--- title: Republican Convention: Read Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech description: Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, promising to restore "law and order" to the United States and the world. canonical: https://time.com/4418493/republican-convention-donald-trump-transcript/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-22T03:49:21.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:43:02.400Z article:section: Politics og:title: Read Trump's Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention og:description: "We will also be a country of law and order." og:url: https://time.com/4418493/republican-convention-donald-trump-transcript/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761c3ac81d3d8e8c/69889ec03c1639473645e25e/ivanka-donald-trump-republican-national-convention-rnc-34.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4116 og:image:height: 2315 og:image:alt: Donald J. Trump og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Read Trump's Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention twitter:description: "We will also be a country of law and order." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt761c3ac81d3d8e8c/69889ec03c1639473645e25e/ivanka-donald-trump-republican-national-convention-rnc-34.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 03:51 video:published: 2016-07-22 section: politics topics: Republican nomination, presidential campaign, law and order, immigration, border wall, ISIS, terrorism, Supreme Court, religious institutions tax status, free speech, LGBTQ citizens, vice presidential pick genre: political speech, news tones: assertive, patriotic, combative, promotional emotions: determination (high), pride (high), anger (medium), gratitude (low) sentiment: neutral audience: voters, political news followers, Republican supporters, students of politics, campaign watchers people: Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Lyndon Johnson organizations: Republican Party, United States Supreme Court, ISIS content_suitability: politics [00:00-03:51]; war [01:29-01:38]; crime [00:25-01:26]; crime [02:29-02:43]; hate [01:42-01:57] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Read Donald Trump's Acceptance Speech at the Republican Convention > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, promising to restore “law and order” to the United States and the world._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary This video presents excerpts from Donald Trump's speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination. He frames his candidacy around law and order and names Governor Mike Pence of Indiana as his running mate. He outlines positions on terrorism, immigration, a border wall, Supreme Court appointments, and religious institutions' tax-exempt status. The speech closes with a series of 'make America' promises and a farewell to the audience. ## Key points - Trump says he humbly and gratefully accepts the nomination for the presidency of the United States. (00:00) - He says current problems like poverty, violence, war and destruction will last only as long as the country relies on the politicians who created them. (00:25) - Trump names Governor Mike Pence of Indiana as his vice presidential running mate. (00:58) - He calls himself the 'Law and Order Candidate' and says an attack on law enforcement is an attack on all Americans. (01:12) - He says he will protect LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology. (01:38) - He calls for immediately suspending immigration from nations compromised by terrorism until proven vetting mechanisms are in place. (02:05) - Trump promises to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration, gangs and violence. (02:29) - He says he will work to repeal an amendment pushed by Lyndon Johnson that threatens religious institutions with loss of tax-exempt status for political advocacy. (02:43) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:25] Accepting the nomination. Trump accepts the nomination and says the country will be generous and warm but also a country of law and order. - [00:25 to 01:12] Blaming politicians and naming Pence. He says current problems persist because of the same politicians, claims he alone can fix the system, and introduces Mike Pence. - [01:12 to 01:38] Law and order and ISIS. He declares himself the Law and Order Candidate and vows to quickly defeat ISIS. - [01:38 to 02:29] LGBTQ protection and immigration suspension. He pledges to protect LGBTQ citizens from a foreign ideology and calls for suspending immigration from terrorism-compromised nations. - [02:29 to 03:22] Border wall, courts and free speech. He promises a border wall, Supreme Court justices who uphold the constitution, and repeal of the tax-exempt language affecting religious institutions. - [03:22 to 