Film lovers have been griping that there’s nothing worth seeing at the movies this summer.

But who needs Hollywood when you’ve got American politics in 2024?

On June 27th this presidential horse race changed. Fifty one million viewers got an unvarnished look at Joe Biden at the presidential debate and there was no denying that the president is a radish.

That was the moment when Americans realized something else: The corporate media and Democrat politicians have been lying to protect Biden for years.

Until three weeks ago the Biden Kool-Aid drinkers were maligning those of us who insisted the president was no longer sentient and that someone else - probably his grasping, ambitious wife - was running the country

Now a full-blown palace coup is underway by the same Democrat bosses who hypocritically insist that it’s Trump who is a threat to democracy.

All of this Democrat subterfuge played out against the backdrop of an assassination attempt that took off a piece of Trump’s ear, killed firefighter Corey Comperatore and injured two others.

Then came the most energetic, unified Republican convention in decades.

Donald Trump, who marched onto the stage Thursday night after a high-octane introduction by UFC chief Dana White, looked emotional.

Being shot in the head will do that to a man.

“The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,” Trump said in an interview with The Washington Examiner. “Had this not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches.

“Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now..”

And it was.

From the start Trump was subdued, emotional, spiritual, compassionate. His acceptance speech began with a somber recounting of the attempt on his life just six days earlier. He seemed genuinely humbled and incredulous that his life had been spared. Trump thanked the Secret Service and paid tribute to Comperatore whose firefighter’s uniform was wheeled onto the stage. He asked for a moment of silence to honor the memory of the man who lost his life trying to protect his wife and daughter from a shooter.

The former president marveled that he survived the assassin’s bullet, adding that he was alive “by the grace of Almighty God.”

This is not a politician who routinely invoked God in earlier speeches. He’s changed. This was Trump 2.0, warmer, more reflective. Still, as the speech wore on it took on the spirit of one of his rallies, which meant he ad libbed much of it, interjecting his trademark humor.

My favorite line was this one, aimed at Palestinians: “We want our hostages back. And they better be back before I assume office, or you will be paying a very big price.”

Nice. Like so much else that slips Biden’s foggy mind, he’s forgotten that Hamas is holding five Americans hostage.

There was a unity theme to Trump’s speech. For instance, he said he was “running to be president of all of America, not half of America.” Trump mentioned Joe Biden’s name just once when outlining the problems created by the 46th president and what needs to be done to repair the harm.

There were no ad hominem attacks on Biden who’s recovering from covid in Delaware and under a vicious, backstabbing attack by Democrat party bosses who want him out of the race. That was smart and gracious.

“Whether you supported me in the past or not I’m asking you to support me now,” Trump said, “because I will bring back the American Dream…we will make America affordable again.”

The speech went on too long, but the man who was in an assassin’s crosshairs just days before could be forgiven for wanting to savor the moment.

“Every single moment we have on earth is a gift from God,” he said. A cliche, yes, but poignant given his brush with death last weekend.