Donald Trump announced Sunday that he won’t be delaying his trip to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, having “decided that I cannot allow a ‘shooter,’ or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else.”
Donald Trump announced Sunday that he won’t be delaying his trip to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, having “decided that I cannot allow a ‘shooter,’ or potential assassin, to force change to scheduling, or anything else.”
Good for him, but the RNC will proceed differently: It has to.
Oh, it’ll still stick to planned nightly themes: Make America Wealthy (Mon.) /Safe (Tues.) / Strong (Weds.) / Great (Thu.) Once Again — but the tone will be more restrained and sober, with calls for national unity and political sanity far more pronounced.
Expect to hear a lot of echoes of former First Lady Melania Trump’s heartfelt letter Sunday morning about the “monster” who saw “my husband as an inhuman political machine.”
And: “Let us not forget that differing opinions, policy, and political games are inferior to love. Our personal, structural, and life commitment — until death — is at serious risk. Political concepts are simple when compared to us, human beings.”
More: “Ascend above the hate, the vitriol, and the simple-minded ideas that ignite violence. We all want a world where respect is paramount, family is first, and love transcends. We can realize this world again. Each of us must demand to get it back. We must insist that respect fills the cornerstone of our relationships again.”
All the planned speakers are reworking their remarks, and note that Trump’s last GOP rival standing, Nikki Haley, was added to the list on Sunday.
The convention will still feature plenty of tough talk, but it was already going to focus on policy — because that’s the center of Trump’s case to replace President Joe Biden.
