At the Republican Convention, Trump Achieves Mythical Status

Donald J. Trump’s acceptance of his party’s nomination put an exclamation point on a triumphant week for a Republican Party that emerged from its convention confident and unified. At the same time, the Democratic Party is moving closer and closer to replacing President Biden on the ticket.
Jonathan Swan, who covers Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the Republican National Convention, and Reid J. Epstein, who covers Mr. Biden’s re-election campaign, discusses where it stands as expectations are rising among Democrats that the president will reconsider his decision to stay in the race.
Guest:
• Reid J. Epstein (www.nytimes.co...) , a reporter covering politics for The New York Times.
• Jonathan Swan (www.nytimes.co...) , a reporter covering politics and Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for The New York Times.
Background reading:
• Here are six takeaways (www.nytimes.co...) from the Republican National Convention.
• Mr. Trump ended the convention with a lengthy speech that started solemn and turned rambling. Read the transcript (www.nytimes.co...) .
• As Republicans rally around the former president, Democrats are circling Mr. Biden like sharks (www.nytimes.co...) .
For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily (nytimes.com/the...) . Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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[@Jim_Tacitus]

This reporting is incredibly disingenuous. So much hate in the reporting.

[@josemorrasge8100]

Fake Newyork slimes

[@tzvirabiner]

Trump 24 🇺🇸

[@xboxbenny]

I’m voting for Trump a third time

[@jonesy4588]

this will be his third term

[@OlegHarutyunyan-my6lu]

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[@stayclean777]

Sounds like a personal problem.

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

I'll be voting for him a 2nd time. I still don't like his personality, but that's not the most important thing.

[@CatholicChickAZ]

Me too!! So are all of my 12 family members from age 18 to 94!!

[@aynrandish9106]

Fair assessment.

[@samuelreno-uq9yv]

Republican Convention looked more like a WrestleMania Event! Leave it to Trump!

[@hannahconroy]

Fascinating and helpful summary of the RNC. Thanks!

[@anzolomyer4584]

23:22 this part is legitimately laugh-out-loud funny. lmao.

[@shakazulu3594]

Trump 2024!! Praise it all!😀🇺🇸

[@WackadoodleMalarkey]

Lowest ratings in history great job

[@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590]

@@WackadoodleMalarkey His ratings are higher than Joe's.

[@AntiContradiction]

​@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590 The DNC hasn't happened yet, so not sure which ratings you're comparing to😂 republicans just saying whatever they hope is right, as always

[@nikiroberts6052]

Don’t you mean *“Praise Be!”* or better yet *“Under His Eye!”* ?

[@willpulera7303]

Trump 2024!

[@jonesy4588]

only president I can remember who actually cared more about all the American people than foreign country's problems

[@InappropriateFab]

Do you seriously believe that?

[@facespaz]

@@InappropriateFab He thinks giving billionaires tax cuts is "the American people." Meanwhile Biden gives us record low unemployment and a booming economy, gets no praise.

[@jenniferwagner4595]

Wtf kinda title is this?

[@alephmale3171]

There really is some kind of oddly consistent undercurrent of the ostensibly Liberal news subliminally empowering Trump at every turn. If they’re conscious, and not bought out somehow, I’m guessing they’re doing this, to help stoke the kind of Liberal courgae required for replacing Biden.

[@politicaltroll8920]

Insane

[@CurtOntheRadio]

a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining a natural or social phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

[@popcornfps]

Calm down communist lol

[@popcornfps]

​@@CurtOntheRadiosure but Democrats instead believe in all the lies their party has been spewing out especially that past few years either way both parties have their share of nut jobs

[@VishalSharma-wu5ln]

Ahaahahaha liberal tears are so salty

[@sylviasullivan3842]

Gosh, we are dumb...

[@averagedudeusa9722]

How did this fake news channel end up in my feed? lol

[@larryp5024]

I gave it a THUMBS DOWN for no video. Clickbait.

[@Тынчтыкбек-у9ж]

Thanks❤🌹🙏

[@judyz.7742]

God's Will, Trump bless and protected Trump for America!

[@ssuwandi3240]

Gosh, seek Therapy first 😊

[@jasonharris5442]

MAGA!!! Let’s go President Trump!

[@joelashadali]

Divine intervention? Battle of good vs evil? God's plan? We are doomed

[@craigrison007]

No. No we're not and I didn't vote for the guy last time

[@AC-cr1kj]

No we aren’t doomed, this is why we need you to vote BLUE

[@ellierivera5519]

You’ll are crazy!…😅..

[@popcornfps]

I''ll bet you believed Biden was just fine since he took office... You're no better than the religious right lol

[@bernardzsikla5640]

Im a Reagan Republican and I believe that Trump offers simple solutions to complex socio-economic problems to simple people.

[@Kkkjjjjjiiii]

And of course Joe Biden offers complex solutions...national rent control and canceling student loan debt. About the most pandering, ignorant solutions to complex problems you could possibly have. But it sounds good and sells to his uninformed voter base.

[@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590]

"Reagan Republican" is newspeak for "Bush/Cheney neocon Democrat". Also, Reagan said that trees cause more pollution than automobiles. Talking about simple people.

