RNC Live Blog, Day 4: Trump Accepts GOP Nomination as Pressure Mounts on Biden

WTTW News reporters are spread out across Milwaukee covering the 2024 Republican National Convention and the Illinois delegation. Check back throughout the day for continuous updates and be sure to tune in to “Chicago Tonight” live at 5:30 and 10 p.m. For a recap of the third day of the convention, check out our RNC Day 3 live blog.


Who Gets to Keep the Illinois Delegation Floor Sign? It’s a Job Perk for This Staffer

11:45 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Illinois delegates Kent Gray and Travis Akin shortly before leaving Fiserv Forum at the end of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024. (Amanda Vinicky / WTTW News)(Amanda Vinicky / WTTW News)

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Illinois delegates Kent Gray and Travis Akin shortly before leaving Fiserv Forum at the end of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024. Gray, who served as former President Donald Trump’s state director leading up to the 2016 primary, served as the operations staffer for the RNC — a job that comes with the perk of taking home the state delegation floor marker.


Illinois GOP National Committeeman on His 5th RNC: ‘There’s a Real Sense That We’re Leading’

11:30 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Illinois Republican National Committeeman Richard Porter appears on “Chicago Tonight” with Amanda Vinicky to discuss former President Donald Trump’s speech. This year marks Porter’s fifth Republican National Convention. So, how did it compare?

“First of all, the energy was so electric because of the events over the weekend,” Porter said. “And there was so much unity here already, but even more than that, I mean, there’s a real sense that we’re leading, this is going to really happen. At a lot of the other conventions, we seem to be behind, so this is one where we’re sort of thinking: Hey, we’re up by a few touchdowns. There’s still half a game left to play. Let’s finish this game out strong. So, a sense of resolution. A sense of getting things done.”

- Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News


Illinois Delegation Watches Trump Speech From RNC Floor

11 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Members of the Illinois delegation watch former President Donald Trump’s speech Thursday night as he describes Saturday’s assassination attempt and accepts the GOP nomination. (Nicole Cardos / WTTW News)(Nicole Cardos / WTTW News)

Members of the Illinois delegation watch former President Donald Trump’s speech Thursday night as he describes Saturday’s assassination attempt and accepts the GOP nomination.


Trump Describes Assassination Attempt With Personal Details as He Accepts Republican Nomination

9:45 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)

Donald Trump, defiant and bandaged, accepted the GOP presidential nomination on Thursday at the Republican National Convention in a speech that largely ignored his most divisive plans and focused instead on uniting his party — and the nation — just five days after an assassination attempt that could have ended his life.

The 78-year-old former president, known best for his bombast and aggressive rhetoric, offered a softer and more personal message that drew directly from his brush with death.

“The discord and division in our society must be healed. We just heal it quickly. As Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and a shared destiny. We rise together. Or we fall apart,” Trump added. “I am running to be president for all of America, not half of America, because there is no victory in winning for half of America.”

He made no direct mention of Democratic rivals, President Joe Biden or Vice President Kamala Harris, referring only generally to their administration. The speech also avoided any direct reference to his more controversial governing plans and favorite topics, including the 2020 election, the “deep state,” the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and his plans to deport millions of immigrants in the country illegally. Read the Full Story.

- Associated Press


Hulk Hogan, Kid Rock Among Celebrities to Take RNC Stage

9:30 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Video: Heather Cherone is live outside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, recapping the final night of the Republican National Convention. (Produced by Eunice Alpasan and Heather Cherone)


Retired pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, who once endorsed Barack Obama for president, made an unexpected appearance Thursday at the RNC, putting his full support behind Trump, who he has recently called his “hero.” Hogan walked on stage swinging an American flag.

“You know something, I have some great tag teams in my time,” Hogan said. “But you know something, I see the greatest tag team of my life, standing together, getting ready to straighten this country up.”

Musician Kid Rock, meanwhile, made an explosive entrance on the RNC stage and began singing ’fight! fight!” as the crowd repeated it back to him, a reference to the words Trump shouted after his assassination attempt.

He’s singing a remixed song with calls for the crowd to say, “Trump, Trump.” The screens behind him show flames and an American flag. There have been a lot of loud songs and speeches this week, but Kid Rock had the RNC arena literally vibrating.

