Democratic National Convention

Donald Trump wants you to know his GOP convention was 'far more interesting,' 'much more beautiful' than Hillary's

July 27, 2016

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Through design or happenstance, Donald Trump was the biggest celebrity at last week's Republican National Convention (sorry, Scott Baio). By the end of Tuesday's Democratic National Convention, Hillary Clinton's party had already showcased prime-time performances by Paul Simon, Alicia Keys, Demi Lovato, Andra Day, and Elizabeth Bank's all-star ad hoc a cappella group, and speeches from Meryl Streep, Lovato, Lena Dunham and America Ferrera, Sarah Silverman, and Debra Messing — not to mention political stars like Bernie Sanders, Al Franken, Cory Booker, Elizabeth Warren, First Lady Michelle Obama, and former President Bill Clinton. Trump was remorsefully unimpressed with the star power:

I hate to say it, but the Republican Convention was far more interesting (with a much more beautiful set) than the Democratic Convention!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2016

The numbers aren't in yet for Night 2 of the Democratic convention, but Trump may be a little peeved that on Monday, the Democrats pulled in millions more viewers than tuned in for Night 1 of the Republican National Convention. As for set design, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but you can't say that the Democrats weren't at least inspired by Trump's aesthetic.