Trump to speak at Republican convention despite assassination attempt
US presidential candidate Donald Trump (photo: Getty Images)
Former US President Donald Trump plans to attend the Republican Party convention next week despite the assassination attempt. The convention will be held in Wisconsin, according to Voice of America.
“I truly love our country, and love you all, and look forward to speaking to our great nation this week from Wisconsin," Trump wrote on social media.
The Republican Party convention is expected to endorse Trump as the sole candidate for the US presidential election.
To ensure security during the convention, the National Republican Committee (RNC) is cooperating with 40 different law enforcement agencies, as RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said in an interview with Fox News.
"This is going to be a facility where we're going to be able to have 50,000 delegates and alternates and guests and members of the media who are going to be here and who are going to be safe. That's very critical for us," he said.
Milwaukee police said that police from dozens of states will arrive to protect the convention.
In a joint security assessment issued by the FBI, the US Secret Service, Milwaukee police, and the Wisconsin Threat Analysis Center, law enforcement officials did not identify any specific threats to the convention.
Trump's campaign advisers Chris Lachivita and Susie Wiles sent out a message to the staff that the convention would take place, but that security measures would be strengthened. In particular, this includes an increase in armed security and the constant presence of security officers.
Yesterday, July 13, US presidential candidate Donald Trump was shot while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. The politician was shot in the right ear.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that, according to the FBI, 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump. As The Washington Post wrote, Crooks, according to Pennsylvania voter lists, is a Republican.
