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Joan E Greve and Alice Herman in Milwaukee

Republican convention speakers ramp up rhetoric despite vow to change tone

The Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican national convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Arizona Senate candidate Kari Lake speaks on stage on the second day of the Republican national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photograph: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Speakers at the Republican national convention ramped up their rhetorical attacks on Democrats on Tuesday night despite Donald Trump’s presidential campaign signalling that the party would adopt a message of unity in the face of political violence.

Kari Lake, a Trump ally and Republican candidate for Senate in Arizona, used her speech time to launch an attack on the media, which she called “fake news”, and said more Americans were no longer tuning in to mainstream media.

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