takes over on the other side. >> good evening, it's an honor to come to you from the commonwealth of kentucky. not in new york or california, i consider it my responsibility to look out for middle america. this election is incredibly consequential for middle america. . trump knows he inherited the first generation of americans who couldn't promise their children a better life than their own. he's made it his mission of this administration to change that. i know because i worked beside him every day. today's democrat party doesn't want to improve life for middle america. they prefer that all of us in flyover country keep quiet and let them decide how we should live our lives. they want to tell you when you can go to work. when your kids can go to school. they want to tax your job out of existence and send you a government check for unemployment. they want to tell you what kind

of car you can drive. what sources of information are credible. and even how many hamburgers you can eat. they want to defund the police and take away your second amendment rights. they want free healthcare for illegal immigrants. yet they offer no protection for unborn americans. they want to pass the supreme court with liberals intent on eroding our constitutional rights and codify all this by making the swamp itself, washington d.c., america's 51st state with two more liberal senators we cannot undo the damage they've done. now you understand why democrats spent an entire week telling us about who joe biden is, not what he intends to do. i am i mensually proud of the work the republican senate has done. we are the firewall against nancy pelosi's agenda. like. trump, we won't be bullied by a liberal media intent on

destroying america's institutions. we will stand our post, on behalf of the millions of americans whose stories aren't told in today's newspapers. whose struggles are just as real. we will continue to support american families as we defeat the coronavirus and return our economy to the envy of the world. the stakes have never been higher. this is why i'm asking you to support republican senate candidates across the country, and re-elect my friend, president donald trump. >> welcome to hannity. sthan was the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell, broadcasting from the south lawn where the. united states, donald j. trump, is stoet address the nation moments away. of course we will take you there live as it happens. it is the grand finale of the republican national convention. the theme tonight is america, land of greatness. and coming up, we're told the

president will draw a sharp contrast between his pro-growth, pro-liberty freedom, pro-security agenda and the radical socialist platform of his opponent, the weak, the frail, the corrupt career politician 50 years in the swamp that is joe biden, the forget until one. decades in washington with little to nothing to show for his efforts. before the president steps up to the podium, we will also hear from ivanka trump, america's mayor rudy giuliani, hud secretary ben carson, tom cotton, alice marie johnson, friend of this program and so much more. for the hour whole have full coverage of the convention, so sit tight, bundle up, crack a beer, and guess what. right now it's night four of the republican national convention and is now officially under way. thanks for watching hannity, thanks for watching fox.

>> hey, everyone, i'm dan white the president of the ufc. many of you know who i am, what i do, and that i am friends with the president. i spoke at this convention four years ago, and i'm back because i believe we need president trump's leadership now more than ever. before the pandemic. trump built the greatest economy in our nation's history. and created opportunities for all americans like no one before him. financial markets hit all-time highs, unmoment was at an all-time low, and we weren't facing the law's destruction that is on kuring in a few of our great cities. it blows my mind how quickly some of the leadership in the country has forgotten the critical role first responders play in our society. police departments and other law enforcement, even some fire departments, faced opposition for many in the country. but they are always the people who are asked to step up when

things are at their worst and put themselves at risk. that is certainly the case during this ongoing pandemic. come on, america, defunding these vie cal positions is not the answer. the first responders have always taken care of us. and now, more than ever, we need to take care of them. now, let's tack about covid. and let's be honest about it. no one person and no one place could have anticipated the challenges that covid would bring. president trump has faced all of these obstacles head-on. he immediately put protective measures in place, and he reached out to the best and the brightest leading american businesses across all industries to discuss what he and his administration could do to get the economy back up and running safely. let me give you more detail. in early april president trump organized a task force of business leaders across the country and i was fortunate enough to serve on that task force.

first hand, i had the opportunity to witness how hard-working and determined president trump was to solve unprecedented problems our country was facing. i personally observed his ability to listen and understand the issues impacting americans of all backgrounds. it was clear, his highest priority was always the health and safety of everyone in our country. not just republicans, not just supporters, but every single american. president trump recognized that one of the small ways to instill a sense of normalcy in people's lives was to bring back entertainment options. the president went above and beyond to help all sports leagues involved. figure out a way to overcome the challenges of staging live professional sporting events in the middle of a pandemic. and you know what? we did it. the ufc was the first to could it. and we are continue -- to do it and we are continuing to do it.

