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The Republican National Convention is its second day, now with Donald Trump officially as its presidential candidate.
Trump cheered up the crowd Monday night by entering the arena with a bandage on his right ear after being wounded in an assassination attempt on Saturday. More speakers on Tuesday are expected to confront what they described as the former president’s strength and resilience following the shooting at his rally in Pennsylvania.
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Madeline Brame, whose veteran son was stabbed to death in Harlem in 2018, drew the crowd’s attention Tuesday night to one of the biggest bogeymen on the right: New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
Brame publicly criticized Bragg for his leniency toward crime, adding in the case of his son’s alleged murderer. The crowd responded with loud applause, as Bragg is one of the officials involved in Trump’s legal battles. “They betrayed us and stabbed us in the back,” Brame said of the Democrats. “Trump was right when he said we were being sued, he was just getting in our way. “
As part of the “Make America Safe Again” convention session, family members of those who lost loved ones to a fentanyl overdose consecutively explained at the RNC level, forcefully and at times emotionally, why Trump was going . to solve the problem. epidemic.
Michael Morin, the brother of a woman who was murdered by a guy who was in the country illegally, said Trump would take more action on the drug crisis than Biden and Harris have in the last three and a half years. Another speaker, Anne Funder, lost her 15-year-old son, Austin, to an overdose two years ago. As she choked on stage, the crowd began chattering “Joe has to go!” to which she replied, “Yes, he must. “
Tom King, a delegate from Butler, Pennsylvania, said he spoke with Trump at the rally 10 minutes before the shooting broke out Saturday. He says he was sitting about 20 feet across from Corey Comperatore, the former leader of the fire he killed.
“It was a wonderful day to see the president,” said King, the at-large representative of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. “He was in a good mood. He was energetic, but he was very serious about what we had to do in Pennsylvania to win the election. When asked by an AP reporter to elaborate on what he thought would be done in Pennsylvania, King responded: “I’m not going to say what he said. »
“We are committed to doing everything we can for him,” he said. “He’s a wonderful guy. “
The second evening of the Republican National Convention focused on issues of crime and immigration, with many speakers echoing unfounded claims that Democrats are deliberately trying to inform Americans about illegal immigration, a claim that has passed from the margins of political debate to a constant concern among Americans. . the republican base.
“We protect strong borders and our country deserves to have a not unusual civic culture and we oppose any immigration that distinguishes or contrasts with our American values,” Governor DeSantis said during his speech.
“We are facing an invasion on our southern border. Not figuratively, to a literal invasion,” Senator Cruz argued in his speech. “Every day Americans die. Murdered, assaulted, raped, illegal immigrants that the Democrats have released,” he continued.
And Rep. Steve Scalise, the Republican House majority leader, said, “Biden and Harris need illegal immigrants to vote now that they’ve opened the border. “
Tonight is the first time Florida Gov. DeSantis has spoken publicly about Trump after the Republican primary.
But he spent most of his speech criticizing Democratic policies on immigration, schooling and gender identity. DeSantis said the country will have to vote against President Biden, saying he has failed as a leader. “I am alarmed that the current president of the United States does not have the capacity to perform the duties of his office,” he said.
“Donald Trump has status in his own way and he is protecting America. Donald Trump has been demonized. He prosecuted him. He persecuted him and he almost lost his life,” he said. “We can’t let him down. “
Rep. Derrick Van Orden of Wisconsin said Tuesday he was the victim of “political violence” after an altercation with an activist.
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CODEPINK describes itself as a feminist organization that seeks to end war and United States imperialism. He posted a video claiming that Van Orden pushed one of his members while the organization was trying to finish a Republican luncheon.
The Milwaukee Police Department said in a statement that a 24-year-old woman was arrested on the same block as the hotel for punching a victim around 11:07 a. m. on Tuesday. The statement said the victim suffered minor injuries and refused medical treatment at the scene. They did not identify the woman or the victim.
“This appears to be an incident of political violence and I will never tolerate it,” Van Orden said in his message. “No matter how serious the violence, political violence is still political violence. “”violence” to be prosecuted with the full rigor of the law.
“Nothing will replace until those other people are held accountable,” he said.
Van Orden, a first-term representative, has a history of public conflict. He insulted school-age Senate pages amid an overnight layover at the United States Capitol in 2023 and threatened a Wisconsin library employee in 2021 over a gay pride protest. .
Trump’s new rival running for the Republican nomination has made her position clear lately.
“Donald Trump has my full support, period,” said Nikki Haley, a former South Carolina governor and United Nations ambassador. His words were greeted with great applause, in stark contrast to the previous moments, when he raised the level to one of applause and boos.