- Associated Press


‘This Ain’t Y’all Community’: Family of Man Killed Outside RNC by Ohio Officers Claims He Was Defending Himself, Critical of Outside Police in Milwaukee

9 p.m., Red Arrow Park, Milwaukee

Angelique Sharpe, whose brother Samuel Sharpe Jr. was killed by Ohio police officers assisting with security at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, speaks in Red Arrow Park on July 18, 2024. (Matt Masterson / WTTW News)Angelique Sharpe, whose brother Samuel Sharpe Jr. was killed by Ohio police officers assisting with security at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, speaks in Red Arrow Park on July 18, 2024. (Matt Masterson / WTTW News)

The family of a man who was fatally shot in Milwaukee this week by Ohio police officers assisting with Republican National Convention security said he was defending himself against another person when he was killed.

Local activists joined family members of Samuel Sharpe Jr. in Red Arrow Park, just blocks from Fiserv Forum, where the RNC will conclude after Donald Trump accepts the party’s presidential nomination in a speech Thursday evening.

They said Sharpe Jr., 43, had been defending himself against a man who’d been harassing and threatening him in the tent encampment where they live on Milwaukee’s Near West Side when police from Columbus, Ohio, saw the altercation and fatally shot him.

“How do we know if the police killed the perpetrator or the victim here?” asked Sharpe Jr.’s sister Angelique Sharpe.

The Milwaukee Police Department said it intended for out-of-state officers to work in non-forward-facing assignments, while local police would interact directly with community members, protesters and anyone else. Read the Full Story.

- Matt Masterson, WTTW News


‘Badge of Honor Ear Tags’ Sold Ahead of Trump’s RNC Speech

7:45 p.m., Milwaukee

A new accessory debuted at Thursday’s RNC breakfast for Illinois delegates: bandages with the American flag. They’re modeled after the gauze covering former President Donald Trump’s right ear following Saturday’s assassination attempt.

Karen Tirio, an Illinois delegate from McHenry, described them as “great American ingenuity.”

“It covers the ear just like maybe divine intervention covered President Trump when he got shot,” Tirio said.

She said the bandages were made by Randy Donley of Donley Auctions in Union, Illinois. The Donley Auctions website calls them “Badge of Honor Ear Tags.” As of Thursday afternoon, they were available for purchase (one for $3 and five for $10) with a mention that “A portion of the proceeds will go to charity. (To be determined).”

The front of the bandage features the American flag with the words “Trump 2024.” The back reads “We ALL Dodged the Bullet.”

“‘We all dodged a bullet’ means these five days could have been five days of mourning,” Tirio said.

When asked what she plans to do with the 1,500 bandages, Tirio said she wants to hand them out ahead of Trump’s speech Thursday night when he formally accepts his party’s nomination for president. But she said she’s been having a hard time doing that.

“(Illinois delegates) want a handful of them so they can take them home and I’m like, guys, we need them for the convention,” Tirio said. “We want (Trump) to see that we’re all in solidarity with him.”

As for what she hopes to hear from the former president, Tirio said she’d like to hear how Saturday’s attack has affected him.

“I can see it’s changed him,” Tirio said. “I think he’s at a rally and he’s taking it very seriously.”

- Nicole Cardos, WTTW News


Obama, Pelosi Make Push for Biden to Reconsider 

7:15 p.m., Washington

Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to reevaluate his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024 race.

Pelosi also presented polling to Biden that she argued shows he likely can’t defeat Republican Donald Trump — though the former speaker countered Thursday in a sharp statement that the “feeding frenzy” from anonymous sources “misrepresents any conversations” she may have had with the president.

With time racing toward the party convention next month, Democratic unease is growing at the White House and within the campaign at a fraught moment for the president and his party.

This story is based in part on reporting from more than half a dozen people who insisted on anonymity to discuss sensitive private deliberations. Read the Full Story.

- Associated Press


A Southern Illinois Resident Has Been Providing the Soundtrack to the RNC

7 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

The Fiserv Forum doesn’t get quiet in between speeches from former President Donald Trump’s relatives, former rivals and the “everyday Americans” chosen to promote his reelection campaign.

For the entirety of the Republican National Convention, a five-piece band has filled the arena with musical interludes, prompting delegates to sway and sing to “What I Like About You” by The Romantics and The Beatles’ “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.”

They are among the popular songs covered by the band Sixwire.

The band is based in Nashville, but its keyboardist, Steve Hornbeak, is from southern Illinois.

“I moved away when I was 20 years old, pursuing the music dream,” Hornbeak said, but “decided to move back to where I grew up, and settled in Anna.”

He and his bandmates have also all played with major acts before moving to do the “corporate work” that’s led them to play at major events.

Those events include the last six Super Bowls, the Daytona 500 and the NFL Draft.

This is the band’s first time playing a major political convention, and though he’s happy to talk about the music, Hornbeak said he doesn’t want to talk about politics.

