Republicans are set to gather in Milwaukee to select Donald Trump as their presidential nominee at the party’s four-day convention starting on Monday.
The Republican National Convention (RNC) comes as Democrats are engulfed in turmoil, with President Joe Biden facing calls to drop out of the race after a disastrous debate performance against Trump raised questions about his mental acuity.
Political conventions are a stage for party delegates to select their presidential nominees and to adopt a party platform. Drawing large television and online audiences, next week’s convention is likely to fire up core Republican supporters ahead of the November election.
Trump’s campaign has outlined themes for each day of the convention that riff on his red-hat rallying cry: “Make America Great Again.” Over 50,000 people are expected to attend. That includes some 2,429 “delegates” — a mix of politicians and grassroots activists — who will vote for the candidate who won their state’s nominating contest earlier this year. In almost every part of America, that’s Trump.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, famed for his unpredictable and inflammatory outbursts, is opting for self-censorship in a bid to expand his electorate to more moderate voters ahead of the US presidential election. The 78-year-old billionaire appears to be dialing back his rhetoric on key issues such as immigration and abortion — a tactic that analysts say is buoyed by his confidence in the loyalty of his conservative base ahead of November’s vote.
Trump, who will officially become the Republican presidential nominee at the party’s convention next week, has also denounced a controversial document called “Project 2025.” The 900-page text — seen as a governing roadmap and drafted by a conservative think tank with some of Trump’s close allies — was subject to harsh criticism for its calls for mass deportations of migrants and a weakening of federal agencies.
(With inputs from AFP, AP)
The Republican National Convention (RNC) comes as Democrats are engulfed in turmoil, with President Joe Biden facing calls to drop out of the race after a disastrous debate performance against Trump raised questions about his mental acuity.
Political conventions are a stage for party delegates to select their presidential nominees and to adopt a party platform. Drawing large television and online audiences, next week’s convention is likely to fire up core Republican supporters ahead of the November election.
Trump’s campaign has outlined themes for each day of the convention that riff on his red-hat rallying cry: “Make America Great Again.” Over 50,000 people are expected to attend. That includes some 2,429 “delegates” — a mix of politicians and grassroots activists — who will vote for the candidate who won their state’s nominating contest earlier this year. In almost every part of America, that’s Trump.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump, famed for his unpredictable and inflammatory outbursts, is opting for self-censorship in a bid to expand his electorate to more moderate voters ahead of the US presidential election. The 78-year-old billionaire appears to be dialing back his rhetoric on key issues such as immigration and abortion — a tactic that analysts say is buoyed by his confidence in the loyalty of his conservative base ahead of November’s vote.
Trump, who will officially become the Republican presidential nominee at the party’s convention next week, has also denounced a controversial document called “Project 2025.” The 900-page text — seen as a governing roadmap and drafted by a conservative think tank with some of Trump’s close allies — was subject to harsh criticism for its calls for mass deportations of migrants and a weakening of federal agencies.
(With inputs from AFP, AP)