Explaining Trump’s “polite invitation” to speak, he said, “I have not agreed with Trump, yet we agree more times than we disagree. “
Joking that she knows “some people” who disagree with Trump and his campaign, Haley tried to appeal to the millions of Republicans who need her, not Trump, as the GOP’s nominee for president. “My message to them is simple: You don’t have to agree 100 percent with Trump to vote for him,” Haley said.
Senator Ted Cruz began his speech by saying, “God bless Donald J. Trump” and then spoke about his assassination attempt at a rally Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“Let me start by thanking Almighty God for protector Donald Trump and for turning his head on Saturday when he shot himself. “
The last time Cruz spoke at the Republican National Convention in 2016, he booed as he fought Trump for the GOP presidential nomination. Since then, the two men have had a contentious and publicly tense relationship, exchanging non-public insults. But Cruz’s appearance reflects an effort by Republicans to show a united front after Saturday’s shooting.
The Republican presidential candidate made another notable front in prime time at the Republican National Convention. He preceded his new vice presidential nominee, JD Vance.
Trump enthused delegates who had just spent a few minutes dancing at the Village People’s “YMCA,” accompanied by a video montage of Trump dancing at his rallies.
Then Trump walked in with a bandage over his ear as he had done the day before.
Surrounded by security, the candidate clung to the wall as he walked toward the family dressing room, raising his fist and applauding.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, for toning down political discourse after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
In his speech at the Republican National Convention, Johnson may have deviated somewhat from that norm, presenting the November election as a difficult, almost existential, choice for voters.
After promising a “thorough” House investigation into the attack on Trump, Johnson said the country “has reached a moment in United States where basic things that we once took for granted are being questioned like never before. “
He said the war is not “just between two opposing political parties,” but “we are now in the midst of a struggle between two absolutely different visions of who we are as Americans and what our country will look like. “
Since Saturday, some Republicans have accused President Joe Biden and Democrats of calling Trump a “threat to democracy” with authoritarian tendencies.
Johnson in his conference speech claimed that the Democratic victories of November were the real threat: “We have no guarantee that this wonderful experiment in self-government can continue unless we answer the call. “
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise spent most of his speech at the RNC goading delegates to aggressively destroy President Biden’s record.
But the conference hallway calmed down as Scalise delivered his closing remarks, recalling that he had narrowly escaped an assassin’s bullets, as Donald Trump had done Saturday in Wisconsin.
“Many of you know that I survived a politically motivated shooting in 2017,” the Louisiana Republican said. “Few people know that while I fight for my life, Donald Trump was one of the first to come to comfort my circle of relatives in the hospital. That’s the kind of leader he is.
Trump is known for his bombastic and decidedly competitive politics. But Scalise said his non-public interactions with Trump showed another version of the former president and Republican nominee: “Brave under fire, compassionate to others. “
Five police officers from Ohio, Wisconsin, for the Republican National Convention shot a guy engaged in a knife fight near the convention, killing him, Milwaukee police leader said.
The man police shot had a knife in his hand and refused police orders, Milwaukee Chief Jeffrey Norguy said at a news conference. Two knives were recovered from the scene, the chef said.
“Someone’s life is in danger,” Norman said. “These agents, who were not from this region, took it upon themselves to act and save someone’s life today. “
The shooting fueled anger among citizens who asked why foreign agents were in their community about a mile from the conference venue.
Vice presidential candidate J. D. Vance said he wanted to debate Vice President Kamala Harris “because it’s important for the American people to see the contrast. “
He contrasted Democrats’ infighting over whether Biden deserves to step down with Trump’s unity at the Republican convention.
“This party here is really President Trump united,” Vance said in an interview with NewsMax from inside the field. “It’s a really smart feeling. And I think that impulse is anything you can almost touch, it’s very powerful. “
Vance said his phone exploded with calls as soon as Trump introduced him to the job, and that he missed a call from an unidentified number that turned out to be Harris. He said he spoke with Harris on Tuesday and “she was very nice, very cordial. “He said he did not record Harris’ voicemail.
A man armed with an AK-47 pistol and wearing a balaclava was arrested Monday near the Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention is being held.
A federal law enforcement official said the 21-year-old was arrested after meeting with United States Capitol Police officials and Homeland Security Investigation officials.
Officers approached the man, who was wearing a tactical backpack and mask, because he appeared to be behaving suspiciously, the official said. Police discovered the gun in his backpack, the official said.
The official is not authorized to speak publicly about the main points of the ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
He dropped out of the GOP No. 1 race in January, but a political action organization that supports Ron DeSantis is pushing for dollars for the Florida governor ahead of his speech at the Republican National Congress.
RON PAC distributed text to a list that was previously put forward during DeSantis’ closed presidential bid, encouraging others to watch his speech and adding a fundraising link. A landing page sends clickers to contribution levels, whose earnings are reported to get “JFC and RONPAC Trump National Committee” advantages.
