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Donald Trump will get a hero’s welcome Thursday as he accepts the Republican Party’s presidential nomination in a speech capping a convention dominated by the recent attempt on his life.
The 78-year-old will address the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee hoping to build momentum toward a November victory over US President Joe Biden and a second term in the White House.
As a resurgent Trump — who was found guilty on 34 felony counts in New York just seven weeks ago — readies for a triumphant prime-time appearance, team Biden is in full crisis mode as pressure from within the incumbent’s Democratic Party builds for him to end his re-election bid.
Barack Obama has reportedly told allies that he believes Biden, his vice president for eight years, should “seriously consider the viability of his candidacy,” the reported.
Several leading Democratic lawmakers have called on the 81-year-old president to drop out in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against Trump last month in which he appeared tired and confused.
Supporters have been lining up all week to applaud the former president for his bravery since Saturday’s assassination bid by a gunman at a Pennsylvania rally.
As some of his loyalists blamed Democrats’ rhetoric for the attack, Trump said he had torn up a more aggressive version of his keynote address in favor of one to “unite our country.
