USA 2024: Trump Arrives in Milwaukee for GOP Convention

Donald Trump has landed in Milwaukee to participate in the Republican Party convention which will officially nominate him as the presidential candidate for the White House. This was announced by his son Eric on X, posting a video of the landing.

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Upon his arrival, Trump stepped off the plane raising his fist. The gesture, now iconic, was also made shortly after being shot during the rally in Pennsylvania. The tycoon, in a jacket and shirt, appeared to be in good condition.

“I shouldn’t be here, I should be dead”: this is what Donald Trump said in an interview yesterday with the New York Post on his plane headed to Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, where he is expected to be confirmed as the party’s presidential candidate.

The former US president then described the failed assassination attempt on his life as a “very surreal experience”.

Brett Baier from Fox News had a 15-minute phone call with Donald Trump and reported that the tycoon “praised President Biden for the call” he made, calling it a “good conversation”.

Trump told Baier – according to his version – that he had just turned his head to look at an infographic on immigration statistics during the rally when he felt something he described as “the biggest mosquito of his life” or “a hornet that seemed to be in his ear”. It turned out to be a bullet.

Trump then said he looked at his hand, saw the blood, and fell to the ground. The tycoon then mentioned that when he raised his fist to the crowd, he actually wanted to go back and say some words to his supporters, but the Secret Service was pushing him off the stage.

Former President Trump’s campaign has announced a list of speakers for the Republican convention starting today in Milwaukee, ranging from rapper and model Amber Rose to controversial anchor Tucker Carlson, as well as investor and podcaster David Sacks and former advisor Peter Navarro, just released from prison for contempt of Congress.

The list includes UFC CEO Dana White, evangelical leader Franklin Graham, and country music stars Lee Greenwood and Chris Janson, as well as potential vice presidential candidates for the tycoon’s ticket. Also speaking will be Trump’s eldest sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, the girlfriend of the former Kimberly Guilfoyle (former Fox News presenter), and the wife of the latter Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican Party.

There are no plans for former first lady Melania or Ivanka. The lineup also includes entrepreneurs and activists such as Charlie Kirk, Diane Hendricks, Perry Johnson, former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and Steven and Zach Witkoff. Also included are Tom Homan, former Acting Director of Border Patrol, and Teamsters’ union president (truck drivers) Sean O’Brien. Some of the speakers have sparked controversy in the African American and Latino communities, so Trump must avoid jeopardizing his efforts to strengthen his hold on this segment of the electorate.

Approximately 15,000 people, including delegates and guests of the Republican convention in Milwaukee, attended the “Red, White and Brew” party at Henry Maier Festival Park in the evening, a picturesque park on the shore of Lake Michigan. The convention’s hospitality committee organized the event.

Country music star Trace Adkins performed during the festivities. The Secret Service blocked several main roads near the park, including the Hoan Bridge.