The Republican National Convention has culminated Thursday with former President Donald Trump 's acceptance of the party's presidential nomination, achieving a comeback four years in the making and anticipated even more in the past week in light of Saturday's assassination attempt.
Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama has privately expressed concerns to Democrats about President Joe Biden's candidacy, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned Biden that Democrats could lose the ability to seize control in the House if he didn't step away from the race.
President Joe Biden's reelection campaign insists it's ''not working through any scenarios'' where he ''is not the top of the ticket,'' despite intensifying calls from congressional Democrats for him to abandon the race ahead of November's election.
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Trump concluded his speech after more than an hour and a half, leading the crowd in a change to ''Make America Great Again'' as he closed it out.
Melania Trump joined him on stage after he finished, and the band struck up, ''Hold On, I'm Coming,'' a song Trump frequently plays at the end of his campaign rallies.