now other sports have joined us. and some of the lessons learned are being used to help reopen other types of businesses and schools. make no mistake about it, we still have a long way to go. and that is why we need a leader with president trump's unique attributes at this critical time. i have said it before, and i will say it again. he is one of the most loyal human beings i have ever met. the man has unstoppable energy. no one, i mean no one, outworks this guy. most importantly he truly loves and believes in our country. he believes in the people of this country. america is a place everyone wants a solid job and they want to take care of their family, they want to support their community. assist the less fortunate. and enjoy the freedom this country has provided to all of us. while we have certainly experienced a ton of negativity in 2020, president trump's

mindset is to work tirelessly to find solutions to problems and help restore america. he did it once, i'm telling you right now, he will do it again. and remember, president trump may be the only president in modern times whos hah has actually done everything he said he would do during his campaign. there's this quote i love from ronald reagan, where he said there isn't any problem we can't solve if government will give us the facts, tell us what needs to be done, then get out of the way and let us have at it. what that means to me is as americans, we work hard to overcome adversity and we face the tough times head-on. irrespective of gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation. what unites us as a nation is freedom, equality, and opportunity. that's what it means to be an american. ladies and gentlemen, let's

re-elect president trump, let's figure out what the problems are, and continue to find solutions to those problems. then let's get to work. i'd like to close with this. while it's critically important to re-elect president trump, this pandemic has also taught us to be very, very careful who you select as your next governor, senator, congress american person and mayor. it is so important to vote. and don't think that your vote doesn't matter. to be honest with you, it has never mattered more than it does right now. thank you and have a great evening, america. >> aloha and good evening. i'm attorney general sean reyes. a proud american and proud descendent of warrior ancestors, women and men alike, from my hawaiian, filipino, japanese,

and spanish heritage. my father demonstrated his warrior spirit over 50 years ago fighting the dictator in his homeland, the philippines. barely escaping with his life, he started anew in america. he arrived with nothing but faith, determination, and a willingness to work hard. he lived the american dream, moving businesses, a family, and seeing me become utah's first minority statewide elected official. today, i channel my warrior roots by battling human trafficking. i've been able to lead some of the largest trafficking prosecutions in america and travel to foreign countries working with law enforcement and ngos to dismantle trafficking networks. and rescue people from the most brew tam conditions imaginable. young girls and women sold into sex slavery. young boys and men forced into

labor servitude. illegal adoptions, organ harvesting, human life utterly debased. president donald trump is a fierce warrior against human trafficking. how do i know? early in 2017 i had occasion to visit with him about our rescues. he asked insightful questions, expressed deep concern for victims, overwhelmed with compassion he promised to attack this evil. president trump summoned ivanka and leaders from his cabinet, directing resources and hundreds of millions of dollars for raising awareness, liberating victims, prosecuting predators, and empowering survivors. together, they've done more to combat human trafficking than any administration in modern history. now that's a promise kept. president trump's taken similar aggressive actions to break the chain of drug addiction and

improve mental and behavioral health. he declared the opiod epidemic a national public health emergency and made available billions of dollars to confront this threat. he also signed a bill creating a phone number like 911 for mental health. when activated, 988 will be a life line for those struggling with thoughts of suicide, depression, addiction, self harm, or even hurting others. it will save countless american lives. a few months ago, my father, my warrior hero, lost his fight with cancer. whether he passed, he had by his bed side a scripture, family photos, and a pen president trump gave me to give him. dad loved that pen. it represented freedom to him.

the freedom that only exists when some one is willing to fight for it. to my father, president trump is that ultimate warrior fighting for our freedom. if you listen to democrats, the media, and liberal elite they will tell you that america's light doesn't shine as brightly around the world as it once did. that is simply not true. the same light that brought my father to america inspires the december cat and downtroden equally today. believe me, i interact with some of the most marginalized victims on earth. and they love america. they love president trump because he's fighting for their freedom and america's freedom. thank you president trump. god bless you, and god bless america this land of greatness.