03:51] Closing promises. He ends with promises to make America strong, proud, safe and great again and bids the audience good night. ## Key quotes - [00:41] Donald Trump: "Nobody knows the system better than me." - [00:49] Donald Trump: "Which is why I, alone, can fix it." - [01:12] Donald Trump: "An attack on law enforcement is an attack on all Americans." - [01:21] Donald Trump: "In this race For the White House, I am the Law and Order Candidate." - [02:29] Donald Trump: "We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal immigration." - [03:22] Donald Trump: "We will make America strong again." ## Questions this video answers - Who does Trump name as his vice presidential running mate? [00:58] - How does Trump describe himself in the race for the White House? [01:21] - What does Trump propose regarding immigration from nations compromised by terrorism? [02:05] - What does Trump promise to do about illegal immigration? [02:29] - What does Trump say about religious institutions and tax-exempt status? [02:43] - What promises does Trump make at the close of the speech? [03:22] ## Content suitability - politics [00:00-03:51]: Partisan political campaign speech accepting a presidential nomination. - war [01:29-01:38]: Vow to defeat ISIS, referred to as barbarians, and mention of war and destruction abroad. - crime [00:25-01:26]: References to violence at home, attacks on law enforcement, and law and order. - crime [02:29-02:43]: Mentions stopping illegal immigration, gangs and violence with a border wall. - hate [01:42-01:57]: Refers to the violence and oppression of a 'hateful foreign ideology' against LGBTQ citizens. by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 22, 2016 3:49 AM UTC Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, promising to restore “law and order” to the United States and the world. by [Ryan Teague Beckwith](https://time.com/author/ryan-teague-beckwith/) ## Ryan Teague Beckwith Jul 22, 2016 3:49 AM UTC Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday, promising to restore “law and order” to the United States and the world. “We will be a country of generosity and warmth,” he said. “But we will also be a country of law and order.” Read his full remarks, as prepared for delivery. --- > “” --- ## Transcript [00:00] I humbly and gratefully accept [00:05] your nomination for the presidency of the United [00:07] States. [ APPLAUSE ] [00:11] We will be a country of generosity [00:16] and warmth, but we will also Be [00:20] a country of law and order. [ APPLAUSE ] [00:25] The problems we face now. Poverty and violence [00:29] at home. War and destruction abroad will [00:34] last only as long as we continue relying [00:38] on the same politicians who created them in the first [00:41] place. Nobody knows the system better than me. [00:45] [ APPLAUSE ] [00:49] Which is why I, alone, can fix it. [ APPLAUSE ] [00:58] In this cause, I am proud to have At [01:02] my side, the next vice president of [01:07] the United States, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana. [01:12] An attack on law enforcement is an attack [01:16] on all Americans. In this race [01:21] For the White House, I am the Law and [01:26] Order Candidate. [ APPLAUSE ] [01:29] We are going to defeat the barbarians of Isis- [01:32] [ APPLAUSE ] And we're going to defeat them fast. [01:38] As your president, I will do everything in my [01:42] power To protect our LGBTQ [01:47] citizens from the violence and oppression of [01:51] a hateful foreign ideology believe [01:57] me. [ APPLAUSE ] And I have [02:01] to say as a Republican It is so nice to [02:05] hear you cheering for what I just said, thank you. We [02:09] must immediately suspend immigration from any [02:13] nation that has been compromised by terrorism. Until [02:18] such time as proven vetting mechanism Have [02:22] been put in place, we don't want them in our country. [02:29] We are going to build a great border wall to stop illegal [02:33] immigration. To stop the gangs and [02:38] the violence. We are [02:43] going to appoint justices of the United States Supreme [02:47] Court who will uphold our laws and our [02:51] constitution. An amendment pushed by [02:56] Lyndon Johnson many years ago threatens [03:00] religious institutions. With the loss of their tax [03:05] exempt status. If they openly advocate their [03:09] political views. Their voice has been taken away. I [03:14] am going to work very hard to repeal that language, [03:17] and to protect free speech for all Americans. [03:22] [ APPLAUSE ] I make this promise. We [03:26] will make America strong again. [ APPLAUSE ] [03:32] We will make America proud again. [ APPLAUSE ] [03:37] We will make America safe again. [ APPLAUSE ] [03:43] And we will America great again. God bless you, and [03:48] good night, I love you. 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