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Republican National Convention
![Sen, J.D. Vance addresses the conservative Turning Point People's Convention on June 16, 2024, at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0715-jd-vance-400x300.jpg)
Trump Chooses J.D. Vance, Who Once Called Trump “America’s Hitler,” as His VP
The Ohio senator is known to many as a political opportunist who has cozied up to racists and the wealthy.
![Workers prepare the area around the Fiserv Forum on July 10, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Republican National Convention (RNC) will be held at the Forum on July 15-18.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0711-rnc-400x300.jpg)
Project 2025 Group Is a Key Sponsor of the Republican National Convention
The sponsorship indicates yet another connection between Trump, the Republican Party and Project 2025.
![Former President Donald Trump is flanked by Senate Republicans as he gives remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building on June 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/07/2024_0705-trump-r-400x300.jpg)
Will Internal Division Over Trump’s Abortion Flip-Flop Threaten GOP Convention?
Don’t be fooled: The men in charge of the Republican platform committee are dedicated, far right extremists.
![Republican presidential candidate, former President Donald Trump gives remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building on June 13, 2024, in Washington, D.C.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0614-trump--400x300.jpg)
Republicans Struggle to Get Story Straight After Trump Insults Milwaukee
Some commentators noted attacks on Milwaukee aren't unusual, and are often accompanied by racist dog whistles.
![A view of the Fiserv Forum, venue for the July 2024 Republican National Convention, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2024/06/2024_0606-milwaukee-400x300.jpg)
ACLU Sues Milwaukee Over Republican Convention Free Speech Restrictions
The lawsuit is on behalf of the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024, which wants to host a parade near the convention.
![President Donald Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/09/GettyImages-1228248744-400x300.jpg)
The Right-Wing Worldview Is One of Scarecrows and Scapegoats
The GOP keeps followers loyal with a continual narrative of fear and blame of the “other.”
![Donald Trump speaks at a podium while a supporter holds a sign about cops in the foreground](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0831-trump-supporters-400x300.jpg)
Trump Signals to His Followers That Violence Is His Best Hope for Reelection
Armed men in pickup trucks are “Great Patriots!” according to our president.
![President Trump speaks on the fourth and final night of the Republican National Convention with a speech delivered in front a live audience on the South Lawn of the White House on August 27, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0828-white-house-covid-400x300.jpg)
GOP Convention Pretended COVID Was Over While Creating Super-Spreader Conditions
Trump spoke before a death cult of cheering, sweaty, unmasked, shoulder-to-shoulder devotees.
![Underfunded election offices across states are not equally prepared for the administrative burdens.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0828-rnc-white-house-crowd-400x300.jpg)
White House Official Spurns COVID Prevention: “Everybody Is Going to Catch This”
More Americans died from coronavirus during the RNC than did during the attacks on September 11, 2001.
![President Trump holds hands with First Lady Melania Trump at the conclusion of the third night of the Republican National Convention at Fort McHenry National Monument in Baltimore, Maryland, August 26, 2020.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/08/2020_0827-trump-melania-400x300.jpg)
Trump Is Campaigning on a Fiction. That Doesn’t Mean He Won’t Stay President.
The Republican Convention is seeking to absolve Trump of blame while bathing him in stolen glory.