“I was at a fundraiser for Mr. Trump the other night with my wife and he invited me to speak at the convention, which was completely unexpected and out of left field”, Baio told Judge Jeanine Pirro on Fox News.
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At no time will delegates be instructed to leave the convention’s secure zone, Cluster said. “The bottom line is, there is no way I am going to help a corrupt habitual liar and a sexual predator back into the White House”.
The platform will be voted on by the committee before being formally approved at the convention on Monday. Trump’s sons Eric and Donald Jr. will talk, and Tiffany Trump will finally get her moment in the spotlight.
“I absolutely want to make sure we remain unbound, because I am opposed to a Donald Trump nomination”, Minor said.
For the city of Cleveland, the convention will be a test of its ability to maintain order and safety at a time when tension and deadly violence has erupted between police and African Americans across the country in recent weeks.
Almost 5,000 delegates and alternates are gathering in Cleveland, which hit by stormy weather Monday morning.
Some in Cleveland are calling the four-day convention “Trumpocalypse” because they fear violent conflict is inevitable.
Monday’s program, for instance, will focus on security and the risks posed by illegal immigration, with speeches from Pat Smith, the mother of Sean Smith, who was killed in the attack in Benghazi, Libya.
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams said, “I think the mood is cautiously optimistic”. Tom Cotton, military veteran Jason Beardsley, and Rep. Ryan Zinke of Montana. Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who served in the top job in New York City during the September 11, 2001 attacks, will also speak.
GOP standby celeb Willie Robertson, of “Duck Dynasty” fame, is also among the speakers. “It speaks to Trump’s lack of ability to broaden his support that he can’t even attract many minority Republicans to his convention”.
Among the convention speakers are New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former Texas Gov. Rick Perry, retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, and former Florida Sen. But the mogul often overshadowed his running mate and differences between the two were magnified. He will be in Cleveland, but attending breakfasts for several state delegations and speaking to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Cheryl Buckland, a state Republican committeeman from Findlay, said she didn’t notice the absence of mentioning Mr. Trump’s name and said it was not an issue today. But they’re torn about who to vote for.
“I was just a guy sitting on the other end of the phone waiting for a phone call”.
Convention CEO Jeff Larson said that organizers remained confident in the security measures now in place and did not expect Kasich to take any new action.
Rubio’s campaign said the decision was based on his reelection campaign, and that he had original meant to come to Cleveland and perhaps even speak if asked.
Bell praised RNC Chairman Reince Priebus for what he said has been aggressive outreach to African-Americans, but said that may not translate into significant numbers of delegates at the convention, especially compared to the Democratic National Convention, where diversity within state delegations is required.
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Police union president Steve Loomis said the state’s open carry law makes it “much more difficult” to ensure the convention is secure.
