Beto O'Rourke: “A lot of the commentary mentioned the fact that it was intended, as these people saw it, in part to strengthen China's…”

I think people will take it for what it is – it’s a gimmick, it’s a bribe. It’s another promise that the president will be unable to fulfill … It adds to the stink of desperation that is emanating from that convention centre.

We have to get serious.

They’re doing all of this because they are panicked. They are scared.

We cannot roll over. We cannot play dead.