Rudy Giuliani says he's 'sick and tired' of the 'defamation of Donald Trump'
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani defended his friend of 30 years, Donald Trump, during the Republican National Convention on Monday night, calling him a "very good and decent man" who makes anonymous donations all the time.
Giuliani began by shouting that it's time to make "America one again," and Trump is the person to make that happen. "He has created and accomplished great things in my city and all over the world," he said. "Beyond that, this is a man with a big heart. Every time New York suffered a tragedy, Donald Trump was there to help. He did it anonymously when police officers were shot, when firefighters were hurt, when people were in trouble, he came forward and asked not to be mentioned. Well, I'm going to break my promise to him. I'm going to mention it. He loves all people."
Trump, Giuliani continued, is a "very good and decent man," and he is "sick and tired of defamation of Donald Trump by the media and [Hillary] Clinton campaign." He ended his speech by yelling that a vote for Trump will lead to a "safer America and for an America headed in a different direction — greatness!"
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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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