An unconventional week in presidential politics
CBSN
Golden balloons fell (along with red, white and blue), as the Republican National Convention ended this past week with operatic flair. It was a fitting close for a gathering defined by a sense of drama and history, coming just days after former President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt. Trump's defiance in the aftermath brought some Republicans to tears. "I had God on my side," Trump said.
Trump's 90-minute acceptance speech, the longest in convention history, won mixed reviews, enthralling many early on with his account of the attack, only to then veer into old grievances: "And then we had that horrible, horrible result that we'll never let happen again, the election result," he said, repeating the lie about a stolen election. "We're never going to let that happen again. They used COVID to cheat."
The impact of the rest of the convention is up for debate.