Nikki Haley published her own text on fundraising. Along with a link to watch her upcoming speech, Haley’s old crusade text list also sent recipients to a page where donations “will benefit Stand For America PAC,” the political action committee that supported her crusade. Haley’s message proposed sharing the donations with Trump’s own fundraiser. apparatus.
Regions of their chambers will be central to Republicans’ hopes of retaking the House this fall, yet on Tuesday night, many of the GOP’s hopes in the Senate are for themselves and the most sensible man on their list, Trump.
Kari Lake of Arizona, Eric Hovde of Wisconsin and Bernie Moreno of Ohio are among those giving prime-time speeches at the RNC on Tuesday night.
Other Republicans vying for Senate seats in key presidential states include former Rep. Mike Rogers of Michigan and Dave McCormick of Pennsylvania.
Each candidate is seizing the opportunity to tackle key issues for their own candidacy at home, selling out Trump and taking action against Biden.
Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee whose crusade helped elect Trump in 2016.
Then, when he was White House chief of staff, Trump fired him via Twitter.
On Tuesday, Priebus Wisconsinite welcomed the party to its home state and praised Trump.
“When Donald Trump tells you what he will do in the crusade, pay attention, because he will keep his promises,” Priebus said. “Let’s stick together. . . and let’s re-elect Donald Trump’s president. “»
Official merchandise outlets in the conference corridor will now offer Trump-Vance T-shirts reflecting the former president’s choice as his running mate: Ohio Sen. J. D. Vance.
But rest assured, Trump’s products still dominate stocks, perhaps a reflection of the fact that the candidate has delayed his decision on the vice president’s choice or of Trump’s lifelong experience in building a logo with just his last name.
A day after Trump chose Vance as his running mate, Trump-Vance symptoms were already present at the Republican National Committee.
Some stalls also sold Trump-Vance T-shirts. But for participants who need a button, it may be harder to find.
One volunteer said the $8 Trump-Vance buttons were already sold out Tuesday.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican JD Vance had their first verbal exchange since the Ohio senator became the Republican vice presidential nominee, but the two sides are still on terms of engaging in a debate, according to three other people familiar with the matter. .
The people, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal conversations about the debate, said there has been no progress toward resolving disagreements over the network’s format and spouse, but they expect talks to begin now that Trump has selected Vance. , a first. senator from Ohio.
Harris, in her voicemail congratulating Vance on his election to the vice presidency, suggested he accept a debate hosted by CBS News on July 23 or Aug. 13, according to one of the other people familiar with the conversation about the ions. Vance responded to Harris’ call on Tuesday and the two exchanged pleasantries, the user said. At one point the user said that he shared the preference for debating, but did not talk about details.
Last month’s debate crisis for President Biden, Trump’s attempted assassination on Saturday and the ages of any of the men in the most sensible position on their respective lists may raise the stakes for the potential showdown between running mates.
It’s the night of Trump’s former rivals in Milwaukee as Republicans gather for the prime-time consultation of the nominating convention.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former ambassador. Nikki Haley and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz are expected to take the stage. It would arguably be the clearest indication yet of the extent to which Trump has consolidated the party and remade the GOP logo in his image.
DeSantis was once expected to be a fierce rival in 2024. He withdrew after early voting in Iowa.
Haley stood her ground for months, but she never threatened Trump and waited until a few weeks ago to explicitly say she would vote for him. He added that it happened because of the list of conference attendees, announced only after Trump’s assassination attempt on Saturday.
Cruz finished second in the 2016 primary, and at that summer’s conference he delivered a tense, almost bitter speech that drew boos from Trump’s delegates.
Tonight there is no such department.
Just a few blocks from the RNC is a Milwaukee community that has a long beer culture and is home to one of the city’s most iconic breweries.
At the center of this community is the former Pabst Blue Ribbon Brewery.
Pabst, also known as PBR, known for its iconic blue ribbon logo, was established in Milwaukee in 1844 and has been brewing in the city for generations. (No longer made in Wisconsin).
The community is now home to restaurants, apartments, and, yes, several breweries, as well as Milwaukee’s brewing history.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. apologized Tuesday after a video was posted online that appeared as part of a personal phone call between the independent presidential candidate and former Republican President Trump.
The video shows Kennedy listening over the loudspeaker as Trump’s actions debunked claims about vaccines for children, a factor that has helped Kennedy amass an unwavering following among others who reject the clinical consensus that the benefits of vaccines outweigh the threat of rare complications. Trump also appears to be urging Kennedy to participate in his campaign.
“I wish you did,” Trump told Kennedy. And I think it will be like that for you and wonderful for you. And we will win.