♪ >> my name is debbie flood, i own a small foundry and machine shop in wisconsin that manufactures architectural hardware. my father who was a world war ii veteran started the business with used equipment and the american dream. today we are one of the only u.s. companies left to make our product from start to finish under one roof. we really make things and we love it. when we lost nearly 50% of our business to china in the mid 2000s we wondered how a small company like ours could continue to compete. at that time joe biden was a senator. he voted to normalize trade with china and pave the way for them to join the wto even though they were hurting american companies like ours.

but we were tenacious and creative. we took a risk and purchased a 3d printer. 3d printing technology allows to us do things that china can't. now we can take a customer's idea from sketch to sample to production in just a few weeks. this opened up new opportunities for us. later, we fought our way through the great recession. and donald trump was elected and we breathed a sigh of relief. he actually fought for american workers and american craftsmen. he actually cared about bringing back those three beautiful words -- made in america. we no longer had to succeed despite government, now the government was on our side. we enjoyed a thriving economy, stimulated by president trump's pro business and pro worker policies. thanks to the trump tax cuts, i've been able to raise my employees' wages. they got a pay raise and a tax cut. even in the face of the

pandemic, the president doubled down on his support for business thanks to president trump, our business was approved for the paycheck protection program. that allowed us to keep our people working at a time when the future was very uncertain. our president understands that the best solutions unleash the innovation of american entrepreneurs and the creativity of american workers. joe biden doesn't really know anything about business or creating jobs. he spent 47 years in government and it's doubtful he will finally figure it out in the year 48. he pushed to raise our taxes and bring back excessive regulations. i own a business whose mission it is to solve problems. anything can be solved with the creativity. it takes courage, commitment, and ideas. and those are all things that come naturally to president trump. and that's why he has my support.

♪ >> my name is judy smith. >> i'm manuel martz. >> my name is claudia. >> i live in new york city public housing. >> i'm the resident council president for jamaica house. >> i am resident council president of washington houses. which is a spanish harlem. >> my name is -- i'm the president of 3,500 strong residents. a life-long democrat. >> i would really hate to get started on this mayor. >> bill de blasso and the way he has dealt with public housing residents is disgraceful. >> this mayor has made our lives here, i think every housing

development, very uncomfortable. >> under the trump administration new york city housing authority has received an influx of cash that it has not seen since 1997. >> i'm grateful for the spotlight that president trump is putting on new york city public housing. >> i think it's wrong that the democrats put illegal immigrants before black americans. how is it that we have people waiting on the waiting list for new york city public housing for ten years or more but yet we have illegal immigrants living mere. something is wrong with that picture. >> since hud came in with lynn patton as regional director for hud, it helped us identify solutions, long systemic problems that we are now putting on the table and having discussions on. >> president trumped administration has opened their

ear and listened. >> there has been improvement in public housing. >> very appreciative of this administration that has come and shined a light on what is going on and bringing real solutions to a real problem. >> hello, i'm ann dorn. i'd like to introduce my husband david. father of five, brother of 12, grandfather of 10, friend to thousands. he was the most kind, dedicated, loving life partner i could have hoped for. he had a big smile and a heart to match. he was blessed with the gift of began and that gift -- gab and that gift enabled him to touch souls and inspire people especially young people.

oh how kids loved him and they really loved him back. dave was all about service. he served 38 years in the st. louis metropolitan police department and six years as chief of police. after 44 years he retired from law enforcement but he never retired from helping a friend in need. since he befriended every person he met, he was a very busy man. one example of that was his friendship, with a young man named lee. david met him when lee was just a kid after members of his family were murdered. dave took a special interest in the boy. they bonded and the friendship grew and remained strong throughout the years. lee eventually opened a pawn shop. he trusted dave implicitly and asked dave to help with security. dave readily agreed.

