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Donald Trump’s Speech Wasn’t Just Bad and Mad. It Was Boring

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It was a tale of two speeches but one Donald Trump: The rambling, chaotic Trump won out over the spiritual warrior we were told would emerge.

John Mulholland
John Mulholland
opinion
An illustration of Donald Trump at the 2024 Republican National Convention, surrounded by bored and yawning convention-goers.
Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast
John Mulholland

John Mulholland

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