RNC 2024 Day 4 updates: Trump pitches unity, but revives old grievances

“We've lost more Americans from drugs in the past four years than we lost in World War II. Yeah, our bloodiest war, more than we lost in World War II,” Carlson said. “Does anybody care? It is pathetic. It is pathetic. And do you hear a single word from Washington about doing anything?”

On the comparison of deaths, Carlson is close — but likely a bit off.

The Defense Casualty Analysis System of the U.S. government reports 405,399 soldiers died during World War II, with nearly 300,000 deaths coming on the battlefield. Drug overdose deaths in the United States have been averaging over 100,000 per year since Spring 2021, according the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Before that, the rate was closer to around 80,000 per year.

On calling World War II, America’s bloodiest war: It is America’s bloodiest foreign war. But an estimated 620,000 Americans died during the Civil War, according to American Battlefield Trust, with other estimates putting the figure closer to 750,000.

-PolitiFact’s Aaron Sharockman

We were supposed to hear from wrestler Hulk Hogan a few minutes ago, but the RNC skipped over his speaking slot, and now we're being treated to a long musical interlude. Perhaps they're doing some last-minute rearranging of the program?

-538's Nathaniel Rakich

“I think Trump will reference what happened Saturday, but not dwell on it,” said an attendee sitting next to ABC News Digital in the convention center.

“He has too much else to talk about,” she added.

The musical interludes tonight have people up out of their seats and in the aisles dancing. Delegates from Texas are swaying their cowboy hats in the air and others are waving “Make America Great Again” signs.