The Week: Trump Renominated

• Before now, he had only dodged metaphorical bullets.

• Donald Trump’s speech to the Republican convention started strong. He said he wanted to be president of all Americans, a rhetorical note that politicians often sound but he has generally not. He then moved to an extended reflection—the right words, and not ones that are commonly used about his speeches—about the recent attempt on his life, which left him convinced that Providence had spared him. Then, unfortunately, he began to ramble, just with lower energy than usual. At presstime, he was still talking. A missed opportunity, unless he is baiting President Biden to stay in.

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• Before now, he had only dodged metaphorical bullets.

• Donald Trump’s speech to the Republican convention started strong. He said he wanted to be president of all Americans, a rhetorical note that politicians often sound but he has generally not. He then moved to an extended reflection—the right words, and not ones that are commonly used about his speeches—about the recent attempt on his life, which left him convinced that Providence had spared him. Then, unfortunately, he began to ramble, just with lower energy than usual. At presstime, he was still talking. A missed opportunity, unless he is baiting President Biden to stay in.