Republicans Peddle Fear and Little Else on Day One of RNC 2016

Safe Space

In Cleveland, the convention speakers are pledging to ‘Make America Safe Again.’ But the speeches themselves paint a frighteningly dystopian picture.

Published Jul. 19 2016 1:00AM EDT

articles/2016/07/19/republicans-peddle-fear-and-little-else-on-day-one-of-rnc-2016/160718-crabapple-rnc-convention-tease_d83j5n — Molly Crabapple/The Daily Beast

Republicans kicked off their 2016 convention in Cleveland on Monday evening focusing on national security and promising to “make America safe again.” But the speeches—by TV celebrities, a former U.S.

Tim Mak

Shane Harris

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Republicans Peddle Fear and Little Else on Day One of RNC 2016

In Cleveland, the convention speakers are pledging to ‘Make America Safe Again.’ But the speeches themselves paint a frighteningly dystopian picture.

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Tim Mak

Shane Harris