In a speech aimed at voters who had abandoned the US leader, the first lady acknowledged the pain of the pandemic in a way few other speakers at the Republican convention have.

"Donald will not rest until he has done all he can to take care of everyone impacted by this terrible pandemic," she said. "My deepest sympathy goes out to everyone who has lost a loved one."

Mrs Trump also reflected on the racial unrest that has swept the country in the months since the death in May of George Floyd under the knee of a white policeman in Minnesota.

"I also ask people to stop the violence and looting being done in the name of justice, and never make assumptions based on the colour of a person's skin," she said.

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