The Republican National Convention, where the party will officially nominate Trump as its presidential candidate, is set to take place in Milwaukee in July.
In a meeting with House Republicans, former President Donald Trump called Milwaukee — the host of the 2024 Republican National Convention — a "horrible" city and said it is overrun by crime.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks to the media following meetings with Republicans on Capitol Hill, at the National Republican Senatorial Committee headquarters in Washington, June 13, 2024.that the reports are a "total lie." Yet, the campaign still seemed to imply that Trump spoke disparagingly of the city.
Other congressional Republicans sought to explain and contextualize Trump's comments, rather than deny them. Rep. Derrick Van Orden, of Wisconsin,that the former president was specifically referring to the city's crime rate, while others reportedly said Trump was speaking about Garren Randolph, Wisconsin Democratic coordinated campaign manager, said in a statement, "If Donald Trump thinks Milwaukee is so horrible, then he shouldn't come to our city."
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