Milwaukee, which is considered a Democratic stronghold, will be hosting the Republican 2024 convention. The four-day event kicks off today, Monday, July 15. Despite the attempted assassination of Trump just two days ago the convention is going ahead, so far with no issues.
2024 Republican National Convention
The Republican convention is held to officially nominate the parties presidential candidate. This year, 2024, Donald Trump will be chosen as the Presidential candidate for the Republican Party. The convention has about 2,400 delegates from all over the country who are there to witness this nomination.
Normally, the delegates are meant to vote during the convention, but in this case, the vote would only be a formality as Trump already won the nomination in March, where he earned 2,243 delegates at the end of the primary process. After the nomination during the convention on Thursday night, Trump will be allowed to accept the nomination.
This will mark Trump’s third acceptance since 2016. He was nominated in 2016 when he won the election and became the president of the United States. Also, in 2020, he was nominated by the Republicans in a bid to continue as president, in his second term, however, he lost to Biden. This will be his third nomination and acceptance and he wants to come back to the presidential seat to complete his second term.
The Republicans intend to take a new stance on abortion during the convention, leaving the issue to be decided by individual states. During the convention, other proposals will also be made, such as; building a missile defense shield over the U.S., promises of tax cuts, and mass deportations of people who are in the US illegally.
Of course, the most anticipated was the pick of the vice presidential candidate by Trump. The 2024 Republican Vice presidential candidate is JD Vance. He was picked by Trump today, Monday, July 15, during the Republican Convention.
When and where does the Republican Convention take place?
The Republican Convention commenced today, Monday, July 15, at 12:45 pm and will end on Thursday, July 18. This year’s convention is held in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, at the Fiserv Forum arena. Although Milwaukee is considered a stronghold of the Democrats, the convention is not affected by it.
Speakers at the Republican National Convention (RNC)
The list of speakers for the convention was released on Saturday, July 13. The speakers are made up of lawmakers, television personalities, and members of Donald Trump’s family, among others.
They are as follows;
- Tucker Carlson
- Vivek Ramaswamy
- Mike Johnson (House Speaker)
- Other Republican senators, Senate candidates and representatives
- Donald Trump’s two older sons
- Tom Cotton (Arkansas Senator)
- Byron Donalds (Florida’s Representative)
- Ron DeSantis (Florida’s Governor)
- Nikki Haley
- Trump and his vice presidential candidate, JD Vance
When is Trump Expected to Speak during the Convention?
According to tradition, the nominated vice presidential candidate, JD Vance, will speak on Wednesday. This speech is considered a speech of acceptance. The presidential candidate will give his acceptance speech on Thursday night, the last night of the Republican National Convention.