Authorities said police officers fatally shot a patron Tuesday in Milwaukee, about five blocks from the security perimeter of the Republican National Convention.
The Fraternal Order of Police in Columbus, Ohio, issued a statement saying members of the Columbus Department were concerned about the shooting. Officers from multiple jurisdictions are in Milwaukee to provide increased security for the convention.
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson’s chief of staff, Jeff Fleming, said he did not know what led to the shooting. He and Alexi Worley, a spokesman for the conference’s joint command center, said there was nothing to suggest the shooting was related to the conference. itself. Worley referred further questions to the Milwaukee Police Department.
The firm did not promptly respond to an email requesting more details. The Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office said an adult man was shot and killed. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday.
A company is now promoting shoes depicting Donald Trump’s symbol with blood stains on his cheeks and a raised fist after he was targeted in a murder in Pennsylvania.
The white high-tops are sold under the name “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT High-Tops” for $299 through CIC Ventures LLC, a company Trump said he owns in his 2023 monetary filings.
The company says the new shoes are limited edition, with only 5,000 pairs available and expected to ship in September or October. He also indicated that 10 pairs would be autographed at random.
“These limited-edition high-top sneakers, featuring Trump’s iconic raised-fist symbol, honor his unwavering determination and courage,” it reads. “With only 5,000 pairs available, each one is a true collector’s item. Show your patriotic pride with those exclusive sneakers that capture a defining moment in history.
CIC Ventures is the same company that introduced the “Never Surrender High-Tops,” shiny gold shoes with an American flag on the back, for $399.
The sale is a sign that the former president’s allies intend to capitalize on Trump’s reaction to the shooting at a Saturday rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Trump stood up and raised his fist toward the crowd saying “fight, fight. “
In the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, both parties have called for calming the political rhetoric that divides the country. But an event Tuesday through the conservative organization Moms for Outdoor Freedom, the RNC gave a glimpse of how complicated it can be.
The group’s co-founders, Tiffany Justice and Tina Descovich, spoke in stark terms about their mission, explaining that they find themselves in the middle of a fight for their identity and the fitness of their families.
Justice recalled that Trump raised his fist after the assassination and called to “fight, fight, fight. ”
“We’re fighting at Mom’s For Liberty. Si there are other people who have told us not to use that word, ‘Tiffany, you don’t need to be too unstable,'” Justice said.
He then explains why he uses this word: “Radical Marxists seek to borrow our children’s future. We will not allow them to do so.
Descovich said the country is embroiled in “the war between the smart and the bad. “
“The enemy stands between us and our children,” he said. “And once that happens, as you saw in the initial video, our families are lost. “
Moms For Liberty has supported conservative applicants in local school board elections across the country and supports banning books in schools that they say are irrelevant for children, adding many with LGBTQ themes.
Trump met with former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in Milwaukee on Tuesday, the day of the Republican National Convention.
“Delighted to meet President Trump who is in wonderful shape after the disgraceful Array murder,” Johnson posted on the social platform
Johnson said the two had discussed Ukraine and said he had “no doubt” that Trump “will be strong and decisive in his defense of this country and in protecting democracy. “
Trump posted a similar photo on his own social media and called Johnson “a very smart guy!”
South Carolina delegate Karen Wyld said Tuesday that Republicans like J. D. Vance and Nikki Haley, who once opposed Donald Trump now endorsing him, are “reading the room. “
“Read your fellow Americans,” Wyld said. Americans love Trump. At the end of the day, Trump loves this country and they know it. “
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“She’s going to be conciliatory,” Wyld said of Haley speaking at the Republican National Convention Tuesday night. “She wants what is for the country and I think she’s doing what she wants to do. “
An Iranian risk led US intelligence to step up coverage around Donald Trump ahead of Saturday’s assassination attempt, which appears unrelated to the initial risk, according to two US officials.
After learning of the threat, Biden’s management contacted senior Secret Service officials to brief them, the officials said, adding that this data was shared with the lead agent in connection with the protection of Trump and the Trump campaign. This led the company to increase its resources and assets to protect Trump.
The officials spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence issues.
The additional resources did not save Saturday’s attack on a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, which wounded Trump in the ear, killed one rally attendee and seriously wounded two others.
The owners of Downtown Books, a secondhand bookstore right next to Fiserv Forum, are not shy about expressing their disdain for Trump.
His demonstration case features a collection of anti-Trump texts, plus memoirs by Michael Cohen and copies of the Mueller report, as well as a life-size cardboard cutout of Ronald Reagan, labeled: “A former Republican president we can respect!
However, after Donald Trump announced on Monday that U. S. Senator J. D. Vance of Ohio was his running mate, the owners temporarily placed the vice presidential candidate’s memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” in a prominent location in front of the store.
They said they got several copies in the last 24 hours, more than last year combined.