The band became a topic of conversation when a teleprompter malfunction on Monday required the group to fill the time with a 10-minute concert, which was played live on TV networks.

“It’s been a little surreal that we’ve gotten so much publicity out of it,” Hornbeak said. Read the Full Story.

-Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News


US Rep. Mike Bost Anticipates a ‘Different Tone of President’ in Trump’s RNC Speech

6:30 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Illinois) appears on “Chicago Tonight” with Amanda Vinicky to discuss election integrity, his 2024 Illinois primary race and what to expect in former President Donald Trump’s upcoming RNC speech.

“I think you’ll see a different tone of president,” Bost said, noting that a near-death experience can change a person.

- Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News


Want to Commemorate the 2024 RNC or DNC? The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame Has You Covered

3:05 p.m., National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, Milwaukee

If it appeared in a movie, sports game or meme, chances are it’s been made into a bobblehead. And if it’s a bobblehead, it’s likely exhibited on one of the dozens of wooden bookshelves inside the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

Located in Milwaukee, the museum carries more than 10,000 bobbleheads ranging from professional athletes and iconic musicians to scientists and politicians.

The museum’s political genre carries extra significance this week as Milwaukee hosts the 2024 National Republican Convention.

To commemorate the RNC and the Democratic National Convention (set to take place in Chicago next month), the museum recently revealed two of its newest bobbleheads: an elephant and a donkey standing with skylines of the host cities behind them. Read the Full Story.

- Nicole Cardos, WTTW News


Todd Ricketts-Backed Search Engine Freespoke, With Stated Focus of Privacy and Balance, Sponsoring RNC Media Lanyards

3 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Official lanyards issued to members of the media covering the Republican National Convention bear the name of a website you might not be familiar with: Freespoke.

Billed as “the free speech search engine,” the company was co-founded in 2019 by Chicago Cubs co-owner Todd Ricketts. The search engine did a soft launch in 2022 and has been building up its user base since then with a focus on quality over quantity, according to CEO and co-founder Kristin Jackson.

Jackson says two of the company’s pillars are protecting the privacy of its users and presenting balanced, labeled search results to help people better understand the sources of the information they’re finding. The idea for labeling came about during a series of focus groups.

“We heard people say, ‘If I read something from the right and from the left and I see overlap … I feel confident that that’s the truth,” she said. “I’m from Middle America and I have family that would always have a hard time finding sources and would send me content. And I’d say, ‘What is this source?’ And they just didn’t know how to navigate that.”

Jackson says during an election season, a balanced diet of information is crucial. While the company has faced occasional criticism for skewing right, Jackson says the quality of the results speak for themselves.

Right now, there’s a free option with “privacy-friendly” ads and a premium ad-free option. The company also excludes pornography, an idea Ricketts proposed and that Jackson came to support after research made her concerned about exploitation of the performers and about images of children online. So far, she said the vast majority of feedback about the search engine is positive: “People love that they can see both sides.”

When presented with an opportunity to be an RNC sponsor, Jackson said the company jumped at the chance. The company’s also reached out to the DNC.

“The election is one of those areas where the populace gets frustrated trying to navigate information and understand what’s really happening, so it is a key time throughout this year for us,” Jackson said.

-Nick Blumberg, WTTW News


Illinois Republicans Say Democrats in ‘Freefall,’ Confident in Trump Against Biden or Any Nominee

2:30 p.m., Milwaukee

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) speaks to the news media in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. (WTTW News)U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) speaks to the news media in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. (WTTW News)

Republicans at the party’s national convention in Milwaukee are getting a kick out of the pressure President Joe Biden is facing to drop the Democrats’ nomination and what that could mean for Chicago, which will host the Democratic National Convention next month.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s name is often touted as a possible fill-in should Biden drop from the presidential race. Whether Pritzker, Vice President Kamala Harris or someone else could be the Democrats’ nominee, U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) said he’s not sure what the GOP should do to prepare.

But what is clear, he said, is that Democrats are in “freefall.”

“Dysfunction has seeped into their party,” LaHood said. “I think their convention is going to be much different than this convention, in terms of the unity of what we’ve seen here. The chaos, the dysfunction and what’s going to happen in Chicago, I think could be really, really problematic.” Read the Full Story.

- Amanda Vinicky, WTTW News


Republican Jewish Coalition Leader: ‘You Can’t Say You’re Pro-Israel in Today’s Democratic Party’

1:30 p.m., Milwaukee

Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks during an interview in Milwaukee on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Nick Blumberg / WTTW News)Republican Jewish Coalition CEO Matt Brooks during an interview in Milwaukee on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. (Nick Blumberg / WTTW News)

Matt Brooks, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition, sees the divide between the left and right in stark terms.

