Trump Arrives in Milwaukee for Republican National Convention

Facts

• Former US Pres. Donald Trump landed in Milwaukee, Wisc., on Sunday ahead of the Republican National Convention (RNC) to be officially nominated as the GOP candidate for the 2024 presidential election.¹
• Coming two days after an attempted assassination of Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania, the US Secret Service's (USSS) coordinator for the RNC, Audrey Gibson-Cicchino, said the agency is 'not anticipating any changes' to its security plans.²
• Security plans for the RNC, which is expected to host 50K attendees, have been ongoing for 18 months. While weapons will be banned from the event's inner perimeter, Wisconsin is an 'open carry' state, meaning firearms will be allowed on public land outside of that perimeter.³
• Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson tried to reassure the public that the event, which will be met with an estimated 5K-person counter-demonstration Monday, will be safe. He said it's designated as a 'national special security event,' which is the 'highest designation.'⁴
• Trump reportedly said the attempt on his life prompted him to write a new speech that will be 'a lot different than it would've been two days ago.' According to someone close to Trump, he also said it will be a chance to 'bring the country together.'⁵
• This comes as Trump also announced Ohio Sen. JD Vance to be his running mate as the convention activities kicked off.⁶

Sources: ¹New York Post, ²New York Times, ³Newsnationnow, ⁴BBC News, ⁵Daily Wire and ⁶FOX News.

Narratives

• Republican narrative, as provided by New York Post. Trump, who has survived lawfare, character assassinations, and now a real-life assassination attempt, has proven himself one of the toughest presidential candidates in American history. Despite everything thrown at him, he's a shoo-in for the nomination and likely the presidency. With Trump's record as a fighter now on high-definition display, it's time for the GOP to take the momentum and run with it to victory.
• Democratic narrative, as provided by Axios.com. The Republican Party has relied on the themes of victimhood and political persecution to build its brand, and it couldn't ask for anything more than for this convention to take place so soon after the attempt to assassinate Trump. Biden and Democrats have condemned the shooting and other violent rhetoric, but that won't stop the GOP from attempting to sway voters with more toxic rhetoric over the next few days.

Predictions