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Trump changes 'humdinger' of a speech after assassination attempt as he arrives in Milwaukee for Republican National Convention

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Monday, 15 July, 2024, 12:42
Trump changes 'humdinger' of a speech after assassination attempt as he arrives in Milwaukee for Republican National Convention

Donald Trump says he has changed his upcoming speech to the Republican National Convention after the attempt on his life.

The former president arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the convention a day after gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at him from a roof during a campaign rally.

In an interview with the Washington Examiner during a flight on Saturday evening, Trump said: "The speech I was going to give on Thursday was going to be a humdinger.

"Had [the assassination attempt] not happened, this would've been one of the most incredible speeches" aimed mostly at the policies of President Joe Biden, he said.

"Honestly, it's going to be a whole different speech now" and will be a message of unity for the country and world, according to Trump.
His plane landed at Milwaukee airport on Sunday evening. He raised a fist on the stairs before travelling in his motorcade, cheered on by supporters, to a hotel.