--- title: Republican Convention: Watch Scott Walker's speech description: Speaking to the Republican national convention, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker focused his speech on the presumptive Democratic nominee. canonical: https://time.com/4416350/republican-convention-scott-walker-video-transcript-speech/ author: Will Drabold article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T02:28:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:25:09.443Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Scott Walker Speak at the Republican Convention og:description: "America deserves better." og:url: https://time.com/4416350/republican-convention-scott-walker-video-transcript-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt541ad47f2e5b81f6/69889cef428a9e4ef8cd3824/scott-walker-rnc-republican-national-convention-donald-trump-45.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Former Republican U.S. presidential candidate and Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Scott Walker Speak at the Republican Convention twitter:description: "America deserves better." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt541ad47f2e5b81f6/69889cef428a9e4ef8cd3824/scott-walker-rnc-republican-national-convention-donald-trump-45.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Scott Walker Speak at the Republican Convention by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 21, 2016 2:28 AM UTC  Former Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 20, 2016. Former Republican presidential candidate and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks during the third night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, on July 20, 2016.Brian Snyder—Reuters by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 21, 2016 2:28 AM UTC Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker argued that “America deserves better” than Hillary Clinton Wednesday night. Speaking to the Republican national convention, the [former presidential rival](http://time.com/4075749/scott-walker-fundraising/) of nominee Donald Trump focused his speech on the presumptive Democratic nominee. “America you have a choice,” he said. “You decide, you deserve better, why, because America deserves better. Why? Because America deserves better. Why? Because America deserves better.” “It is time to tell Hillary enough is enough, no more double standards for the Clintons,” Walker said as he paced the stage. 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