Donald Trump makes his convention debut in the exact way you'd imagine
With the lights out, Queen's "We are the Champions" booming, smoke billowing, and the podium rising out of stage, Donald Trump entered the 2016 Republican National Convention.
But then the presumptive Republican nominee did something actually unexpected: He introduced his wife Melania with a few short words. Maybe he's come a long way after all.
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Nico Lauricella was editor-in-chief at TheWeek.com. He was formerly the site's deputy editor and an editor at The Huffington Post.
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