This week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee will take place as scheduled, in the shadow of an assassination attempt on the former president and the GOP’s soon-to-be presidential nominee, according to GOP officials.
Members of Wisconsin’s Republican congressional delegation tell The Federalist the show must go on.
According to a statement from the Republican National Committee and the Trump campaign, “President Trump looks forward to joining you all in Milwaukee as we proceed with our convention to nominate him to serve as the 47th President of the United States.”
“As our party’s nominee, President Trump will continue to share his vision to Make America Great Again,” said Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley and Co-Chairwoman Lara Trump, along with Donald J. Trump for President 2024 Senior Advisors Susie Wiles and Chris LaCivita in the statement.
They reiterated that the former president “is doing well” and that he’s “grateful to law enforcement and first responders for their fast action.”
Trump said he was shot in the upper ear at a campaign rally Saturday in Pennsylvania. An attendee was killed, and two others reportedly were in critical condition Saturday night. The suspected shooter, an unidentified male, according to law enforcement, was killed by a Secret Service counter-sniper, a “source familiar with the investigation” told ABC News.
The outlet reported that the shooter used a rifle, and was positioned on a roof some 200 to 300 yards from the stage. Authorities told multiple media outlets that the suspected assassination attempt appears to be
