[KARAH RUCKER]
IN THE WAKE OF THE ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP — THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION WILL KICK OFF TODAY IN MILWAUKEE WHERE TRUMP WILL OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE PARTY’S NOMINATION.
ORGANIZERS RELEASING THE LIST OF SPEAKERS OVER THE WEEKEND.
THE LIST INCLUDES FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS AND FORMER U-N AMBASSADOR NIKKI HALEY– TWO OF TRUMP’S FORMER RIVALS FOR THE NOMINATION.
TOP CONTENDERS TO BE TRUMP’S RUNNING MATE WILL ALSO SPEAK: FLORIDA SENATOR MARCO RUBIO, OHIO SENATOR J-D VANCE, AND NORTH DAKOTA GOVERNOR DOUG BERGUM — AS WELL AS FORMER FOX NEW HOST TUCKER CARLSON, MODEL AND RAPPER AMBER ROSE AND UFC CEO DANA WHITE.
THE SCHEDULE ALSO INCLUDES FORMER WHITE HOUSE TRADE ADVISER PETER NAVARRO — WHO IS CURRENTLY IN JAIL ON CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS CHARGES.
NAVARRO IS SET TO BE RELEASED FROM A MIAMI PRISON ON WEDNESDAY.
A NOTABLE NAME NOT SET TO SPEAK AT THE CONVENTION IS FORMER FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP — WHO HAS SPOKEN AT THE PREVIOUS TWO CONVENTIONS — SHE WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
OTHER TRUMP FAMILY MEMBERS — INCLUDING TRUMP’S OLDEST SONS DONALD TRUMP JR AND ERIC TRUMP — ARE SLATED TO SPEAK.