Alabama's Morning News with JT
White House Correspondent Jon Decker joins us to recap the RNC
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So that's what happened last night, of course. History as Donald Trump was nominated by his party and he accepted that nomination for the third time. Yeah, incredible night last night. I thought he delivered a lengthy speech, no doubt, but a changed guy. I got a feeling that a bit more humbled last night, a bit of a different tone than we're used to from Donald Trump, your thoughts on that? Well, it was a long speech. It was 93 minutes. I'll tell you how it was inside the arena and maybe it was different watching it on television, but inside the arena, 93 minute long speech, the very beginning portion of the speech devoted to his recounting of what happened last Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, that assassination attempt, and it was riveting. It was riveting. There were a pin drop, as he was telling that story. After he told that story, and I have the ability, JT, to see his teleprompter. So I can see when he's going off the teleprompter, when he's going off the speech and when he's sticking on the teleprompter, he went off the teleprompter a lot. It must have driven that teleprompter operator. It's crazy. But in any case, I'll tell you, in the room, it was too long. The speech was too long. He lost the audience as he veered off into various things that he wanted to talk about. He does that at campaign rallies, but this is a pretty important occasion. Does it make a big difference in the long term? Does it change the trajectory of the race? No. But I'm just simply saying that the speech could have been cut. It was supposed to be a 55 minute long speech. It ended up being 93 minutes long. You could tell by the reaction of the audience that it went on a bit too long. Well, I got to tell you, I think you're right because there were people who said to me and text me, did you see some of the delegates or congressmen kind of hitting the door, kind of, okay, and actually left before the end of the speech? Did you see people leaving? I did. I have the ability to see that. I'm right above the floor so I can see everything. It's a great vantage point. So I did see that. Most of the audience was there throughout the entire portion of the speech, all 93 minutes. They wanted to be there, JT, for the balloon drop, which is a big deal. But yeah, there were some people that certainly left before the president finished the speech. And I might tell you, sometimes people, they have things that they need to do. They may be delegates that are locally based and they have to get to a babysitter. But in any case, that did happen last night. One of the moments that kind of, I think, captivated me anyway was when he talked about the man that Corey Compittor that lost his life in Butler, listen. He lost his life selflessly acting as a human shield to protect them from flying bullets. He went right over the top of them and was hit. What a fine man he was. And walked back to his overcoat, his fire uniform that was on a stand behind him and kind of put his arms on the shoulders and kissed the helmet. How did that resonate in the room? Well, it was a moment. It was a moment. And I don't think there's a better showman out there in terms of what politicians do than Donald Trump. The guy, he understands the way television works, he understands what is a good image, that is a lasting image. And it was a good moment for him during this speech last night. Again, the portion of the speech that you displayed was the portion of the speech where everybody, everyone in that arena, the people that are staffers, the people that are delegates, the media, we are transfixed by what former President Donald Trump is saying at that moment. Another time that I thought was surprising to me as well as it was to Donald Trump was when Melania walked on stage as he was looking at the crowd and pointing and waving and it's kind of surprised him like, here I am and touched him on the shoulder and he turned like, whoa, good to see him. I thought they gave the message that they're good together. You know, as well as I do, there's talk that there's some strife in that relationship and some tension sometimes. And did it reassure America that the Trump's together and good? Well, you know, I don't think that that impacts, you know, the way people vote. You know, I mean, it is, if you like people magazine, you know, it interests you, you know, for the people that are voting in the 2024 election, that's an issue between the former President and his wife. I don't get involved in that. I don't think about that, you know, some people do, but you know, for those that do, I think you have to understand every relationship is different. They have a very unique relationship and people understand that. I think a good question to ask is, you know, would she serve as the first lady in the same way that she served as the first lady in Donald Trump's first term as president if Trump is elected in November? And I don't know the answer to that. You know, I do know that she does like her private time. She likes time to herself and it's a daunting task to be the first lady. So that's a big unknown in terms of what her duties would be and how she would carry out her role as the first lady if Trump is elected in November. All right. Well, John, thanks for your help all week long and before you take out to the airport with all the Microsoft problems and people being stranded, you might want to check your flight and make sure. Yeah, I am. I am all good, though. But thanks a lot. All right. Thanks, JT. I'm Victoria Cash. Thanks for calling the Lucky Land Hotline. If you feel like you do the same thing every day, press 1. If you're ready to have some serious fun for the chance to redeem some serious prizes, press 2. We heard you loud and clear, so go to luckylandslots.com right now and play over a hundred social casino style games for free. Get lucky today at luckylandslots.com.