Donald Trump made a real surprise appearance at the Republican National Convention on Monday evening, only hours after the US billionaire, Senator J.D. Vance was sometimes on the right. ‘Massacre.
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For his first public appearance since the attacks against him, the 45th president of the United States walked into a cheering crowd on the first day of this Republican convention. A white bandage sat prominently on his right ear.
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He saluted and raised his fist to thousands of supporters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, just as he did in the seconds following the assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening. However, he did not directly address the supporters there.
“America.!” America! America! », chanted Republicans in particular.
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Trump went to join his family and his new running mate, JD Vance, 39, was named on the stand hours earlier.
The Republican candidate spent an hour listening to speeches from several guests, including an influencer and a labor union leader, to applause from his supporters.
With more than 50,000 attendees, the Milwaukee conference was well-oiled on Monday in a highly secure environment.
Thousands of police officers have been deployed on the streets of the former industrial city. “If they don’t care, neither do I,” says Tim Hawkins, 57, from the other side of the country.
The chosen venue is a large sports complex, the walls of which are covered with large photographs glorifying the 45th president of the United States, who wants to be the 47th.
The entire perimeter of the city center is fenced off with large metal gates and patrolled by agents of the Secret Service, the elite police force that has come under fire for not properly protecting Donald Trump during Saturday’s meeting.
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But the dense program of the conference is maintained. “There won’t be a change in the schedule, except for reinforced security measures outside the perimeter,” David Bossi, a close friend of the conference’s co-chair Donald Trump, told AFP.
Its main themes are affordability, immigration, crime and the security guaranteed by a strong America.
Experts say an attack on Donald Trump could be an electoral advantage for the Republican Party.
He especially benefited from good news on the legal front on Monday: The judge in charge of the case in which he was accused of withholding classified documents decided to quash the procedure.
– with AFP
