Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination in a lengthy speech surpassing an hour and a half, making it one of the longest in modern history. The Republican convention concluded with Trump criticizing Biden’s foreign policy and mentioning his felony conviction only briefly. The United Auto Workers union hit back at Trump’s remarks about car factories, endorsing Biden. Trump mocked Biden’s goal of curing cancer without mentioning him directly. Trump also claimed he could stop wars with a telephone call, despite U.S. troops being deployed in conflicts during his administration. Some attendees left the arena as Trump’s speech went past 80 minutes. Trump’s claims about Democrats wanting to destroy Social Security and Medicare were deemed misleading in fact-checks, as both Trump and Biden have had contradictory stances on these programs in the past. Despite Trump’s claims, Biden has expressed support for expanding Social Security benefits if re-elected. Trump’s speech was filled with criticisms of Biden’s policies, but some of these claims were fact-checked as misleading or inaccurate.
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