Key moments from first night of Republicans’ ‘dark convention’

Delegates warned that Democrats will ‘disarm you, lock you in your homes’ if Donald Trump loses in ‘rigged election’

MAGA
Donald Trump kicks off event with warnings of ‘rigged election’
(Image credit: Getty Images)

The US Republican Party’s 2020 convention has opened with claims from multiple speakers that the country will be doomed if Donald Trump loses the upcoming election to his Democratic rival Joe Biden.

The launch of the “dark convention” on Monday night saw Republican leaders arguing that re-electing the incumbent “is the only way to save the country from falling into socialism, economic ruin, violence and anarchy”, The Guardian reports.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up