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New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan gives the invocation from New York, during the first night of the Republican National Convention. AP
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US President Donald Trump, flanked by essential workers, speaks by video feed during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington. Reuters
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US. President Donald Trump, flanked by people who were held hostage abroad, speaks by video feed during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington. Reuters
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the National Chair of the "Trump Victory Finance Committee" and girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr, delivers a pre-recorded speech to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington. Reuters
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Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium in Washington, DC. AFP
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Donald Trump Jr delivers a pre-recorded speech to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington. Reuters
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US Republican Senator for South Carolina Tim Scott speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium in Washington, DC. AFP
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey speak during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US. Bloomberg
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Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, speaks during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US. Bloomberg
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Donald Trump Jr, executive vice president of development and acquisitions for Trump Organisation, left, gives a fist bump to girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump campaign aide, after speaking during the Republican National Convention at the Andrew W Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US. Bloomberg
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New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan gives the invocation from New York, during the first night of the Republican National Convention. AP
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US President Donald Trump, flanked by essential workers, speaks by video feed during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington. Reuters
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US. President Donald Trump, flanked by people who were held hostage abroad, speaks by video feed during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington. Reuters
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Kimberly Guilfoyle, the National Chair of the "Trump Victory Finance Committee" and girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr, delivers a pre-recorded speech to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington. Reuters
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Former Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium in Washington, DC. AFP
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Donald Trump Jr delivers a pre-recorded speech to the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention from Washington. Reuters
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US Republican Senator for South Carolina Tim Scott speaks during the first day of the Republican convention at the Mellon auditorium in Washington, DC. AFP
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Mark and Patricia McCloskey speak during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US. Bloomberg
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Representative Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, speaks during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US. Bloomberg
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Donald Trump Jr, executive vice president of development and acquisitions for Trump Organisation, left, gives a fist bump to girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, President Donald Trump campaign aide, after speaking during the Republican National Convention at the Andrew W Mellon Auditorium in Washington, DC. Bloomberg
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House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, a Republican from Louisiana, speaks during the Republican National Convention seen on a laptop computer in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US. Bloomberg
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New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan gives the invocation from New York, during the first night of the Republican National Convention. AP
Three key moments from the Republican convention
The party showcased its diversity but took a hard stance against protesters calling for racial equality
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