"President Trump ended the Republican National Convention with a tidal wave of tall tales, false claims and revisionist history. Here are 23 claims by the president that caught our attention." The @washingtonpost factcheckers in action:https://t.co/5st6qNBNPO

— Carlos Lozada (@CarlosLozadaWP) August 28, 2020

For those who care about the rule of law, the White House being used as a political prop on the final night of the #RNC2020 was a disconcerting sight. https://t.co/D88aNZF3Y2 pic.twitter.com/vIFzYGMWDy

— Vox (@voxdotcom) August 28, 2020

Quite frankly, I just watched a criminal act for two hours. pic.twitter.com/HzBaMxMzu5

— Jason Johnson (@DrJasonJohnson) August 28, 2020

Trump Hijacked White House For RNC Speech Rehashing His Same Tired Talking Points https://t.co/SHpTMqsSNF pic.twitter.com/XkizFM2zLC

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) August 28, 2020

.@jmeacham contrasts the DNC and RNC:

"You saw a patriotic vision of the country presented last week. This week, you saw a propagandistic one. Last week, you saw a generous one. This week, you saw a greedy one. It's not just style — this is substance too." pic.twitter.com/kOVwgLFp1z

— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 28, 2020

Trump sounded just like the rest of us watching tonight: bored. https://t.co/tkbUw3olLN

— VICE News (@VICENews) August 28, 2020

He's done it again. @ddale8 speed-raps through a list of more than 20 fact-"errors" in #Trump speech tonight. You won't see him breathe — but he will take your breath away.https://t.co/lo5E3OqZYk

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) August 28, 2020

Democrats spent last week framing this election as a referendum on President Trump. And this week, Trump affirmed this election isn’t about party, platform, or policy — it’s about him.@Griffin guides us through the week-long Trump Show: pic.twitter.com/U6aPjm9tnE

— The Recount (@therecount) August 28, 2020

Actually, the goal is that we don’t

pic.twitter.com/3O3Sr4gl1N

— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) August 28, 2020

Reaction to images from South Lawn of WH, where 1500+ are gathering, no masks, distancing, or mass testing from @ashishkjha of @Harvardgh “This is deeply irresponsible. It goes against all that we know about keeping people safe. We should expect better from our national leaders.” pic.twitter.com/DRfrYs7BNK

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 28, 2020

Mary Trump says GOP convention 'disturbing to watch,' calls portrayal of president a sham: The president's niece said on MSNBC that she was appalled to see her uncle described as a caring family man. https://t.co/2HdlBrySmR

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) August 28, 2020

Trump hasn't just directly profited off the presidency. His administration has also enacted at least 24 policies that could benefit his businesses. https://t.co/5LZnhTbmvF

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) August 28, 2020

Protesters gather outside the White House as Trump speaks to GOP convention: Demonstrators rallied in Black Lives Matter Plaza as the president accepted the Republican nomination on the South Lawn. https://t.co/6FaECbfN91

— Jeffrey Levin (@jilevin) August 28, 2020

I re-up this one from september 2016 occasionally, I guess so my fellow inmates in the labor camp will give me props for seeing all of this coming pic.twitter.com/UdvvVboIZy

— Mask wearing and still pretty distant Tom Tomorrow (@tomtomorrow) August 28, 2020

Sen. Kamala Harris: "Donald Trump has failed." pic.twitter.com/8JvDAIf4zO

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2020

This was pretty much what made Kamala Harris the best choice for vice president on the Biden ticket. https://t.co/pRCx2Wk233

— Charles P. Pierce (@CharlesPPierce) August 27, 2020

MSNBC, CNN and Fox News are all carrying Kamala Harris live as she laces into President Trump as a failure on the COVID-19 crisis ahead of his convention speech tonight.

"Donald Trump froze. He was scared. And he was petty and vindictive," she says. pic.twitter.com/jTdV24hIuP

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 27, 2020

The 20 minute speech just delivered by Kamala Harris was aired in full on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Bloomberg, OAN, NBC, ABC, CBS, C-SPAN, and CNBC.

— Travis Akers (@travisakers) August 27, 2020

This is a very well constructed speech designed to appeal to the women (and others) who have bailed from the GOP. She is perfectgly preparing the country for Trump['s belligerent, self-serving lies tonight.

— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) August 27, 2020

I worked on campaigns for a long time and my semi informed guess is that there’s at least one non delusional person on the Trump side at this moment who sees Kamala Harris as the incredibly skilled and highly credible messenger she is. No one on Trump side speaks like this.

— Nicolle Wallace (@NicolleDWallace) August 27, 2020

The consequences of Trump’s failure to lead and combat the coronavirus have been catastrophic. Tune in now. https://t.co/BB4eVkk3yF

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 27, 2020

New statement from Joe Biden prior to Trump’s speech tonight: “Violence isn’t a problem in his eyes — it’s a political strategy. And the more of it, the better for him.”

He says Trump refuses to “speak out against these extreme right-wing groups” and instead “embraces them.” pic.twitter.com/uWDU81T3VW

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) August 27, 2020

NEW – PREBUTTAL TO TRUMP RNC SPEECH:
The first combat death under Trump happened when he ordered a Navy SEAL team into Yemen while at a dinner party.

He wanted to play big-man-going-to-war.

The Gold Star dad of the hero lost has some BRUTAL words for Trump.#DontTrustTrump pic.twitter.com/qg2Z8XdPmV

— VoteVets (@votevets) August 27, 2020

👀 Preview of White House south lawn set-up for President Trump speech this evening on the last night of the #RNC2020Convention pic.twitter.com/iQ5f7kJJq8

— Paula Reid (@PaulaReidCBS) August 27, 2020

What can go wrong? https://t.co/3jrhhKnYlB

— Simon Marks (@SimonMarksFSN) August 27, 2020

Exclusive: President Donald Trump is expected to go after Joe Biden in a blistering convention speech tonight, targeting Biden’s record on China, trade, the economy, immigration, crime and his response to the coronavirus pandemichttps://t.co/2v3wGKLzlA

— POLITICO (@politico) August 27, 2020

Me, two days ago: Pfft. What would NBA players striking accomplish?

Me today: https://t.co/JSP6NTMDxa

— Drew Magary (@drewmagary) August 27, 2020

President Trump on #NBAboycott: "I don't know much about the NBA protests — I know their ratings have been very bad." pic.twitter.com/kM5IfVRmk4

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2020

This is broadly the view of the White House right now. Time and events will reveal if it’s true; right now it’s speculation. https://t.co/2kt1h6WMNF

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 27, 2020

Analysis: The White House makes it clear that it sees chaos in the streets as politically useful https://t.co/Rwbnhlrf74

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) August 27, 2020

Classmates on the Kenosha shooter:
*Kyle was the type of kid to wear a MAGA hat or other apparel just for attention, or to “trigger” people
*he was definitely in your face and pushed his views hella. Like one of those kids that liked ‘triggering libtards.’ https://t.co/lewQd3bN09 pic.twitter.com/SjprB6Fw93

— Don Moynihan (@donmoyn) August 27, 2020

'If Team Trump is going to use human beings as props in political theater, the least it can do is let the people know they're members of a production.'https://t.co/MiV95gEKFw

— Rachel Maddow MSNBC (@maddow) August 27, 2020

NEW: Manhattan DA says Trump's latest effort to block a subpoena for his financial records has no basis, urges the appeals court to let the probe continue.

"Continued delay of the grand jury’s investigation is unwarranted," Vance says.https://t.co/VGhIo0GFEE

— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) August 27, 2020

Aerial views show damage by #HurricaneLaura to a neighborhood outside of Lake Charles, Louisiana. The storm made landfall near the Texas-Louisiana border early Thursday as a Category 4 hurricane with a maximum sustained wind speed of 150 mph. https://t.co/7ME8iTQVL7 pic.twitter.com/OmBAdTmtJI

— ABC News (@ABC) August 27, 2020

He was late…for a FEMA briefing…during a hurricane…because he was at a $10 million fundraiser…at his own hotel.

