will win for you. To all Americans tonight, in all of our cities and in all of our towns, I make this promise:
We Will Make America Strong Again.
We Will Make America Proud Again.
We Will Make America Safe Again.
And We Will Make America Great Again.
