But the “hope” messaging extended to a wishful portrayal of a country that was either over the coronavirus pandemic or at least not upended by it. Many of the Night 2 speakers chose to ignore the virus, paying it no mention. Others referred to it in the past tense, occasionally diverting from their prepared remarks to avoid it. “Then came a once-in-100-year pandemic,” said Larry Kudlow, the president’s top economic adviser. It was not until Mrs. Trump’s speech, which closed the night, that the virus was given any kind of significant weight as a national crisis.

Source: New York Times August 26, 2020 11:03 UTC