whenever the shop's alarm would go off, the alarm company called dave. he would investigate. if he got a call after i went to bed he would make he up and tell me he was going to leave. just to make sure everything was all right. most of the time they were false alarms triggered by a storm or animals. but i never rested easily until i heard dave's key turn in the door knowing he was home safe. the alarm that went off the morning of june 2 was for real. four officers were shot others hit with rocks and fireworks. at least five businesses were damaged. looted or set on fire. as the officer coordinator, police department, i was keenly aware of the rioting and spent the evening getting ready to

mobilize support for officers impacted. after i had gone to bed, david received the call from the alarm company. the front door of the pawn shop had been breached. this time he didn't wake me up to tell me. he probably knew i would have tried to stop him or insist on going with him. they were ransacking the shop. they shot and killed david in cold blood. and then live streamed his ke xe kugs and his last moments on earth. david's grandson was watching the video on facebook in realtime, not realizing he was watching his own grandfather dying on the sidewalk. i learned of all of this around 4:00a.m. when the doorbell rang. the chief of police was standing outside. i wonder idea dave had not

answered the door. it wasn't uncommon for him to be up watching tv at this time. i called out to him several times. there was no reply. he wasn't there. i let in the chief. fighting back tears he uttered the words every officer's spouse dreads. i relive that horror in my mind every single day. my hope is that having you relive it with me now will help shake this country from this nightmare we're witnessing in our cities. and bring about positive, peaceful change. how do we get to this point? where so many young people are callous and indifferent toward human life. this isn't a video game where you can commit mayhem and hit reset and bring all of the characters back to life.

dave is never, never coming back to me. he was murdered by people who didn't know and didn't care. he would have done anything to help them. violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest. they do not safeguard black lives. they only destroy them. president trump understands this. has offered federal help to restore order in our communities. in a time when police are short on resources and manpower we need the help. we should accept that help. we must heal before we can affect change. but we cannot heal amid devastation and chaos. president trump knows that we need more davids in our communities not fewer. we need to come together in peace and remember that every life is precious.

♪ >> good evening, i'm ben carson. a retired neurosurgeon and a public servant. before i begin, i'd like to say that our hearts go out to the blake family and the other families who have been impacted by the tragic events in co-negotiate a. as jay -- kenosha. jacob's mother urged the country, let's use our hearts, our love and our intelligence to work together to show the east rest of the world how humans are supposed to treat each other. america is great when we behave greatly. in order to succeed and change, we must first come together in love of our fellow citizens. history reminds us that necessary change comes through

hope and love, not senseless and destructive violence. abraham lincoln once said to an america divided that, quote, your purpose plainly stated is that you will destroy the government unless you be allowed to construe and enforce the constitution as you please on all points and disputes between you and us. you will rule or ruin in all events, unquote. these words of warning are relevant today. we have a choice, do we want big government that controls our lives from cradle to grave, or do we believe in the power and wisdom of the people and their ability to self-govern with help from a limited federal government. our president, donald j. trump, believes in the people.

he is one of us. he makes promises and he keeps them. he is transparent and we certainly know what he's thinking. he does not submit to political correctness or to its enforcers the media. he is real. right now, we need real. we need courage. we can't cower in the corner and hope that no one calls us a name believing that will keep us safe. that is not courage. and that will not lead us to a good and just place. we must remember all those who sacrificed everything have in order to give us freedom and we must be willing to do the same for those who come after us. president trump does not damage in identity poll six -- dabble in identity politics. he wants everyone to succeed and believes in the adage a raising

tide lifts all boats. many on the other side love to incite division by claiming that president trump is a racist. they could not be more wrong. years ago, jesse jackson gave donald trump an award for the economic opportunities he created for black people. in palm beach, florida donald trump led the crusade to allow blacks and jews into private clubs and resorts. one of the first things he did as president was bring the office of historically black colleges and universities into the white house so that it could get proper attention and financial support. before the pandemic, african-american unemployment was at an all-time low. president trump accomplished prison reform. he created incentives to encourage investors to become involved with economically deprived areas of america. he strongly supports school

choice, fully recognizing that no matter what circumstances a person is born into they can achieve success with a good education. it was true for me. when high mother forced me to read books about doctors, entrepreneurs, and inventors and scientists i began to recognize that the person who has the most to do with what happens to you in life is you. my mother always told me, ben, you can do anything but i will never allow you to become a victim. it was then that i stopped listening to the people who were trying to convince me that i was a victim and that others were responsible for my victimhood. what is racist is the fact that african-americans have the highest abortion rate. president trump is the most pro-life president in the country's history. he will continue to fight for

