Trump’s Convention Speech Was Supposed to Project Unity. (It Didn’t.)
The former president was divisive and low-energy.
By Jamelle Bouie
Jamelle Bouie
Based in Charlottesville, Va., and Washington, Jamelle Bouie became a New York Times Opinion columnist in 2019. Before that he was the chief political correspondent for Slate magazine.
Mr. Bouie, who is a political analyst for CBS News, has been a staff writer at The Daily Beast and has held fellowships at The American Prospect and The Nation magazine. You can follow him on X (formerly Twitter).
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