“That’s probably the best part of this is that I get to be part of history and it can be very enlightening to see what people are doing around the country to meet a lot of people a lot of good conservatives from around the country and that should be a lot of fun as well”, said Harder.
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“And that is why it is so important that everyone… right now focus on words and actions that can unite this country rather than divide it further. We’re where we should be, in that regard”, King said.
President Barack Obama on Sunday called for both parties to avoid “careless accusations” meant to score political points.
This business will last four days, and requires an estimated 3,000 police officers and a large security perimeter. “Some of us are on the side of conscience, some of us are deep into the politics and it’s interesting to see us navigate that”.
Roads in the OH city are lined with concrete barriers and helicopters patrol overhead, as light aircraft, paid for by sponsors, trail anti-Hillary Clinton slogans.
Despite a lack of clarity about the motive and specifics of Sunday’s incident, Trump sought to link the violence to the USA -led fight against Islamic State, writing: “We are TRYING to fight ISIS, and now our own people are killing our police. The world is watching”. Mr Trump, posted on Facebook.
“I remember being in NY in 2004 not long after 9/11 and we had similar things out there, but the bottom line is we are not going to let terrorists stop us from doing what we do best in America, and that is talking about freedom, talking about our ideas”, he told Variety.
Jeff Larson, chief executive officer of the convention, said he was not anxious about the open carry law. “We are prepared for anything and everything that will or won’t happen”, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams told reporters.
Sunday afternoon, hundreds of people lined a bridge leading into downtown Cleveland in a peaceful “Circle the City With Love” rally. “Trump is the one who won”.
“We’re going to declare war against ISIS”. A official close to the discussions, who asked not to be identified because he was not authorized to speak on the record, said Trump is fixated on injecting the program with non-traditional speakers, and a number of planned speeches are being rewritten, unusual for what it is normally a highly scripted affair.
“This campaign and Donald Trump’s candidacy have been about the issues the American people care about”, said Indiana Gov. Pence.
“It’s no surprise that the Democrats are going to attempt to play the race card against the Republican nominee or any Republican running for office because that has been their playbook for many years”, said Chris Perkins, a Republican pollster and campaign strategist.
Mr. Trump may have no alternative than to double down on the “nationalist” rhetoric, given his poor favorability ratings among young and nonwhite voters. Pence, however, is not well known beyond the party rank and file. He’s been vocally opposed to Trump, blasting him in a speech earlier this year as a “fraud” and a “phony”.
The remaining former GOP presidents and the party’s past two Republican nominees are not coming to Cleveland. There are also 3,000 federal law enforcement officials in Cleveland for the convention.
The anti-Trump delegates now plan to use the support they have among the full body of delegates to push their demands, organizers of the effort tell NBC News.
“We are rejecting the invasion of the GOP and their racist ideology”.
The US homeland security secretary, Jeh Johnson, told Congress last week that he was concerned about demonstrations getting out of hand.
Loomis’ call came as 57-year-old Steve Thacker showed up with guns at Cleveland’s Public Square.
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Trump has sought to capitalize on the mood by casting himself as the “law and order candidate” and blasting Democrats for weak leadership in a crisis.