those who cannot yet speak. the vision of a shining city up on a hill came from jesus' sermon on the mount. america is that shining city. we are the beacon of hope for the world. at this moment in time president donald trump is the man with the courage, the vision, and the ability to keep it shining brightly. ♪ ♪ >> i'm pat lynch president of the police benevolence association speaking on behalf of 15 active and retired new york city police officers. the produce men and women who wear a shield on our chest and put ourselves in harm's way to protect our city. we proud to endorse our president, donald j. trump for re-election, the stakes have

never been higher. like kochs across the country we're staring dunn the barrel of a public safety disaster. more than 1,000 people have been shot in new york city this year. almost 300 have been killed. these are not just numbers, theeps are real people. a father gunned down holding his 7-year-old daughter's hand. beloved neighborhood peacemaker killed by a stray bullet. a 17-year-old made all of the right choices who worked hard to go to college and earned a sports scholarship murdered before we can tell his mother the news. a 1-year-old child shot dead in his stroller. innocent people, innocent lives lost. one tragedy is too many. but every day the number keeps growing. and every day our communities are asking us why is this happening. the answer is simple, the democrats have walked away from us. they have walked away from police officers, and they have walked away from the innocent people we protect. democratic politicians have surrendered our streets and our institutions.

the loudest voices have taken control and our so-called leaders are scrambling to catch up with them. in city after city, they have slashed police budgets. they have hijacked and dismantled the criminal justice system. passed laws that made it impossible for police officers to do our job effectively. here's the sad truth every cop in the country knows, the violence and chaos we're seeing now isn't a side effect. it isn't unintended consequence, it's actually the goal. the radical left doesn't really want better policing. they don't really care about making the justice system fairer. what they want is no policing. what they want is a justice system that just stops working all together. in places where democrats are in power the radical left is getting exactly what they want. and our country is suffering for it. i've been a new york city police officer for 36 years. i spent 21 of those years protecting the cops that protect new yorkers. i've never seen our streets go

this bad so quickly. i've never heard from so many cops from every corner of the country who are saying the same thing, our hands are tied. if we're going to turn the tide and restore law and order we cannot fall into the left's trap. there is nobody who hates bad cops more than good cops. that doesn't matter to the radical left. to them, we're all just bad because we're all blue. anti-law even forcement campaign isn't about a single incident. it isn't the result of one bad law or one bad policy. it is about a message. the message is police officers are the enemy. the message is criminals have the right to resist arrest. the message is if you commit a crime, if you victimize the most vulnerable of people, the justice system will not hold you accountable. that's the message echoing through city halls and state houses across the country. it's playing on the loop in the media. the criminals have heard that message, and they're taking full advantage. we must stop that message.

we must expose the left lies about police officers, and the job that we do. and we will do that because we have something that they don't. we have a real leader. we have a powerful voice in the most powerful office in the country. we have president donald j. trump. unlike the democrats running in fear of the mob in the street president trump has never apologized for supporting police officers and standing up for law and order. unlike the democrats who throw in the face of rioting and looting president trump matches his words with his action. he gives law enforcement the support and the tools we need to go out and put a stop to it, period. end of story. it has never been harder to be a police officer in this country. two things that keep us going, we look at the victims, the vulnerable, the regular working people who count on us. we keep strapping on our belts and bull let resistant vests because we know we can't let them down. while we do that, we hear the words of our president, who says

to police officers everywhere, i will never let you down. we know that he hasn't and we know that he won't. we've been fortunate to have him in office these past four years and know that we cannot afford to lose him. when it comes to your safety, your family's safety and the safety of all americans there's no other choice. you won't be safe in joe biden's america. we can have four more years of president trump or you can have no safety, no justice, and no peace. ♪ ♪ >> good evening, my name is rudy giuliani and i'm the former mayor of new york city. in 2013, my city elected a self-described progressive democrat as mayor. new york city once described as america's crime capital had become by the mid 1990s america's safest large city.