“I have tons of them lying around in the basement,” said Rebecca Pajot, who co-owns the store with her father. “I’m glad that, despite everything, we can sell them. “
Vance’s memoir, which chronicles his working-class formative years in Appalachia and the transformation of the region, catapulted him to stardom in 2016. It became Amazon’s No. 1 bestseller within hours of the vice announcement. President Trump.
While Downtown Books in the past indexed used copies of the e-book for $8, Pajot said it’s now contemplating raising the price, given the increase in interest.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp stopped short of saying Tuesday that he would be a member of Trump’s Cabinet if the former president’s staunch Republican critic were invited to serve on it.
“This deserves to be a difficult conversation,” Kemp said in an interview with Politico at an event near the Republican Committee’s Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
The comments came after Kemp openly disagreed with Republican vice presidential nominee J. D. Vance, on Saturday that Trump’s assassination attempt was the result of Biden campaign rhetoric.
“Personally, I made that comment,” Kemp said.
Kemp may not even be near the top of the Trump administration’s list of potential Cabinet members. After the 2020 presidential election, Kemp rejected Trump’s efforts to update the final results in his state, where he won Democrat Joe Biden.
Kemp then defeated the number one Trump-backed candidate in the 2022 election opposing him.
Kemp also testified in a subpoena before the special grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, that investigated attempts to supersede the effects of the 2020 election.
Florida Delegate Cindy Spray has supported Donald Trump from the beginning and says her emotions haven’t changed.
“I saw action waiting to happen,” Spray said Tuesday outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. “There were applicants there that some of my friends were supporting in that 2016 cycle, but I felt like there was something more to President Trump. ” . He is just an amazing person.
Spray said Trump’s crusade had gained momentum this year, even before Saturday’s assassination attempt. But seeing a wounded Trump speak Monday night at the Republican National Convention only added to the momentum and emotions.
“I saw the bandage and I think everyone in the middle looked to see it,” Spray said. “You didn’t have to cry. You might feel the tears flowing. You might just feel them fall to the ground. Some of my colleagues in my delegation, I looked around and saw them crying. And there was a huge surge of emotion like : “Thank God, he’s still here. “God took care of him. “
An urban park for protesters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee was nearly empty Tuesday afternoon.
Police officers on bicycles and event organizers in orange T-shirts were present at Zeidler Union Square, but no speakers had appeared as of early afternoon.
The park is more than a mile from the conference venue and is one of two protester-only parks in the city.
The quiet scene came a day after protesters marched through the streets of the city center to defend reproductive rights, solidarity with Palestinians and immigrant rights.
Donald Trump announced that he and his vice presidential candidate, U. S. Sen. J. D. Vance of Ohio, will attend a rally Saturday in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
It will be the first compilation since his congressional nominations.
The planned rally comes just a week after Trump’s attempted assassination at a crossover rally last Saturday, in which Trump was wounded, one attendee was killed and two others were seriously injured.
Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas said he hopes the assassination of former President Trump on Saturday will set the tone nationally, starting with the former president’s speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday.
“I think his speech can be very important. Notice that when he gave the impression in court (Monday), he was more sober than usual, almost humiliated,” Tabas said in an interview with The Associated Press after the Pennsylvania Republican delegation’s breakfast. in the suburbs of Milwaukee. ” After being close to death, I believe – by the way – that his message will be bigger and I think it will appeal to our most productive emotions. “
“He has an enormous amount of compassion and empathy that he doesn’t show,” she said.
The economic effect of holding the conference in Milwaukee is evident and significant for the majority-Black city, according to Richard Brown, pastor of The Captive Project Church and Ministries in Milwaukee.
Brown, 57, sat outside the Fiserv Forum Tuesday morning as delegates arrived and volunteers and staff prepared the venue for the day’s events.
“When the money comes in like that, it’s attractive because I’m serving other disenfranchised people in the high-crime urban areas of the city,” said Brown, who is black.
Brown says he hopes to hear respect for what Black people represent from convention speakers.
“There is a huge economic base. There is a huge political base,” he said. “When Trump went to Brooklyn, it was huge. It sure was huge. “
Speaking to Axios co-founder Mike Allen on Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. said he felt the “gravity of the moment,” referring to Saturday’s shooting, when his father rose to the level Monday night at the RNC with a bandage on his ear.
Donald Trump Jr. told Allen that he spent 3 or 4 hours listening with him to his father’s speech at the convention, “trying to defuse some of that rhetoric. “
Asked if Trump’s change in rhetoric would last, he replied, “I will. “There are times when they replace you for a few minutes and there are times when they replace you permanently.
“My father will be a fighter,” he added. That will never change. But I think he’ll do his best to moderate that to where he wants to be.
