Thanks for the thread and ping, Gran ... seeing RPOTUS, with his bandaged ear and strong resolve, made for such an emotional Day One closing. ❤️
The former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor was the last major rival against Trump in this year's primary contest. She waited two months after dropping out in March to say she would vote for him. Then last week, she announced she would instruct her convention delegates to vote for Trump but wasn't planning to attend the convention.
It wasn't until Sunday — hours after the shooting — that her office reversed itself and said she would speak.
It's likely that she will call on her party to show cohesion in the face of this fall's general election battle against President Joe Biden.
Many of the speeches Monday focused on economic policies and claims that Biden had mishandled the economy.
On Tuesday, the overview shifts to immigration and crime, according to Trump's campaign and the Republican National Committee, with the theme of “Make America Safe Once Again.”
Be on the lookout for speakers to argue that they have been damaged by Biden-era immigration policies. Trump and Republicans believe the border debate is among their strongest issues.
As part of a broader attempt to blame crime on border policies, expect speeches from family members of slain people in cases where immigrants in the U.S. illegally face criminal charges. Trump has repeatedly brought up the issue at rallies this year.
Last week, the Trump campaign and the RNC announced that the brother of Rachel Morin — a Maryland woman whom prosecutors say was killed and raped by a fugitive from El Salvador — would be one of the speakers at the convention. Officials say the suspect, Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, entered the U.S. illegally after allegedly killing a woman in his home country.
He was arrested last month in Oklahoma and charged with first-degree murder and rape in Morin's death.
The RNC hasn't released the day's full schedule
Convention organizers are not expected to announce who will speak on the event's second day until later Tuesday morning...
Tuesday Night Gig, as always. However, I will be with you in spirit.
Maybe I’ll get cancelled tonight. Who knows. (see my new tagline)
Thanks! I think the historic speech by the Teamster president was the highlight of the speeches yesterday, and portends well for Trump, even if he doesn’t get there endorsement, he clearly has their support. I have been reading more about Vance, had not been giving him much attention until he was nominated yesterday. The more I read, the more I like.
Thanks!
I haven’t verified the information in this X post:
LISTEN TO THIS:
“ Guatemalan Attorney General and their general secretary just filed a lawsuit in Texas claiming that Joe Biden is funneling over $21 million to an organization called Save The Children.
Guess who was on the board of it?
Jill Biden.
And they’re saying this NGO is child sèx trafficking into the United States of America inside a Guatemala and they are traveling and facilitating the transportation of child sèx trafficking into Texas. Look the media won’t even touch it.
What did Joe Biden do in Ukraine?
He went after that AG and got him fired.
Guess what he’s doing? He just called down there and had a presser and said to the Guatemalan president ‘I want those two people fired for corruption.’”
NEW: Guatemalan prosecutors raided the offices of the charity Save the Children, citing a complaint alleging the violation of migrant children’s rights.
The raid came a week after the secretary general of Guatemala’s Public Ministry, Ángel Pineda, wrote a letter to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking for support in addressing allegations that Save the Children and other aid groups “could be participating in child trafficking operations.”
The prosecutor said the raid was intended to search for any documents that might support the accusations. The prosecutor’s office did not say whether Paxton responded to the request.
The charity upheld 42 cases of staff mistreating children in 2021, including two relating to sexual abuse and seven relating to physical abuse. Ghisaline Maxwell has given money to the Save the Children Foundation.
Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey have given money to the Save the Children Foundation.
Hillary Clinton was honored by Save the Children Foundation in 2013.
Moreover, Save the Children previously bestowed its Centennial Award upon Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger.
The same Disney company whose employees keep getting arrested for child exploitation images and videos.
Where did all of the 85,000 missing migrants children from the US border go?
https://x.com/ImMeme0/status/1813019905131687947
Here and making coffee☕
Ready to celebrate!!
Thanks LG for the ping and Live thread! Just got home!
Is it me that or is every speaker orange?