Trump Formally Nominated for 2020 Race at Republican Convention

Trump was formally nominated for a second term in the White House during the Republican Convention Monday.

In the Republican Convention was a scaled-down group of delegates gathered for a roll-call vote at the Charlotte Convention Center. After which, Trump's nomination was formally announced.

The theme of the Republican Convention was "Honoring the Great American Story." It highlights "the promise and greatness of America," reported ABC News Go.

It also puts a spotlight on Trump's "leadership and what he has planned for the future," a campaign official said.

Each night has a sub-theme. For Monday, it was "Land of Promise."

Al Jazeera said in a report that only 336 delegates were gathered in the convention for the roll call to nominate Trump. Earlier in the day, the delegates nominated Vice President Mike Pence.

In the 2016 election, there were 2,400 delegates for the Republican convention.

Trump Welcomed with Supportive Cheers

According to Yahoo News, Trump was welcomed by the crowd chanting, "Four more years!" to which he said, "Now, if you want to really drive them crazy, you say 12 more years."

One Trump supporter, 26-year-old Charlie Kirk said he was speaking in his own capacity as a 26-year old. He runs the pro-American student organization Turning Point USA.

"I am here tonight to tell you -- to warn you -- that this election is a decision between preserving America as we know it, and eliminating everything that we love," he said.

He said many may not realize it at the time but he believes Trump is the "bodyguard of western civilization."

Kirk added that he believes Trump is "elected to protect" the Americans' families and loved ones. "President Trump was elected to defend and strengthen the American way of life," he said.

Trump Slams Democrats

According to NBC News, Trump first promised that the focus of the Republican Convention was a more positive and upbeat vision for the county. Then, he opened his speech as newly selected nominee.

Trump opened his speech with attacks on the Democratic Party and their push to expand access to mail-in ballots amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

He said the Democrats are trying to "steal the election" and told those in the convention to not "let them take it away."

In a statement to Fox News, the Biden campaign slammed this claim. The party also said Trump had no "coherent strategy" in handling the pandemic.

Vice President also spoke in front of the convention. He told supporters that the country needs four more years of Trump in the White House.

Biden campaign spokesman Andrew Bates told Fox that Trump's statements for the coming week are the "last thing" that Americans need to hear. He said the president will simply deliver "more desperate, wild-eyed lies and toxic division in vain attempts to distract from his mismanagement."

He claimed there won't be any word about American families who need urgent help and are looking for ways to defeat the pandemic.

Trump defended his office's response to the virus, though. He said they are fighting a horrible thing that was "delivered by China."

He vowed that the county isn't going to forget it, adding that the U.S. will "do better economically" than last year.

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