Donald Trump Jr. on Tuesday described the 90 minutes he didn’t know if his father was alive after Saturday’s assassination attempt.
Donald Trump Jr. spoke with Axios co-founder Mike Allen at an event in front of the RNC at Central Waters Brewing Company in downtown Milwaukee. The event sold out, reaching its maximum capacity with a few dozen participants who had to witness the verbal exchange. on a TV outside.
Donald Trump Jr. , who at the time was fishing in Florida with his daughter, said it about 90 minutes after the shooting before he knew her father well. When he saw photographs of the former president with his fist raised, Donald Trump Jr. He said he was proud.
“To get shot and get up with that kind of determination, I just said, ‘Hey, the biggest bad guy I know,'” the former president’s eldest son said.
After the initial happiness of knowing he’s fine, Donald Trump Jr. said there was a certain levity when he asked his father about his hair and Trump responded by saying that everything was fine even though he had a little blood on him.
A level set up in the city of Milwaukee for protesters near the Republican National Convention has no audience other than a few reporters and members organizing the event.
It opened at 11 a. m. as the closest approved speaker location near the Fiserv Forum.
But as of Tuesday morning, there were only two speakers, besides an 82-year-old Trump supporter who has been sitting outdoors during the conference for three days.
Robert Kunest, wearing a blue baseball cap that read “Israel,” said he was interviewed by more than 100 reporters during the conference. He walks around the conference pushing a cart that includes a worn-out chair, patched with duct tape and signs that read “United States Moves Forward with Trump and Vance. “
The Florida boy spoke for about 20 minutes in front of a microphone about Trump, the war in Gaza and the economy.
“Where is everybody?” He said.
Before the convention, more than a hundred people signed up to speak on stage. But city officials say the no-show rate is over 80 percent. On Monday, there were only a handful of speakers.
City leaders say they could have chosen to sign up for Monday’s big march that began in a nearby park.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to face the RNC on Tuesday night, according to a user familiar with the schedule who is not authorized to speak publicly.
DeSantis was considered Trump’s number one challenger for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination until he dropped out just before New Hampshire’s number one.
His comments Tuesday will come the same night that former presidential candidate Nikki Haley is scheduled to speak, featuring two of Trump’s biggest visual rivals-turned-supporters in a show of unity.
A contingent of House Democrats is circulating a letter expressing “serious concerns” about President Joe Biden’s nomination as the party’s nominee in a virtual call to be held on July 21, ahead of the Democratic National Convention in August.
The letter to the Democratic National Committee, which has not yet been sent, says it would be a “terrible idea” to stifle debate over the party’s nomination with an early roll-call vote.
The party had planned to take roll call early for Biden to qualify for the election in Ohio, but the state has since replaced its rules, making the factor no longer relevant, the letter said.
Rep. Jared Huffman, D-Calif. , who asked Biden specific questions in a call with progressive lawmakers over the weekend, is among those expressing concerns.
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee has asked senior leaders of the Secret Service, FBI and Homeland Security to speak about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
U. S. Rep. Mark Green, the Tennessee Republican who chairs the committee, said in a that he sought after Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, FBI Director Christopher Wray and Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle to testify on July 23.
Green wrote that “other Americans need answers” about Saturday’s shooting.
Green has already contacted the secretary for details about the shooting and has added plans to secure the perimeter where the rally was held.
Trump and Vance are expected to appear in the room every night, according to two other people familiar with the program who were not authorized to speak publicly.
The candidate and his new running mate sat down together Monday night in Trump’s first public appearance after the assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.
Vance is scheduled to give his own speech Wednesday night, while Trump will lead the final speech Thursday night.
Former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchison focused on security at the RNC in a street interview Tuesday morning near the Fiserv Forum.
“Security is a vital issue of this convention,” said Hutchinson, who suspended his quest for the Republican presidential nomination in January. “It is vital for Americans, and with last week’s assassination attempt, security becomes more vital for public officials, but it is equally vital, as former President Trump said, to minimize the harshness of the rhetoric and unite others. “
Hutchinson said Saturday’s assassination attempt was a galvanizing moment.
“Every time you look at Donald Trump’s strength as he recovers from that attack, it means ‘I’m here’ and we’re going to move on and not let democracy be defeated,” Hutchinson said. “This is the Unidos. Es iconic States for United States and it still can’t compare to outgoing President Joe Biden’s debate performance.
Pennsylvania delegate John Fredericks sent a message to immigration speakers Tuesday at the Republican National Committee: “Close the border. If they are here illegally, get them out. . . now. That’s all I’m interested in. Get them out of here.
Fredericks, a Pittsburgh resident who attended a breakfast for the Pennsylvania Republican delegation at a hotel in the western suburbs of Milwaukee, said the situation has worsened since 2016, when his considerations focused more on Mexican immigrants crossing the border.
