Donald Trump has received emphatic endorsements from former rivals at the Republican National Convention (RNC), a display of party unity days after he narrowly escaped being killed by a would-be assassin’s bullet.
On the second day of the convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis feted their former rival as they urged Republicans to come together to defeat US President Joe Biden in November.
Haley, who previously called Trump unelectable, unqualified and “unhinged”, said that Republicans should back Trump for the “sake of our nation”, taking aim at Biden’s handling of foreign policy and immigration, the key theme of the evening.
“You don’t have to agree with Trump 100 percent of the time to vote for him,” Haley told delegates on the second day of the convention.
“Take it from me. I haven’t always agreed with President Trump. But we agree more often than we disagree.”
Stressing the need for Republicans and Americans alike to come together, Haley said the US’s enemies benefit when the country is divided.
“No president can fix all of our problems alone. We have to do this together. America has an amazing ability to self-correct,” Haley said.
“In this moment, we have a chance to put aside our differences and focus on what unites us and strengthens our country. Let us join together as a party, let us come together as a people, as one country strong and proud. Let us show our children and the world that even on our worst day, we are blessed to live in America.”
DeSantis, who finished a distant third to Trump in the primaries, struck a more combative tone, latching onto concerns about Biden’s mental acuity and calling on Republicans to send him “back to the basement”.
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