[@bernardzsikla5640]

@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590 Please, Bush/Cheney weren't conservatives? Which idiot are parroting that nonsense? Let's assume you watch too much Fox News. Reagan certainly wasn't a brilliant thinker but atleast he didn't flat out lie 90% of time.

[@josemorrasge8100]

​@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590Bushy's and Rino's thought of President Reagan as they do with President Trump. George Bush abandoned Reagans vision for America and the reason he was not reelected.

[@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590]

@@bernardzsikla5640 I don't watch television at all. George Bush fits in right with you: he supports endless wars, open borders and LGBTXYZ. It was your man Joe Biden who voted for his war of aggression in Iraq. Donald Trump called for the impeachment of Bush for his lies, which your fellow Democrats failed to deliver when they controlled the House.

[@LiamRappaport]

These audio clips of the rally would fit perfectly into the movie Idiocracy as a "how we got here"

[@greatboniwanker]

WTH NYT 😢

[@popcornfps]

Your communism is showing

[@jasonparis5635]

Yeah right

[@rosesmith6925]

Corporate media (you) should be ashamed of the "normalcy" you give to these people 🤬

[@universalsoldier2293]

MSNBC has all the cures for your TDS.

[@Dave175]

“It was divine intervention that saved him” but not the guy who died, huh? God really thought it was that guy’s time I guess.

[@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590]

CHECKMATE CHRISTIANS

[@granthuling3235]

@@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590Exactly. So smug.

[@thewaterycrab5216]

USA!! TRUMP 2024!! 🎉🎉🎉

[@popcornfps]

Look at all these leftists reporting on comments 😂

[@deathendings6313]

Johnathan has shitty political takes

[@facespaz]

"Mythical Status"? How about picking your words more carefully when speaking of someone who says he'll be "a dictator on day 1." NYT has gone downhill.

[@TheJoshJman]

He said JOKINGLY that he’d be “dictator” FOR 1 DAY. Not on “day 1”. And what he was referring to was closing the border and beginning to drill again.

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

​@@TheJoshJman correct. Thank you for providing context.

[@brandonmiller6804]

TDS is strong within you 😂 y’all can’t help but lie and manipulate 🤦‍♂️ why not have a candidate that runs our country better than Trump instead of all your demonization?

[@CatholicChickAZ]

@@TheJoshJmanExactly!!

[@facespaz]

@@TheJoshJman He said both, there are two clips. You think the person who refused the peaceful transfer of power leading to January 6th should "joke" about being a dictator? That's what's funny now? Why does he continuously praise Orban, Putin, and Xi?

[@macareuxmoine]

And this headline is what you call journalism, NYT? Despicable.

[@stonedmega1]

Are you a trumpet?

[@hewhohasnoidentity4377]

The NYT and every other media outlet dedicate very minimal resources to journalism or any form of factual information distribution. Factual information doesn't further the agenda of the owners and it doesn't keep the audience consuming the content. The industry standard is for 90% of the content being editorial. The people on the NYT podcasts are working a career no different than Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh or Alex Jones. They want to keep you angry and engaged.

[@macareuxmoine]

@@hewhohasnoidentity4377 and that’s why they will never see a cent of my money and I didn’t give this more attention than the headline. The scope of deterioration of a once big name in media is disturbing.

[@hudooguru2]

Karen

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

NYT has been trash for years. Are you just noticing? What's wrong with the headline anyway?

[@chadb1866]

Jim Jones also achieved "mythical status", soooo...yeaahhhhh 🤷‍♂️

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

Idiotic comment

[@edenton1974]

Mythical? 😂 you guys are bought off by that guy

[@jonesy4588]

you jealous

[@brookeceron8091]

The NYT? Bought off by Trump? You’re a comedian.

[@popcornfps]

But you definitely got sold on Biden lmao😂🤣

[@CurtOntheRadio]

Rise of the Ear Diaper cult. America's in safe hands.

[@thewirah1]

They didn't want to wear masks to save the elderly, though.

[@bostonphotographer20]

You sound scared.

[@granthuling3235]

@@bostonphotographer20Honestly, who says “ear diaper” regarding someone who was just shot in the ear? Ghoulish.

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

​@@granthuling3235The TDS cult is not coping well.

[@CurtOntheRadio]

@@granthuling3235 Honestly, who can't recognise it was the ghoulish copying of the wearing of it that I was on about........

[@twhite8308]

Same same old same old blah blah blah. Is that your king maga? 🎪

[@NKW499]

You sound vaccinated 🥴🥴

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

​@@NKW499The TDS cult is not coping well.

[@kimk2635]

This is ridiculous

[@jonesy4588]

u r

[@NASTEfilms]

that speech sucked

[@kevinwoolley7960]

It sure did. Started really strong, very moving, then went off the rails the longer it went.

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

​@kevinwoolley7960 I didn't last all the way through. It w was so cringe. Still voting for him though.

[@neiljeffers4746]

Cult 😮

[@dimitrioskantakouzinos8590]

There's a cult that for the past 5 years claimed that Joe Biden was mentally fit, until it became undeniable that he's not.

[@josemorrasge8100]

Lmao . That's original. Lmao

[@RaquelSantos-hj1mq]

Projection. Look in the mirror.

[@tjphoenix1908]

Blue cult!!!