Today, Fredericks says he is most involved with potential terrorists from non-Central American countries at the United States-Mexico border as an entry point, for national security reasons. He said he supported “the largest mass deportation in history. “
The Secret Service director shed light on the shooting at Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania, telling ABC News Monday night that the shooter spotted the citizens of the domain and local government before climbing onto the roof where he fired. in a “very short period of time”. “.
“The search for this person, his location, his identification and, ultimately, his neutralization has occurred in a very short period of time, and that makes it very difficult,” Kim Cheatle said in an interview with ABC News on Monday.
Cheatle described the role played by local authorities in securing the event and said the “secret service is to blame for the inner perimeter. “
And, he added, the service will receive assistance from the local government “for the outer perimeter. “
“There is the local police in that construction, there the local police in the area responsible for the outer perimeter of the construction,” he said.
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A day after their march in downtown Milwaukee, a coalition of protest teams says their activity in the city is “coming to an end. “
On Tuesday, the March on the RNC Coalition said it no longer plans to hold protests around the Republican National Convention.
“Our immigration organizations will continue their work in Palestine, protect and expand immigrant rights, protect reproductive, LGBTQ and women’s rights, and call for peace, justice and equity for all,” he said. declared the coalition.
The coalition said that in the coming weeks many of its teams would protest in August outdoors at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
“This is something that shouldn’t happen again,” Kim Cheatle said in an interview with ABC News on Monday night. “It’s obviously a scenario where, as a secret service agent, no one needs to have a place in their career. “
Cheatle described her reaction after learning of the shooting and said she was surprised and worried about Trump.
“This is an occasion that has never happened before,” he said.
Cheatle asked who bore the greatest responsibility for the shooting.
“What I would say is that the Secret Service is intended to protect the former president,” he said. “The duty is mine. ”
Democrats are countering Teamsters union president Sean O’Brien’s appearance Monday night at the Republican National Convention.
On Tuesday morning, they held an occasion in Milwaukee to claim that they help workers, not Republicans. This is an attempt to get rid of political rhetoric and concentrate on the history of power. O’Brien argued Monday that the political formula is broken and he wants bipartisanship, while union and party officials connected to Democrats said Republicans were the failures.
AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler said, “When other people understand the facts and see the hard choices,” they will choose the Biden-Harris ticket.
Quentin Fulks, deputy director of the Biden-Harris crusade, said Republicans will “decide big, greedy, anti-union interests” rather than candidates.
Unlike Trump’s last two campaigns, Trump had the Pennsylvania delegation vote early, in contrast to the former president’s longstanding public misgivings about early and mail-in voting.
“We don’t take anything for granted,” he said, suggesting that maintaining early voting will mean the crusade will dedicate the final phase of the crusade to those who make the overdue decisions.
He also warned that the map of battleground states extended beyond the half-dozen states the campaign has focused on so far. He said Minnesota and Virginia had been added to his battlefield plans. Biden won either state in 2020, even though they were competitive in 2016.
“Be prepared to see a lot of red on this map,” he said. “We want to make it too big to fake. “
“It’s incredible to be here now and I think we all know why. We have faced a very different situation, but with the grace of God,” Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump told more than two hundred delegates and visitors to Pennsylvania in the ballroom of a hotel in Waukesha, Wisconsin, west of Milwaukee, on Tuesday morning. “God bless you, Donald J. Trump. “
“Here we are. The exhibition continues,” he said.
Lara Trump makes her first public appearance at the Republican National Convention, addressing the Pennsylvania delegation, a nod to the former president’s attempted assassination on Saturday and Pennsylvania’s central position on the battlefield map.
“What a time to be a member of the Republican Party,” he said. “We will be the party that, thanks to Donald J. Trump, saves the United States of America. ”
Rock comedy duo Tenacious D, consisting of Jack Black and Kyle Gass, canceled the rest of their excursion after Gass’ comments about Donald Trump’s assassination over the weekend.
While at a concert in Sydney on Sunday, Gass was given a birthday cake and asked by Black to “make a wish. “Gass responded, “Don’t miss Trump next time,” an obvious reference to the rally shooting the day before. That left the former president with an injured ear. Gass’ video circulated widely on social media.
“I was surprised by what was said on Sunday’s program. I will never tolerate hate speech or inspire political violence in any form,” Black said in a message posted Tuesday on Instagram. “After careful consideration, I no longer think it is appropriate to continue with the Tenacious D tour and all long-term artistic projects are on hold. I thank the enthusiasts for their help and understanding.
Following Black’s statement, Gass apologized on Instagram.
“The protests that took place proceeded without any major issues,” Mayor Cavalier Johnson said during a press conference Tuesday morning.
