Trump's RNC speech proved one thing

And new details revealed about Trump assassination attempt [VIEW IN BROWSER]( MSNBC DAILY Understand today's news Friday, Jul. 19, 2024 THE LATEST [Alternate text] [Trump’s excruciatingly long RNC speech proved one thing]( By]( [Hayes Brown]( For a minute there, [former President Donald Trump]( sounded different on Thursday night. “Whether you’ve supported me in the past or not, I hope you will support me in the future, because I will bring back the American Dream,” Trump told a sea of conservative believers at [the Republican National Convention](. “With great humility, I am asking you to be excited about the future of our country.” The acceptance speech he delivered lacked the soaring phrasing of [Ronald Reagan telling the RNC crowd]( in 1980 that “the time is now, my fellow Americans, to recapture our destiny, to take it into our own hands.” The overall tone of the prepared text distributed ahead of his speech was a far cry from his [first acceptance speech eight years ago](, let alone [his inauguration address](, later dubbed the “American Carnage” speech. It was a shift in line with [the reported “new softness”]( he’d displayed since last week’s assassination attempt. This is a preview of Hayes Brown's latest article.[Read the full column here.](     TOP STORIES [Alternate text] [KATHERINE A.S. SIBLEY]( [Melania Trump is not your typical first lady. Her RNC appearance proved it.]( Melania Trump does what she wants. Last night, that meant breaking a long-held tradition. [Read more.]( [HAYES BROWN]( [Joe Biden has big plans — and terrible timing]( The president's second-term agenda rollout has been overshadowed by events outside his control as the debate over whether he steps down rages. [Read more.]( [HAYLEY MILLER]( [Jamie Raskin asks Biden to reconsider campaign in early July letter]( The Maryland Democrat wrote that the country is "under siege every day by the autocrats and monarchists, from Moscow to Mar-A-Lago." 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