25 August 2020

Appointed/Not Elected : Senator Tim Scott from South Carolina

Trump's alternative reality
6 mins ago - Politics & Policy
Trump's alternative reality
Sen. Tim Scott was the night's headliner.
Photo: Chip Somodevilla
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The opening night of the Republican National Convention delighted President Trump's base with an alternative narrative where he masterfully deflected COVID, he's popular with Black Americans, and Joe Biden is a menacing leftist.
Why it matters: Although CNN and MSNBC cut away for fact checks, this week's convention gives the Trump campaign hour upon hour to show millions of viewers an America as Trump sees it.
 
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