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Former President Donald Trump took the stage during the last night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in front of his family and some of his biggest supporters to receive the Republican nomination for president. His speech became the longest acceptance speech in U.S. History.
CBS News Chicago Political Analyst Pat Brady tells Joe Donlon the first seven minutes of former President Trump’s speech weren’t bad, but the subsequent meandering made the speech into a disaster.
Trump accepted the nomination for president for the third time in a row on Thursday, closing out the Republican National Convention with his first speech since he was shot in a failed assassination attempt just days earlier. Joe Donlon reports from Milwaukee.
The delegates signaled total comfort and confidence with where things sit four months before the election.
Discussion keeps growing on whether President Biden will withdraw from the race, but at the Republican National Convention Thursday, Illinois delegates said former President Donald Trump is likely to win in a landslide regardless of who is on the ticket against him. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from Milwaukee.
Pritzker has been rumored to be a possible replacement on the Democratic ticket if Mr. Biden withdraws, but he said Thursday that he is still campaigning for Mr. Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. Joe Donlon reports from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee
Joining Joe Donlon, Political Analyst Pat Brady says he expects former President Donald Trump to be professional and presidential in his speech. Brady also says he expects President Biden is likely to withdraw on the Democratic side soon.
Former President Trump is set to speak as President Biden recovers from COVID-19—and more Democrats call for Mr. Biden to set down. Joe Donlon and Chris Tye report from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
CBS News Chicago Political Analyst Pat Brady says Vance's speech was more like Dan Quayle's vice presidential nomination acceptance speech in 1988 than Sarah Palin's in 2008. Brady joins Joe Donlon at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
Vance was one of several speakers at the convention in Milwaukee Wednesday night. As Joe Donlon reports, the theme of the evening was "Make America Strong Again," and speakers addressed the military, foreign policy, and Israel as they called for a return of Donald Trump to the White House.
There are some significant differences the Republican National Convention now in progress and the Democratic Convention in Chicago next month.
The cities are different, the convention layouts are different, and the number of protesters in Chicago expected to be much larger. But as Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, police and protesters at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee said believe Chicago’s big event will run more smoothly than many fear.
A man was shot and killed by out-of-town police officers in Milwaukee during the Republican National Convention. As Political Reporter Chris Tye reports, a Chicago Police official says nothing similar is likely during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next month.
Police officers brought in from Columbus, Ohio to help with security at the Republican National Convention shot and killed a man holding a knife outside the convention center on Tuesday.
Pastor Brooks of New Beginnings Church of Chicago gave the closing prayer at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. In 2022, he camped out on a Woodlawn rooftop to raise money for a community center.
Thousands of officers from multiple jurisdictions are in Milwaukee providing additional security for the convention.
Meanwhile, Joe Donlon is joined by CBS Chicago Political Analyst Pat Brady for a breakdown of the second day of the convention, including an appearance by onetime Trump challenger Nikki Haley.
The former president who also hopes to be a future president came out to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee to a standing ovation, as speakers focused on safety and crime with a theme of calling to "make America safe again." Joe Donlon reports from the Fiserv Forum.
Meanwhile in Milwaukee Tuesday, at a breakfast for the Illinois RNC delegates, CBS News Chicago asked leaders about the somewhat significant divide between Vance and Trump.
Joe Donlon caught up with Donald Trump's son, Eric, and got his reaction to the attempted assassination over the weekend and what the RNC has planned for this week.
Illinois' delegation is made up of almost all newer faces, while figures such as former Gov. Jim Edgar, former U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, and former Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin are absent. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from the RNC in Milwaukee.
One move by U.S. Sen. Vance earlier this year had deep ties to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports from the Republican National Convention In Milwaukee.
Chicago will host the Democratic National Convention in a mere five weeks.
It was a love fest for former President Trump, who also seeks to be future President Trump, just two nights after he was hurt in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. Joe Donlon has a recap of the first day of the 2024 RNC in Milwaukee.
