President Trumps oldest son praised his father as the man who represents a bright and beautiful future for all and tore into Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as the Loch Ness Monster of the Swamp during the opening night of the Republican National Convention.

Giving one of the major concluding addresses on Monday night, Donald Trump Jr. also charged that "the other party is attacking the very principles on which our nation was founded.

Joe Biden and the radical left are also now coming for our freedom of speech and want to bully us into submission. If they get their way, it will no longer be the silent majority, it will be the silenced majority, he warned.

Coming off a week during which Democrats used theirquadrennial confabto hammer the presidents handling of the coronavirus pandemic and warn that another four years of Trump in the White House would threaten the nations democratic foundations, the president's son and other speakers returned fire, railing against socialism, cancel culture, and warning of chaos if Biden is elected.

And Trump used part of his speech to praise his fathers record combating the coronavirus, pushing back against repeated charges from Biden and other Democrats that the president had initially downplayed the severity of the crisis and then botched the federal response to the pandemic.

Asthe virus began to spread, the president acted quickly and ensured ventilators got to hospitals that needed them most. He delivered PPE to our brave frontline workers. And he rallied the mighty American private sector, to tackle this new challenge, the younger Trump emphasized. There is more work to do, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.

And pointing to an economy that was nearly flattened by the coronavirus, Trump who has become a top Republican fundraiser and his fathers most-requested campaign surrogate as he excites the partys populist base --spotlighted that job gains are outpacing what the so-called experts expected.

Taking aim at the former vice president who continues to lead the president in national polling and in many of the key general election battleground states Trump charged that Bidens radical leftwing policies would stop our economic recovery cold. Hes already talking about shutting the country down -- again. Its madness.

Referencing the national unrest this spring and summer sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minnesota who died while in police custody, the younger Trump stressed that we must put an end to racism, and we must ensure that any police officer who abuses their power is held accountable. What happened to George Floyd is a disgrace. And if you know a police officer, you know they agree with that, too.

But pushing back by calls by some activists to defund police departments, Trump argued that we cannot lose sight of the fact that our police are American heroes. They deserve our deepest appreciation. Because no matter what the Democrats say, you and I both know when we dial 911, we dont want it going to voicemail. So defunding the police is not an option.

Anarchists have been flooding our streets and Democrat mayors are ordering the police to stand down, Trump argued. Small businesses across Americamany of them minority ownedare being torched by mobs. The Democrat mayors pretend its not happening. They actually called it a summer of love.

Following Monday night's speakers, Biden deputy campaign manager Kate Bedingfield fired back.

If you tuned into the Republican convention tonight looking for some indication from President Trump that he has a strategy to contain the coronavirus, youre still waiting," she emphasized. "What you heard tonight was a parade of dark and divisive fear-mongering designed to distract from the fact that Donald Trump does not have an affirmative case to make to the American people about why he should be re-elected."

Trumps warning about personal freedoms being on the line in Novembers general election were echoed throughout the evening by other speakers, including some everyday Americans who were featured on the first night of the convention.

Patricia and Mark McCloskey, the St. Louis couple who made headlines this summer as they aimed their firearms at a group of protesters advocating police reforms who were walking along their neighborhoods private streets, warned that no matter where you live, your family will not be safe in the radical Democrats America.

Mark McCloskey has maintained that he was scared for his life and brandished a weapon to protect his home and wife, and the White House has defended the couple's actions on multiple occasions, as they face felony charges. He charged that the radicals are not content just marching in the streets. They want to walk the halls of Congress. They want power. This is Joe Bidens party. These are the people who will be in charge of your future and future of your children.

Republican National Committee (RNC) chairwoman Ronna McDaniel also warned about a Democratic Party thats pushing polices that were unthinkable a decade ago. And she claimed that Biden cares more about countries like China and Iran than the United States of America."

The president made two brief recorded appearances in the prime time programming hosting at the White House sixAmericans held hostage in Iran, Syria, and Venezuela who were freed during his presidency, and a discussion with frontline workers in the battle against the coronavirus.

Trump whos not expected to stray far from the spotlight during the 4-day confab --didnt wait until the Republican conventions kick off prime time session to stoke the flames.

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Earlier Monday, the president speaking to Republican Party officials and delegates gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina to formally re-nominate Trump and Vice President Mike Pence used his nearly hour long speech to raise doubts about the integrity of Novembers general election. And he peppered his defiant and incendiary comments with blasts against efforts to increase voting my mail during the coronavirus pandemic and accusations that the Democrats are using COVID to steal our election.

The president, who took to the stage amid chants of four more years from his supporters, immediately began stirring the pot bysaying if you want to really drive them crazy, you say 12 more years.

While the first evening of the convention spotlighted the presidents oldest son, it shift to first lady Melania Trump on Tuesday. Shes scheduled to give the crowning address. Earlier in the evening, two of the presidents children, Eric and Tiffany, have speaking slots.

Also speaking during the second day of the confab Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky both of whom may have national aspirations in 2024. Pompeos expected to deliver his address from an undisclosed location in Israel, as Americans top diplomat is on a Mideast peace swing. Despite assurances from the State Department that Pompeo will be speaking in his personal capacity, he and Republican Party officials are facing a chorus of criticism that the secretary of states breaking decades of precedence in not using the office for partisan purposes.

Nicholas Sandmann, the Trump supporter and MAGA cap wearing teen from Covington, Kentucky will also be in the convention spotlight. Sandmann made national headlines last year after being falsely accused of harassing a Native American demonstrator as he and fellow classmates protested against abortion rights at the Lincoln Memorial in the nations capital.

And the governor and lt. governor of two general election battleground states crucial to a Trump victory in November also get speaking slots on Tuesday. They are Gov. Kim Keynolds of Iowa and Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nunez.

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