Lara Trump predicts 'surprising people,' including celebrities, will speak at Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee from July 15-18.
Updated: July 8, 2024, 8:10 PM CDT
Republican candidate, former President Donald Trump, will be speaking. Already tonight, Republican National Committee officials are in Wisconsin. 12 News Political Director Matt Smith is reporting live from Waukesha. Matt, they addressed supporters today on issues surrounding election integrity. Kristen, training is happening right now for Republicans who want to be poll workers in November. Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chair Lara Trump will be addressing that group later this afternoon. As you said, there's been a lot of speculation tonight about who former President Donald Trump will choose as his running mate and who will be appearing in primetime, a week before the convention starts next Monday. It sounds like you want to name whatever names you want to give as to who's going to be speaking on Monday night. I'm sure Wednesday night will be very exciting. I'm actually very surprised to see a lot of people speaking at this year's convention. As the chairman said, this is really a convention where all Americans should see themselves reflected in this convention. That's the goal. But I think you're also going to hear from some celebrities that you've probably never heard of who support Donald Trump and support the conservative values of the Republican Party. They feel like now is the time. It's important to talk about that, to talk about why this election is so important to them, why they're voting for Donald Trump and why they're voting conservative from bottom to top. Do you two know who the vice presidential candidate is? Even if you did, I wouldn't tell you. That's it. It's all Matt. The Republican National Committee also met downtown today and voted on the party platform. Kristen, the platform committee that essentially approved the Republican platform met in a rush today at the Baird Center and quickly voted on this platform that Trump supports, despite the controversy over abortion. We're going to give you a full behind-the-scenes rundown of everything that happened a week ago. We're on tonight at 10 o'clock. Our political director Matt Smith will be reporting live from Waukesha. If you live or work downtown, you might see helicopters flying low over the city. Over the next few days, the National Nuclear Security Administration will be conducting radiation inspections as part of standard preparations for the Republican National Convention. Helicopters will be equipped to detect and measure radioactive contamination. The inspections will only be conducted during daylight hours, and 12News will be running daily coverage in the run-up to the Republican National Convention. Security zones, road closures,
Lara Trump predicts 'surprising people,' including celebrities, will speak at Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention will be held in Milwaukee from July 15-18.
Updated: July 8, 2024, 8:10 PM CDT
Republican National Committee officials have given a glimpse of who will be giving prime-time speeches at next week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. “I think you're going to be very excited and very surprised to see many of the people who will be speaking at this year's convention,” Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said during a stop in Waukesha on Monday. “This is a convention where all Americans should see themselves reflected in this convention. That's the goal, but I think you're also going to hear from some big names that you've probably never heard of who support Donald Trump and who support conservative values and the Republican Party, who feel that now is the time and it's important for them to come out publicly and talk about that.” The Trump campaign announced the themes for next week's convention: Monday: Make America Rich Again Tuesday: Make America Safe Again Wednesday: Make America Strong Again Thursday: Make America Great Again
Republican National Committee officials have offered a glimpse at who will deliver prime-time speeches at next week's Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
“I think you're going to be very excited and very surprised to actually meet many of the people who will be speaking at this year's convention,” Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump said Monday during a visit in Waukesha. “This is a convention where every American should see themselves reflected in this convention. That's the goal, but I also think you're going to hear from some big names that you've probably never heard of who support Donald Trump, who support conservative values, who support the Republican Party, and who feel that now is the time and that it's important for them to come out publicly and talk about it.”
The Trump campaign has announced the theme for next week's convention.
- Monday: Make America Rich Again
- TUESDAY: MAKING AMERICA SAFE AGAIN
- WEDNESDAY: MAKE AMERICA STRENGTHEN AGAIN
- Thursday: Make America Great Again
