RNC Day One: What to expect as Republicans descend on Milwaukee
By
Haisten Willis
July 15, 2024 5:00 am
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Former President Donald Trump‘s nomination becomes official this week as tens of thousands of Republicans gather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with festivities beginning just two days after Trump miraculously survived an assassination attempt that left his right ear slashed and a supporter dead from gunshot wounds.
The 2024 Republican National Convention lasts from Monday through Thursday, with each day focusing on a particular theme. Monday’s theme is “Make America Wealthy Once Again,” as the economy has been one of Trump’s most significant messaging points this year.
“On day one, we will throw out Bidenomics and replace it with a thing called MAGAnomics.,” Trump said at a recent rally in Miami. “We will quickly build the greatest economy in the history of the world. I will repeal every disastrous Biden regulation, of which there are many, cancel crooked Joe’s insane electric vehicle mandate.”
All eyes will also be on the lookout for an announcement about Trump’s pick for vice president. Trump arrived in Milwaukee Sunday night and would be in a position to make a triumphant appearance before energized delegates in the arena after his brush with death.
Nearly 2,500 delegates from across the country will attend the Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, and other nearby venues for the festivities and the formal launch of a campaign that they hope will unseat President Joe Biden—or whoever runs this fall for the Democrats.
The delegates will formally vote on Monday to nominate Trump as the Republican nominee. Each state will take an official roll call on the convention floor to tally Trump’s delegates. Republican Nikki Haley has urged her 97 hard-fought delegates to back Trump in a sign of unity.
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