“You can’t say you’re pro-Israel in today’s Democratic party,” he said in an interview the day after speaking at the Republican National Convention.

“When I stood up there and I told the room to cheer if they support Israel and it just was a deafening roar from the crowd, I said that if you tried this at the Democrats’ convention in Chicago next month, the person would be booed off the stage,” Brooks said.

The coalition has been hosting several events throughout the week, including an event saluting lawmakers who support Israel.

Israel has been criticized for the war in Gaza by many on the left, who say the Israeli military’s tactics have been unnecessarily deadly and destructive and that Israel’s control of land home to Palestinians amounts to apartheid. Numerous advocates for Palestinian statehood and an end to the monthslong conflict are expected to come out in force at next month’s Democratic National Convention.

For Brooks, his priority is to see Israeli hostages return and to end what he calls Iran’s “proxy war” via Hamas and Hezbollah. He said a far left that’s far more critical of Israel is ascendant in the Democratic party, pushing aside leaders Brooks said have supported Israel, like President Joe Biden and U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland).

“It’s important for the leadership of the Republican party to know that they have strong support in the Jewish community,” Brooks said. “But beyond that, I think it’s also important for the Jewish community to know that the Republican party has open arms and is welcoming.”

- Nick Blumberg, WTTW News


Preparations Underway for Final Night of RNC

1:15 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Left: Thousands of balloons are expected to drop during the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention, in which former President Donald Trump will formally accept the Republican nomination for president. Right: The Illinois state flag outside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024. (Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)(Eunice Alpasan / WTTW News)

Left: Thousands of balloons are expected to drop during the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention, in which former President Donald Trump will formally accept the Republican nomination for president. Right: The Illinois state flag outside Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on July 18, 2024.


Planned 90-Minute Speech From Trump Caps Final Night Speakers

12:50 p.m., Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee

Former President Donald Trump will take to the stage on the final day of the Republican National Convention to formally accept his party’s nomination for president. While his planned 90-minute speech will be the focal point of the night, scheduled speakers like Linda McMahon, Hulk Hogan and Dana White are tied together by their work in wrestling or ultimate fighting.

5:30-6 p.m.: Sen. Steve Daines (Mo.), Rep. Richard Hudson (N.C.), chair of National Republican Congressional Committee.

6-6:30 p.m.:  Diane Hendricks, everyday American; Diane Evans, everyday American; Linda McMahon, former Administrator of Small Business Administration; Mike Pompeo, former Secretary of State

6:30-7 p.m.: Pastor Lorenzo Sewell, John Nieporte, everyday American; Steve & Zach Witkoff

7-7:30 p.m.: Alina Habba, former President Donald J. Trump’s attorney; Tucker Carlson, founder of Tucker Carlson Network

7:30-8 p.m.: Carrie Ruiz, everyday American; Hulk Hogan, professional entertainer and wrestler; Annette Albright, everyday American

8-9 p.m.: Franklin Graham, president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, Eric Trump, Dana White, CEO of Ultimate Fighting Championship

9-10:30 p.m.: Former President Donald J. Trump

- WTTW News staff


Illinois GOP Leaders Won’t Commit to Accepting Election Results, Cite Potential Fraud

12:20 p.m., Comfort Suites Milwaukee Airport

Leaders of the Illinois Republican Party declined Thursday to unconditionally accept the results of the upcoming 2024 presidential election, telling reporters they remain concerned about the prospect of fraud.

That echoes the position of Republican nominee former President Donald Trump, who has said he will only accept the results of the Nov. 5 general election if “everything is honest.” Trump has never accepted the outcome of the 2020 election, repeatedly insisting without evidence that he won. President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.

On his last day as the chair of the Illinois Republican Party, Don Tracy said the party had ramped up its “election integrity efforts” in its preparation for the November election.

Laws allowing voters to cast their ballots by mail and to register on Election Day “creates chaos” for the officials responsible for administration of elections, and makes fraud more likely, Tracy said.

“That creates all kinds of issues,” Tracy said, opening the door for those who want to “game the system.”

The official position of the Illinois Republican Party, adopted in May, says the state’s elections “are under attack by radical Democrats and Left-Wing operatives whose policies erode the integrity of our elections.”

Documented cases of voter fraud are very rare and have never changed the outcome of a race in Illinois.

Ballots cast by mail are counted if they are postmarked on Election Day and arrive within 14 days, making the outcome of some races unknown that day. Read the Full Story.

