NightSide With Dan Rea

Thursday evening former President Donald Trump officially accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for president and delivered about a 90-minute speech. It was the longest keynote speech in the convention’s history. Trump opened the speech by remarking on his assassination attempt then later steered into more fierce campaign issues like immigration and the economy. Dan gave his analysis and heard your reaction to Trump’s acceptance speech.

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We kicked off the program with four news stories and different guests on the stories we think you need to know about! 

Major Tech Outage Grounds Flights, Hits Banks and Businesses Worldwide. We're joined by Eric O’Neill - Cybersecurity expert and FBI Counterintelligence operative.

Sgt. Betsy Brantner Smith (Ret.) - Spokesperson, National Police Association discusses  How the Secret Service saw the Trump shooter and lost track of him.

Jim Keyes - Author of "Education is Freedom: The Future Is in Your Hands" checks in about a survey that says Most college students have little idea how government works.

Weekend Weather – Breaking Away from the scorching heat advisory this past week with AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Feerick.

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Thursday wraps up the final day of the Republican National Convention. Dan shared his thoughts on all that transpired politically this week ahead of Donald Trump's live speech at the RNC before we broke to Donald Trump's live speech at the RNC.

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We continued conversations about the Secret Service assessement and the total "failure" of security at the Trump PA rally. Then, ahead of Donald Trump's RNC speech, we started anticipating the tone of the speech and what we thought Trump would cover in his speech. Reports say originally the speech was intended to be fiery in nature but after Saturday’s assassination attempt, the speech will focus on national unity. Trump stating it's a “chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together."

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As the Republican National Convention wraps up, we still have more questions than we have answers regarding the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. How was the shooter that killed one rally goer, injured multiple spectators, and nearly killed Donald Trump, able to access a nearby rooftop with a clear sight line of the former President? The Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle told the media that the building the shooter was located at was part of the “outer perimeter” that local police were responsible for…We discussed the total “failure” of security at the PA Trump rally.


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President Biden has paused campaigning after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Dan discussed the latest details on this.

As more Democrats come forward urging President Biden to step down from seeking re-election, a controversial idea has been floated, to virtually nominate President Joe Biden ahead of the Democratic convention in Chicago next month. Will the DNC move ahead with a virtual roll call? Is that wise?

Is Biden's Covid diagnosis a dignified offramp with which would allow Biden to withdraw from the campaign and allow Democrats to nominate another candidate?

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President Biden has paused campaigning after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Dan discussed the latest details on this and asked if this is a dignified offramp with which would allow Biden to withdraw from the campaign and allow Democrats to nominate another candidate. We discussed!

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President Biden has paused campaigning after being diagnosed with Covid-19. Dan discussed the latest details on this and asked if this is a dignified offramp with which would allow Biden to withdraw from the campaign and allow Democrats to nominate another candidate. We discussed!

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The stakes have never been higher in the race for the White House. Where do the various candidates stand right now in the polls? Did Donald Trump’s numbers go up after his assassination attempt? Veteran political pollster John Zogby joined Dan to discuss the current state of the presidential race!


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A lot has transpired in the last 72 hours. Former President Donald Trump almost lost his life at a campaign rally on Saturday, telling the media, “The most incredible thing was that I happened to not only turn but to turn at the exact right time and in just the right amount. The chances of my making a perfect turn are probably one tenth of one percent, so I'm not supposed to be here." The Republican National Convention kicked off Monday with Donald Trump making an appearance that evening after announcing Ohio Sen. J.D Vance as his Vice-Presidential pick. Then, President Joe Biden sat down with Lester Holt Monday evening in what is being called a “feisty” interview. We discussed it all last night including the latest regarding new details that have emerged in the Trump assassination attempt investigation.

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