now, today, my city is in shock. murders, shootings, violent crime are increasing percentage unheard of in the past. we're seeing the return of rioting and looting. during riots, the democrat mayor, like others, have oven prevented the police from making arrests. even when arrests are made, liberal progressive das release the rioters so as not to disrupt the rioting. new york has wondered, how did we get overwhelmed by crime so quickly? and decline so fast? don't let democrats do to america what they have done to new york. again, the democrats are urging you to vote for an obviously defective candidate. biden has changed his principles so often he no longer has any principle's.

he's a trojan horse with bernie, aoc, pelosi, black lives matter, and his party's entire left wing. just waiting to execute their pro criminal, anti-police, socialist policies. the whole unprecedented wave of law alsoness began with a truly just cause. the unfor givable police killing of george floyd in minneapolis. peaceful protests began all over the land. the condemnation of the killing, was universal from president trump to democrat leaders. it seemed for a few brief shining moments democrat and republican leaders would come together with a unified proposal to reduce police misconduct. this possibility was very dangerous to the left. they had a president to beat and a country to destroy.

although an agreement on action against police brutality would be very valuable to the country, it would also make president trump appear to be an effective leader. they could have none of that, so black lives matter and antifa sprang into action, and in a flash they hijacked the peaceful protests into vicious, brutal riots. soon protests turned into riots in many other american cities, almost all democrat. businesses were burned and crushed. people beaten, shot and killed. police officers routinely assaulted, badly beaten, and routinely murdered. the police handcuffed by progressive democrat mayors for doing anything but observe the crimes and absorb the blows of the worst of it, it was the slaughter of innocent young people with their whole lives ahead of them. the murder of 4-year-old legrand talafaro in kansas city shocked

a nation but not black lives matter. many democrat supporters. 17-year-old basketball star brandon hendricks was killed in the bronx just days after graduating high school on this way to st. john's to play basketball. he passed with only a brief mention. 1-year-old davel gardner jr. was shot and killed in a stroller at a cook yard in brooklyn and caused no outrage. president trump and for us republicans, all black lives matter and the lives of legrand and brandon and davel matter to us. all lives matter to us. these continuous lives in democratic cities give you a good view of the future under biden. all five of the top cities for homicides like top city for

rioting and looting are governed by progressive democrats. using the progressive democratic approach to crime, which is to do nothing. reduce it, to release prisoners as many as as soon as possible and go to wor war with the police the only group with the capability to protect your citizens. it is clear that a vote for biden and the democrats creates the risk that you will bring this lawlessness to-to-your city, to your town, to your suburb. there is no question that this awesome job of resoaring safety for our people cannot be done from our basement, joe. there's also no question that president trump will fight with all his strength to preserve the american system of government and our way of life.

in critical times in our history, america has always been blessed with the right person to handle the crisis. washington, lincoln, roosevelt, reagan were per expect for the challenges they faced and brought our nation through gloriously. president trump with his boundless love of our country and all of our people, his disciplined work ethic, his exceptional ability to inspire and his deep understanding of our system of government and the strength of american values is the man we can trust to preserve and even improve our way of life. mr. president, make our nation safe again. >> sean: all right, that was america's mayor rudy guiliani. we have to take a quick 60 second one-minute commercial break. more of hannity and continuing from the rnc convention in 60

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>> kovenl of the final night of the rnc. >> sean: let's listen to the rnc, senator tom cotton is about to address the convention. let's listen in. >> good evening, i'm senator tom cotton a lot has changed in four years. back then we gathered in a rowdy arena. tonight you're probably at home while i stand alone. stand alone. that was the motto of my old army unit, the 506 infantry, the original wand band of brothers. from the normandy breaches to the iraqie desert we fought alongside each other, always prepared to stand alone. so it is with our nation. we lead the free world but we'll stand alone if we must defend

america. donald trump understands this. me puts america first. that's why america is safer now than four years ago. but joe biden would return us to a weak and dangerous past. barack obama's own secretary of defense said joe biden has been wrong on nearly every major national security decision over the past four decades. so let's compare the records of joe biden and donald trump. joe biden slashed defense spending again and again. president trump rebuilt our military and added the space force. joe biden left eyesist terrorists rampaging across the middle east. president trump eliminated isis' leader and destroyed its caliphate. joe biden opposed the mission to kill owe sam bin laden. president trump avenged the murder of hunch dreads of americans -- of hundreds of

