STORY: Trump accepts Republican nomination for president, lays out second-term agenda
SHOOTING TIME: July 18, 2024
DATELINE: July 19, 2024
LENGTH: 0:01:54
LOCATION: Washington D.C.
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent
2. various of Trump at the Republican National Convention 

STORYLINE:

STANDUP (English): XIE E, Xinhua correspondent
"This is the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, U.S. state of Wisconsin. Former U.S. President Donald Trump has officially accepted the Republican Party's presidential nomination here on Thursday, marking his third time representing the party in U.S. presidential elections."

In an hour-and-a-half speech on the convention's final day, Trump called for "unity," vowing to reduce inflation, cut taxes, secure the border, achieve energy dominance and end international crises.
   
Trump began his speech by recounting his near-death experience from the attempted assassination at the rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday. "I had God on my side," he said.
   
The former president called on Democrats to "immediately stop weaponizing the justice system and labeling their political opponent as an enemy of democracy."

He praised a recent federal judge's decision to dismiss the case against him involving allegations of holding classified documents and obstructing efforts to recover them, which President Joe Biden called a "specious" decision.
   
In early July, the U.S. Supreme Court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, ruled that Trump has immunity from criminal charges for his 'official' actions conducted as president in the attempts to reverse the 2020 election results, a decision harshly criticized by Democrats.
   
In the speech, Trump lashed out at the Biden administration's policies, highlighting surging inflation, an influx of illegal immigrants and a chaotic international situation.

He pledged to continue building the U.S.-Mexico border wall, accusing illegal immigrants of destroying the country. 
   
Trump also vowed to end the "electric vehicle mandate" and bring back car manufacturing, threatening to put a tariff of 100 to 200 percent on each imported car.

Thursday marks the final day of the four-day Republican National Convention. On Wednesday night, Ohio Senator J.D. Vance, author of the bestselling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," accepted the party's nomination for vice president and introduced himself to the nation.
   
The Republican National Convention was held as Biden grapples with intensifying pressure from his Democratic Party to drop out of the race. About 20 Democratic lawmakers urged him to step aside.
   
According to the latest average of polls from Real Clear Politics, Trump leads President Joe Biden by 3.0 percentage points. In crucial swing states of Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania, Trump leads by 3.3, 1.7 and 4.5 percentage points, respectively.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Washington D.C.
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