Trump criticizes Milwaukee as “terrible” before RNC, Democrats are using it to campaign
During a closed-door meeting with Republican members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Thursday, former President Donald Trump reportedly used the word “terrible” when talking about Milwaukee, the Wisconsin city that will host the Republican National Convention next month.
“Milwaukee, where we held the convention, is a terrible city,” Trump said, as first reported by Punchbowl News.
Whether the expected 2024 Republican presidential nominee will attend remains unclear. Trump’s summer plans became complicated after he was convicted of 34 felony counts by a New York City jury last month for falsifying documents to cover up hush money payments to Trump. Daniels stormsa porn star, ahead of the 2016 election. Just four days before the RNC begins on July 15, Trump is scheduled to appear for sentencing in the Empire State.
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While NBC News reported that both Mar-a-Lago and the Milwaukee convention site are preparing for a convention that Trump may not attend, his team has made sure that the candidate will visit the state Midwest in a few weeks.
“At no time did convention planning involve any option other than President Trump directly accepting his formal nomination for president,” the senior adviser said. Brian Hughes told NBC.
In the days after Trump’s meeting with Republican lawmakers, his campaign and allies across the country came to the former president’s defense — with some saying they had never now hear the word “terrible” being uttered and others say the media has taken these comments out of context.
“Wrong. Total bullshit,” Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung said on X, formerly Twitter. “He never said it the way it was portrayed wrongly. He was talking about how horrendous the crime and election fraud was.”
Chairman of the House Mike Johnson has eagerly denied the remarks, telling Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Thursday night, “No, I didn’t hear it, and I was sitting right next to him.” What Johnson apparently didn’t know, however, was that Trump himself appeared on Fox News to clarify what he meant by his statements.
“I love Milwaukee, I have great friends in Milwaukee, but as you know, the amount of crime is terrible. We must be very careful. But I’m also talking about the election, the votes, the way things are going, the situation in Milwaukee is very bad. Very, very bad,” Mr. Trump said. Aishah Hasnie.
Republican congressman Bryan Steel of Wisconsin also changed its script.
