Trump news - live: RNC kicks off with former Democrats who support president as president tweets up until the last moment

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US President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Centre on 24 August 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina: (2020 Getty Images)
US President Donald Trump speaks on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Charlotte Convention Centre on 24 August 2020 in Charlotte, North Carolina: (2020 Getty Images)

Kamala Harris gave a pre-rebuttal ahead of Donald Trump's Republican National Convention speech on Thursday, saying people were rightfully angry and exhausted after the shooting of Jacob. Trump, meanwhile, declined to comment on the shooting when asked by reporters, but is expected to address the police shooting in his prime time speech.

Trump will formally accept the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night after the women of the White House made their pitch this week in an effort to appeal to the ”suburban housewives” demographic that the campaign is reportedly struggling with in the polls.

Elsewhere, Joe Biden dismissed Nancy Pelosi's suggestion not to debate the president, saying he was looking forward to confronting Trump on the stage in September and October.

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