MILWAUKEE -- On the fourth and final day of the Republican National Convention, former President Donald Trump gave a highly anticipated speech, which he said beforehand would call for unity following his assassination attempt.
However in his first speech since the incident, Trump leaned into his usual talking points, slamming President Joe Biden, Democrats and other critics on a wide variety of issues from the economy, immigration and crime.
For over an hour, Trump went off script much to the crowd's delight. The former president told them he was grateful for their support after his brush with death but argued that the country needed to be fixed due to Biden's policies.
The night also included wild speeches from guests such as Hulk Hogan and Eric Trump, who echoed some of the former president's rhetoric bashing Biden and the Democrats.
An adviser to President Joe Biden further criticized Trump's speech.
"He's playing the greatest hits from 2016," the adviser told ABC News. "Trump has not changed, he has not moderated, he has gotten worse, and he is making no appeal to moderates."
An adviser to President Biden told ABC News Trump's speech was "all about him, no plan for future, exactly what people hate about politicians."
Trump has gone off script pushing false claims about the 2020 election and immigrants stealing jobs.
He used the racist phrase "China virus" which has been used to push anti-Asian hate, and called about "partisan witch hunts" and "Crazy Nancy" Pelosi.
There was a six-minute rant where the teleprompter froze and several other times where it scrolled trying to catch where he was going.
Despite saying himself he wouldn't say the name "Biden," he has used it several times.
Trump said of Biden's administration, "This is the only administration that said we're going to raise your taxes by four times what you're paying now."
Biden proposes a tax increase of roughly 7% over the next decade, not 300%, as Trump claims. About 83% of the proposed Biden tax increase would be borne by the top 1% of taxpayers, who earn just under $1 million a year in income.