See how he looks in this screenshot: this is a man that couldn’t begin to care about the death and destruction in his wake.

cc: @ProjectLincoln, get him. pic.twitter.com/QW7xvOMb6y

— Texas Signal (@TexasSignal) August 27, 2020

Trump can barely bring himself to pretend to listen to FEMA officials pic.twitter.com/M9jN4O2doB

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 27, 2020

Hurricane Laura Topples Confederate Statue After Vote to Keep It https://t.co/iW6AsHAq1m pic.twitter.com/3zL9jjQmXi

— NBC Chicago (@nbcchicago) August 27, 2020

The Trump Organization has charged the government at least $900,000 since Trump became president. https://t.co/n1DR4aSHkN

— Philip Bump (@pbump) August 27, 2020

White House says it is creating 'very large' dossier on Washington Post journalist and others – CNN https://t.co/330iFIL96d

— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) August 27, 2020

Laws are for suckers, Trump 2020 https://t.co/YAFFWdWyAm

— Bethany Albertson (@AlbertsonB2) August 27, 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (File Pic) is set to resign, says local media, adding that he wanted to avoid causing problems to the government due to a worsening of his chronic health condition: Reuters pic.twitter.com/YazCU2m78j

— ANI (@ANI) August 28, 2020

Protesters demanding higher wages set up guillotine outside Bezos's house https://t.co/6YQjBVpwRO pic.twitter.com/MyHfXEtBZH

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2020

Fed Chair Jerome Powell: "Inflation that is persistently too low can pose serious risks to the economy." pic.twitter.com/8lMX5Qmjn2

— The Hill (@thehill) August 27, 2020

At least 40 journalists have been detained today in #Minsk. Some of them are still at a police station,because they refused to show the photographs they took – @tutby,@Belsat_TV,@dw_russian,@RFERL and others. World Press Photo-winner photographer Paul Hansen will be deported pic.twitter.com/RPqYrBQq2x

— Hanna Liubakova (@HannaLiubakova) August 27, 2020

German health authorities expect one or more vaccines against coronavirus will be ready by early 2021, the German center for disease prevention says https://t.co/6sz3Yktsen pic.twitter.com/XzzwtRjYBI

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) August 27, 2020

Ever wondered why Hong Kong means so much in Canada? Why there are 300K Cdns in HK, more than any other frn nationals? Why Canada has the western world's densest popn of HKers? Meet the transnationals: they moved to Canada but never quite left Hong Kong https://t.co/i4l4iHeaeE

— Ian Young (@ianjamesyoung70) August 27, 2020

.@drvox Thought this'd be up your alley. Trending on Hacker News today.https://t.co/mCafphXAhr

— Peter Corless 🌎☮ 💛 (@PeterCorless) August 27, 2020

Oh, #Florida! Man shoots into car because he believes woman inside is a witch who cast a spell on him. PS: She was practicing Santeria ritual with people who also consider her a witch "and they disliked her because of it." https://t.co/cV92ELTBMS

— Craig Pittman (@craigtimes) August 27, 2020

'I hear you're a stamp collector now father' Craggy Island stamp set celebrates 25 years of #FatherTed All the details here https://t.co/IXY4gHTPdC pic.twitter.com/XoOC4A0BBE

— An Post (@Postvox) August 27, 2020

TELEGRAPH FRONT: Get back to the office #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/L76M0AV4eU

— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) August 27, 2020

Interesting analysis👉"The sad and banal truth is that, as Brexit meant Brexit, no deal simply means no deal. The default in international trade is the existence of comprehensive barriers between third countries, and only an agreement removes them." ~AA https://t.co/260aSugpuH

— Best for Britain (@BestForBritain) August 27, 2020

I spoke to the librarian responsible for the book display behind the PM yesterday, for whom it's been a pretty odd 24 hours. She never meant it for Johnson, but did it 6 months ago before she quit as a message to management, and they just never noticed: https://t.co/Qom3TcnZzX

— Sarah Turnnidge (@sarah_turnnidge) August 27, 2020

Astonishing really that the only major opposition leader now without a knighthood is Nigel Farage – the only one with any semblance of impact in the last ten years. Helped sway two general elections and a referendum. And the People’s Vote bros have the gongs.

— Harry Cole (@MrHarryCole) August 27, 2020

“We have to wake up and smell the coffee”

New Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says the party has “lost touch with too many voters” – but that he is listening https://t.co/elgIALW1Ba pic.twitter.com/jpRaRuvlj2

— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 27, 2020