THE SHOW MUST GO DON
He'll speak on all four nights of GOP's convention
He’s the man of the hour. President Trump will speak every night of the Republican National Convention this week, delivering an “uplifting message” as he makes the case for four more years, officials announced Sunday.
Campaign adviser Jason Miller revealed the president’s nightly spots — expected to come each evening in the key 10 p.m. Eastern hour — on NBC’s “Meet the Press” Sunday, as the schedule of speakers was finally unveiled.
Among those addressing the four-day event are the president’s family — First Lady Melania, senior adviser and daughter Ivanka, younger daughter Tiffany, plus sons Eric and Donald Jr. — as well as prominent Republican lawmakers and GOP up-and-comers.
Miller said the event will be highlighted by speakers who will challenge preconceived notions of what it means to be a Trump supporter.
“One of the things you’re going to see this week is a complete change in the perception that I believe that the media tries to tell about what a Trump supporter looks like or who a Trump supporter is. We’re going to talk about the American story,” he said.
“We are going to see a great uplifting message from the president and from our allies.
“And, Chuck, when I tell you some of these stories that you hear, they’re going to be some breakout stars, some people that you would not expect to be supporters of the president, and it’s going to tell a very beautiful story.”
The proceedings will serve as a rebuttal to last week’s Democratic National Convention — which saw
former Vice President Joe Biden and California Sen. Kamala Harris accept the party’s nominations as president and vice president, respectively — which Miller deemed a “massive grievance fest.”
Although some speakers’ remarks will be delivered remotely amid the coronavirus pandemic, delegates from each state will assemble in Charlotte, NC, to officially re-nominate the Trump-Pence ticket on Monday to kick off the proceedings.
Trump will formally accept the nomination in a speech Thursday evening from the South Lawn of the White House in front of a crowd, while Pence will do so Wednesday, speaking from Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Md.
Monday’s speakers will include some of Trump’s most staunch Capitol Hill allies — Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise of Louisiana — as well as the president’s oldest child, Don Jr.
It will also include Baltimore congressional candidate Kimberly Klacik — who recently gained viral fame with a campaign video decrying “the reality for black people” in the longtime Democratic-held city — and Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis, Mo., couple arrested in June for brandishing guns at Black Lives Matter protesters near their home.
Melania, Eric and Tiffany Trump will speak Tuesday — with the first lady speaking from the newly made-over White House Rose Garden.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will speak the same night — from an undisclosed secure location in Jerusalem, where he’s on government business, according to Axios.
In addition to Pence and Second Lady Karen, Wednesday’s speakers will include a pair of New York representatives, Lee Zeldin of eastern Long Island and upstate Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Thursday’s slate will see Ivanka Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and Trump’s personal lawyer, take center stage, ahead of the president himself.
To cap it all off, the RNC has requested approval to launch fireworks from the National Mall after the president’s Thursday speech.