americans by killing iran's terrorist master mind. joe biden sent pal lets of cash to the aia toll as. president trump ripped up the dangerous iran nuclear deal. joe biden kree treated israel like a news bs. president trump moved our embassy to jer reece lem and brokered peace deals. joe biden coddles social dictators in cuba and venezuela. president trump fights against communism in america's backyard and around the world. and on the communist party of china there is no comparison. joe biden aided and abetted china's rise for 50 years. terrible trade deals. that closed our factories and laid off our workers. president trump stood up to china's cheating and stealing and lying. joe biden allowed chinese sentinels to flood across the

southern border. president trump sanctioned chinese dug dealers for poisoning our kids. joe biden said chinese communists aren't even our competitors, aren't bad folks. just months before they unleashed this plague on the world. president trump is clear-eyed about the chinese threat and he is making china pay. china isn't giving up, in fact they're rooting for joe biden. americas other enemies won't give up either. but joe biden would be as wrong and weak over the next four years as he has been for the last 50. we need a president who stands up for america not one who takes a knee. a strong and proud america is a safe america. safe from our enemies and safe from war. no one who has seen the face of war desires to see it again. too many of our fellow americans

are already honored with the hallowed ground of arlington. if we want peace we must be strong. weakness is provocative. president trump's strength has kept us out of war. joe biden won't stand up for america. donald trump will. so this november, let's stand with the president and vote to keep america great. ♪ ♪ >> my name is marcia muler. this is our husband carol. our daughter was takens a hostage and killed by isis. she was amazing. taught herself languages, how to

write music, how to play guitar. she worked with troubled youth, military veterans, and native americans. everywhere kayla went people smiled. kayla had a gift to be able to see the world through some one else's eyes. she became a humanitarian aid worker. when she was helping children at an orphanage in india kayla wrote, i find god in the suffering eyes reflected in mine. if this is how you are revealed to me, this is how i will for ef see you. she went to turkey to help syrian refugees in 2012. in august, 2013 she was asked by another aid worker to cross the border into syria to help at a hospital. on august 4, 2013, isis terrorists stopped her vehicle and took her captive. >> kayla was mostly held in a

12x12 cell in solitary confinement. it was cold and dirty. sist terrorists shined bright lights in her face and shaved her head, beat her and tortured her. the leader of isis raped her repeatedly for 18 months. she endured. and we endured in agonizing back and forth between us, the obama administration, and isis. we put all our faith in the government but the government let us down. president obama refused to meet with us until isis had already beheaded other americans. to this day we never heard from joe biden. instead the obama administration hid behind policy so much that we felt hopeless whether they kept us from negotiating to save kayla's life. the administration showed more concern for the terrorists in guantanamo than the american

hostages in syria. the military prepared a rescue mission but the white house delayed it. by the time it went forward, kayla had been moved to another location. after 18 months of brutal torture, we learned from isis that say la had been killed. the obama administration kept telling us they were doing everything they could but their version of everything wasn't enough. what a difference the president makes. under president trump, u.s. army special operators conducted a raid on the compound. after we learned that al-baghdadi was killed, we learned something else. the operators named themselves task force 814 after august 14, kayla's birthday. and the mission was named operation kayla mueller. thank you. kayla was looking down on you. the trump team gave us empathy

we never received from the obama administration. the obama administration said it was doing everything it could. the trump administration is. let me just say this, kayla should be here. if donald trump had been president when kayla was captured, she would be here today. when kayla was a hostage, i'd go outside at night and look at the moon. i'd look at the moon and promise her i would do everything i could to get her home. now, when i see a moon i'm reminded of my promise to her. i couldn't keep. >> all kayla wanted was to make it home. we are still working to find her and god willing we will bring her home. kayla was born a miracle. we were told we would never have a second child. if god gave us kayla, and she gave herself to the world.