Johnson said two arrests were made: one when a rider attempted to cross a fence in a limited domain and a momentary arrest when a protester blocked traffic and failed to move when asked to do so by officials.
Speakers argued that Trump would fix inflation and restore prosperity by returning to the White House as president. Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin lamented: “Tonight, America, a land of opportunity, doesn’t feel that way anymore. “
But Trump released few concrete numbers and no genuine political language or legislative plans, and Monday’s top speaker also didn’t go into detail. Instead, his crusade is for the electorate to care more about attitude than political details. Trump says he needs price lists at the merchant partners and no tax on tips. You would like to reduce the corporate tax rate a little. The Republican platform also promises to “defeat” inflation and “lower all costs quickly”, in addition to pumping more oil, vegetable fuels and coal.
The platform would address illegal immigration in part with the “largest deportation program in American history. ” And Trump would also abandon President Joe Biden’s policies aimed at expanding the market for electric cars and renewable energy.
Democrats and several leading economists say calculations show Trump would cause inflation to explode, reach the mid-range and, by extending his soon-to-expire tax cuts, add more than $5 trillion extra to the national debt.
President Joe Biden will speak today at the NAACP conference in Las Vegas, aiming to show his administration’s support for the Black electorate that constitutes one of the pillars of the Democratic coalition, as well as its private political ensemble.
He will also participate in an interview with BET. Tomorrow he will face UnidosUS, seeking to spice up his appeal among Latino voters, another Democratic-leaning bloc.
Trump has selected U. S. Sen. J. D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate as he seeks to return to the White House. Here are a few things to know about the 39-year-old Republican, who is recently serving his first term in the Senate:
Nikki Haley, Trump’s former main rival, a last-minute addition to the show.
The former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor waited two months after retiring in March to say she would vote for him. Then, last week, he announced that he would ask his congressional delegates to vote for Trump, who had no plans to do so. attend the convention.
It wasn’t until Sunday, hours after the shooting, that he made a U-turn and announced he would speak.
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is arguably to blame for the GOP’s greatest political achievements, including installing conservative judges at all levels of the judiciary. But that doesn’t matter much to the pro-Trump crowd in the RNC. that greeted the Kentucky Republican with boos — a tangible rejection of someone demonized as a status quo Republican who didn’t do enough for the former president.
Soon after, JD Vance got a very different reception. The second-youngest senator in the United States (and the first millennial to be on a primary party’s ticket) drew loud applause when he entered the congressional chamber for the first time as Trump’s running mate.
The moments of mourning provided a window into the changes that have swept the Republican Party under Trump, ushering in an era in which McConnell has gone from being one of his party’s toughest leaders to being an incisive tactician and being mocked on the congressional grounds by activists from his party. own party.
The Republican National Convention is its second day, now with Donald Trump officially as its presidential candidate.
Trump energized the crowd Monday night by entering the arena with a bandage on his right ear after being wounded in a murder on Saturday. More speakers Tuesday are expected to communicate about what they described as the former president’s strength and resilience after the shooting at his rally. in Pennsylvania.
The Republican National Convention began less than 48 hours after Trump was the target of a shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The shooting, which wounded Trump and killed one man, dominated the convention, with speakers expressing gratitude for the former president’s survival and for retaking the White House in November.
Trump greeted his supporters as he left the stadium. It was through a particularly larger security contingent of United States Secret Service agents.
Just a week after the AFL-CIO reaffirmed its support for President Biden, another labor leader came to speak at the Republican National Convention.
Teamsters Union President Sean O’Brien said staff are taken for granted and sold to big banks, big tech corporations and the business elite. O’Brien said the Teamsters are “not beholden to any party” and will work with a bipartisan coalition.
“I don’t mind being criticized,” O’Brien said, defying Democrats’ longstanding agreements.
With a giant white bandage over his right ear from the killing, President Trump entered a conference hall where delegates stood and applauded, many holding up symptoms or their phones to take photos and videos.
He said hello through musician Lee Greenwood, who sang his signature song, “God Bless the USA. ”
“Is there any doubt about who will be the next president of the United States?Prayer works,” Greenwood said when the former president took the stage.
JD Vance said his 7-year-old son made noise in the background when Trump called to offer him the vice presidential spot on the Republican ticket.
Vance knew Trump was calling him with big news, but he didn’t know if it was good news or bad news for him, the first-term Ohio senator told Fox News host Sean Hannity in his first interview since Trump announced your choice.
He said Trump asked to speak to his son.
“The guy got a shot a few days ago and is taking the time to communicate with my seven-year-old son,” Vance said.
“It’s a moment I’ll forget. “
He said he and Trump have been close since Trump endorsed him in his 2022 Senate race, which he would have won without Trump’s support.
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