Kimberly Guilfoyle delivers her address to the Republican National Convention at the Mellon Auditorium on August 24, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Aug 25, 2020
"Terrifying."
"Insane."
"Fascist."
That's just a small selection of the adjectives commentators mustered in an attempt to describe in words the unhinged performances Donald Trump Jr. and and his partner Kimberly Guilfoyle delivered Monday from a largely empty auditorium in Washington, D.C. on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
But other observers struggled to verbally characterize the falsehood- and conspiracy theory-riddled remarks, leaving those who want to get a sense of how just bizarre and alarming the speeches were to simply watch for themselves.
Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality and a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, spoke early in the night, warning--at what was described as an unusual volume, given the lack of crowd--of supposed Democratic plots to "destroy this country" and "steal your liberty" with "socialist policies."
"This is lunatic, fascist stuff," tweetedVox's Aaron Rupar.
Watch Guilfoyle's full speech:
As Matt Stieb of The Intelligencer wrote, "The speakers after Guilfoyle were faced with the impossible task of matching her energy."
"While the night was already governed by a bleak message of the threat of life without Trump--contrasting with the president's promise that the evening would be 'uplifting and positive'--Guilfoyle brought the fear, the fanaticism, and the convention's fascist timbre to the next level," Stieb added.
But Don Jr. followed shortly thereafter with a 10-minute primetime speech that was characterized as at least equally disconcerting, both because of its contents and the first son's appearance while delivering it.
Watch:
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"Terrifying."
"Insane."
"Fascist."
That's just a small selection of the adjectives commentators mustered in an attempt to describe in words the unhinged performances Donald Trump Jr. and and his partner Kimberly Guilfoyle delivered Monday from a largely empty auditorium in Washington, D.C. on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
But other observers struggled to verbally characterize the falsehood- and conspiracy theory-riddled remarks, leaving those who want to get a sense of how just bizarre and alarming the speeches were to simply watch for themselves.
Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality and a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, spoke early in the night, warning--at what was described as an unusual volume, given the lack of crowd--of supposed Democratic plots to "destroy this country" and "steal your liberty" with "socialist policies."
"This is lunatic, fascist stuff," tweetedVox's Aaron Rupar.
Watch Guilfoyle's full speech:
As Matt Stieb of The Intelligencer wrote, "The speakers after Guilfoyle were faced with the impossible task of matching her energy."
"While the night was already governed by a bleak message of the threat of life without Trump--contrasting with the president's promise that the evening would be 'uplifting and positive'--Guilfoyle brought the fear, the fanaticism, and the convention's fascist timbre to the next level," Stieb added.
But Don Jr. followed shortly thereafter with a 10-minute primetime speech that was characterized as at least equally disconcerting, both because of its contents and the first son's appearance while delivering it.
Watch:
"Terrifying."
"Insane."
"Fascist."
That's just a small selection of the adjectives commentators mustered in an attempt to describe in words the unhinged performances Donald Trump Jr. and and his partner Kimberly Guilfoyle delivered Monday from a largely empty auditorium in Washington, D.C. on the opening night of the Republican National Convention.
But other observers struggled to verbally characterize the falsehood- and conspiracy theory-riddled remarks, leaving those who want to get a sense of how just bizarre and alarming the speeches were to simply watch for themselves.
Guilfoyle, a former Fox News personality and a top fundraiser for President Donald Trump, spoke early in the night, warning--at what was described as an unusual volume, given the lack of crowd--of supposed Democratic plots to "destroy this country" and "steal your liberty" with "socialist policies."
"This is lunatic, fascist stuff," tweetedVox's Aaron Rupar.
Watch Guilfoyle's full speech:
As Matt Stieb of The Intelligencer wrote, "The speakers after Guilfoyle were faced with the impossible task of matching her energy."
"While the night was already governed by a bleak message of the threat of life without Trump--contrasting with the president's promise that the evening would be 'uplifting and positive'--Guilfoyle brought the fear, the fanaticism, and the convention's fascist timbre to the next level," Stieb added.
But Don Jr. followed shortly thereafter with a 10-minute primetime speech that was characterized as at least equally disconcerting, both because of its contents and the first son's appearance while delivering it.
Watch:
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