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MILWAUKEE − A Republican nominating convention that was expected to focus on divisive issues like immigration and stolen elections will likely shift to a different vibe when it begins today in the shadows of the chaotic assassination attempt this weekend.
Former President Donald Trump got a political gift as his convention began − a Florida federal judge dismissed the criminal case against him that was related to his handling of classified documents. That means one of the four criminal cases against Trump is may no longer be operative.
Trump arrived in Milwaukee Sunday night and said he is changing the focus of his big convention speech. The assassination attempt against him provided a “chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together,” he said in a Washington Examiner interview.
”The speech…was going to be a humdinger,” Trump said. “Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now.”
Follow along for live updates.
Trump likely to announce running mate today
It feels like we will likely get a Trump running mate today.
For one thing, Fox News anchor Bret Baier said Trump told him he would announce his selection today.
At the convention site, there is also talk that the Monday schedule will include a nomination for vice president.
Stay tuned.
-David Jackson
Trump classified documents case is dismissed – for now
Republicans open their convention Monday after some extraordinary legal news: A dismissal of the classified documents case against Trump, a decision that will likely be appealed.
U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon ruled that the appointment of special counsel Jack Smith was unconstitutional.
The government will almost certainly appeal the decision – though Trump could have the entire case dismissed if he regains the presidency.
-David Jackson
Trump expected to announce VP pick on Monday
Donald Trump has yet to announce his vice presidential running mate, and he could do so as soon as Monday.
The former president teased his plans to name his VP last week in an interview saying that he’d “love to do it during the convention” or “just slightly before the convention, like Monday.”
Trump’s VP short list includes GOP Sens. J.D. Vance from Ohio, Marco Rubio from Florida and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum.
-Karissa Waddick
The presidential nominee traditionally speaks on the last night of the convention, and the vice presidential nominee speaks on the second-to-last night.
Trump may make an appearance and even speak on opening night, on Monday.- Holly Rosenkrantz
Trump says he will tone down acceptance speech after shooting
Having survived an assassination attempt, Trump and his aides are telling people he will go for a softer tone in his nomination acceptance speech on Thursday night.
“Had this not happened, we had a speech that was pretty well set that was extremely tough,” Trump told the Washington Examiner. Now, we have a speech that is more unifying.”
Before Saturday’s shooting, Trump said, “I basically had a speech that was an unbelievable rip-roarer. It was brutal — really good, really tough.”
But he threw out that version, Trump told the Examiner: “I think it would be very bad if I got up and started going wild about how horrible everybody is and how corrupt and crooked, even if it’s true.”
A list of speakers were released on Saturday afternoon that in illustrated the way Donald Trump has completely remade the GOP as the Trump Make America Great Again MAGA party.
On the list of speakers: Tucker Carlson, Donald Trump Jr., Amber Rose, the University Of North Carolina’s frat brothers who held up an American flag during a Gaza protest, UFC’s Dana White were all on the list.Old guard GOP politicos like Mitt Romney, George W. Bush. John Thune, were not.Of course, new speakers may be added as the convention is reshaped in light of the weekend assassination attempt. For example, Nikki Haley, on the outs with team Trump after the brutal GOP primary, is now speaking.
— David Jackson and Holly Rosenkrantz
The RNC is scheduled to run from July 15-18.
Trump is expected to be officially nominated by the party for president at the convention and announce his vice president. He is currently scheduled to address delegates on Thursday evening, the last day of the convention.
The four-day Republican convention begins just days after shots were fired in Trump’s direction at his rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, killing a rally attendee and wounding two others. The gunman, identified as Thomas Crooks, 20, was killed by Secret Service agents moments later.
— Gabe Hauri
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