Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination for the third time Thursday night, less than a week after the attempt on his life.
“We rise together or we fall apart. I am running to be president for all America, not half of America, because there is no victory in winning for half of America,” Trump told the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
“So, tonight with faith and devotion, I proudly accept your nomination for president of the United States.”
Trump recalled the immediate aftermath of the shooting at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“When I rose surrounded by Secret Service, the crowd thought I was dead. And there was great, great sorrow, I could see that in their faces,” Trump said. “I wanted to do something to let them know I was OK. I raised my right arm, looked at the thousands and thousands of people, and…