- Heather Cherone, WTTW News


Illinois Republicans Strike Optimistic Tone About Congressional, Senate Candidates

11 a.m., Comfort Suites Milwaukee Airport

Bernie Moreno, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks to the Illinois Republican delegation about his campaign unseat incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown on July 18, 2024. (Nick Blumberg / WTTW News)Bernie Moreno, Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio, speaks to the Illinois Republican delegation about his campaign unseat incumbent Sen. Sherrod Brown on July 18, 2024. (Nick Blumberg / WTTW News)

“We have the wind at our backs,” U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood (R-Illinois) told attendees at the fourth and final day of the Illinois RNC delegation’s daily breakfast meetings, striking an optimistic tone about GOP candidates’ campaigns to unseat incumbent Democrats in Congress.

LaHood called on Illinois Republicans to get out the vote for congressional candidates hoping to increase the state’s GOP representation from the current three seats they currently occupy.

The Peoria Republican said the resolve former President Donald Trump demonstrated after an attempt on his life — and the unresolved questions about whether President Joe Biden will be replaced as his party’s nominee — could create an opening come November.

“I’ve never seen Democrats so despondent … I actually felt so sorry for a Democrat, I thought about hugging one,” LaHood joked.

The day’s guest speaker was Bernie Moreno, GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in Ohio who’s hoping to unseat the long-serving Sen. Sherrod Brown. Moreno said after a contentious primary, Republicans were quickly able to unify in service of a common cause.

“At the end of the day, what we agree with each other (on) — whether it’s 60% or 90% — it’s a lot more than what we agree with Democrats on,” Moreno said. Read the Full Story

- Nick Blumberg, WTTW News


Milwaukee Officials Report Uneventful Night Around RNC Site as Convention Draws to a Close

10:20 a.m., Downtown Milwaukee

Police officers stand watch during a protest march through Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)Police officers stand watch during a protest march through Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention on July 15, 2024. (Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

As the Republican National Convention rolls into its final day, Milwaukee officials said things have remained uneventful for law enforcement downtown.

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson on Thursday morning said seven people were arrested overnight for their alleged involvement in two separate incidents near the convention site at Fiserv Forum.

Both incidents occurred outside the security perimeter and east of the Milwaukee River. Two people were involved in fights in one situation, while the second incident involved disorderly behavior outside a bar, where five people were arrested.

Elsewhere, Milwaukee police officers shot and wounded a man during an exchange of gunfire about four miles northwest of the convention site, Johnson said. That marks the second police shooting in the city this week after officers from Columbus, Ohio shot and killed a man less than a mile from the RNC security zone.

Neither shooting is believed to be connected to the convention.

Protests and demonstrations around the RNC have been limited since a large-scale march through downtown Milwaukee Monday. Local organizers are planning an unrelated event Thursday afternoon calling for justice for the man killed by Columbus police and another man who died last month after being pinned down by security outside a Milwaukee hotel.

- Matt Masterson, WTTW News


A Solidarity Bandage

10 a.m., Milwaukee

Karen Tirio, an Illinois delegate to the RNC from McHenry, shows off an ear bandage designed to look like the one worn by Republican nominee Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on July 18, 2024. (Heather Cherone/WTTW News)(Heather Cherone/WTTW News)

Karen Tirio, an Illinois delegate to the RNC from McHenry, shows off an ear bandage designed to look like the one worn by Republican nominee Donald Trump after an assassination attempt on July 18, 2024.


Trump Says He’s Rewritten His Remarks for his RNC Speech Tonight

8 a.m., Milwaukee

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump talks to Sen. Marco Rubio during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump talks to Sen. Marco Rubio during the Republican National Convention Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Republicans throughout the week in Milwaukee have suggested the combative former president take a gentler tone in light of the shooting and have suggested the crisis provides a chance to de-escalate the divisive political rhetoric that has marked the 2024 campaign.

Donald Trump told the Washington Examiner that he had rewritten his acceptance speech in the wake of the Saturday shooting, emphasizing a call for national unity.

“The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger,” he said. “Had this not happened, this would’ve been one of the most incredible speeches,” aimed mostly at the policies of President Joe Biden.

“Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now,” he said.

Any such dialing down by Trump will come before a delegation, many of whom have been moved by Trump’s own defiant words in the grasp of U.S. Secret Service agents Saturday, and have sparked their echo in the form of chants of “fight, fight, fight.”

“I do believe that after going through that his message will be better, and I do think he will appeal to our better emotions,” Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Lawrence Tabas said. “He has an enormous compassion and empathy that doesn’t always come through.”

- Associated Press


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