eight months into kayla's captivity, another hostage was able to smuggle out a letter kayla had written. as we read it we could see that god was holding her in his arms. in her words, she felt tenderly cradled in free fall. she also wrote, i have been shown in darkness light and learned in prison one can be free. i am grateful. i have had many hours to think how only in your absence have i finally at 25 years old come to realize your place in my life. none of us could have known it would be this long but know i am also fighting for my side in the way i am able and i have a lot of fight left in me. i am not breaking down and i will not give in no matter how long it takes. kayla taught me so many things as her mom. she's still teaching us.

karl and i support donald trump because of his commitment to make and keep america great not with the power of the government but with the passion of people like kayla. americans who even in the darkest days always have more fight left inside of them. americans who don't just talk. they act. that was our daughter. that's president trump. as long as we stay strong like kayla, as long as we refuse to break, we will be great. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> i'm free to hug my family. i'm free to start over. this is the greatest day of my life. my heart is bursting with gratitude.

i want to thank president donald john trump. [cheers and applause] >> almost all people said that criminal justice reform would never pass. but we came together as a group and worked across party lines and we got it done. >> i'm an example of a woman who has been given a second chance in life. god bless you and god bless america. >> good i was once told that the only way i would ever be reunited with my family would be up by the grace of god and the compassion by donald john trump, i stand before you tonight, and i assure you, i am alive, i am well, and most importantly, i am free.

in 1996, i began serving time in prison life plus 25 years. i had never been in trouble. i was a first time non- violent offender. what i did was wrong i made decisions that i regret some say you do the crime, you do the time, however, that time should be fair and just we have all made mistakes. none of us want to be defined forever based on our worst decision. while in prison, i became a playwright, a mentor, and certified hospice volunteer, an ordained minister, and received a special olympics event coordinator of the year award for my work with the disabled women. because the only thing worse than unjustly imprisoning my

body is trying to imprison my mind. my transformation was described as extraordinary. there are thousands of people just like me who deserve as the opportunity to come home. my christian faith and the prayers of so many kept hope alive. when president trump heard about me about the injustice of my story, he saw me as a person. he had compassion and he acted. free embody thanks to president trump, but free in mind thanks to the almighty god. i couldn't believe it. i always remembered that god knew my name even in my darkest hour. but i never felt a president

would be when i was released on june 6 of 2018, iran across that road and hugged my grandchildren for the first time. i will never forget that feeling. and then, i remember the promise i had made to the men and women i left behind, that i would never stop fighting for them, and i haven't. i am using my voice to tell their stories, and i pray that my face reminds you of those forgotten faces. six months after president trump granted me a second chance, he signed the first step act into law. it was real justice reform. and it brought joy, hope, and freedom to thousands of well deserving people. i hollered hallelujah, my faith in justice injustice and mercy was rewarded. imagine, getting to hug your

loved ones again, and to think, this first step meant so much to so many, i can't wait because we are just getting started. the nearly 22 years i spent in prison were not wasted. god had a purpose and a plan for my life. i was not delayed or denied, i was destined for such a time as this. i pray that you will not just hear this message. by your story and your compassion will lead you to take action for those who are forgotten. that's what our president, donald trump did for me. and for that, i will be forever grateful. god bless you, god bless

president trump, and god bless america. thank you. >> that is a friend of this program. what a phenomenal story. hannity is coming to a conclusion. night four of our coverage of the republican national convention, but the night is getting started. this crowd here on the south lawn of the white house in the rnc. we will accept the republican nomination here at the white house. you notice a big difference from last tuesday, or thursday rather when joe biden gave a boring speech to an empty room. he's talking about shutting the country down again. in 68 days, it's your choice, the most consequential election in our lifetime, our futures all

depend on it. our children and our grandchildren, thank you this sunday again in the it will be live free or die, america on the brink. thank you for that. stay with the fox news channel for continuing coverage. >> welcome to the white house in the final night of the republican national convention. >> we are minutes away from president trump formally accepting his party's nomination in front of a live audience you're on the south lawn of the white house. >> gaetz ivanka trump is about to step on the stage to introduce her father. it's an address aimed at his rival joe biden. >> right now a short video as playing ahead of the president's remarks. let's listen in. >> the lowest ever unemployment