Aides to Trump, Who Wants ‘Show Biz’ Convention, Are Cleveland-Bound
Some of Donald Trump’s most trusted aides will travel to Cleveland this week to ensure the plan for the Republican National Convention—an extravaganza where the presumptive nominee will command the nation's attention for four days—is to their liking.
Trump, a real-estate developer and TV personality who cemented his reputation in the 2016 campaign as a consummate showman, is set to be named the party's nominee during the nationally televised event in July.
Later this week, aides with the Republican National Committee will give tours and planning updates to several members of Trump’s top staff, including deputy campaign manager Michael Glassner, strategist Paul Manafort, political director Rick Wiley, and Rick Gates, a longtime Manafort associate hired last month, said people familiar with the plans.
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The design for the stage is done, the people said. Other details are already in place, such as what the perimeter outside Quicken Loans Arena will look like and which hotels each state delegation has been assigned.
Just a couple weeks ago, the convention was shaping up to be the scene of what Trump ally Roger Stone billed as “days of rage,” with Trump and his closest rival, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, battling for delegates. Trump heightened the tension with national GOP officials by repeatedly blasting the nominating process as a “rigged” system.
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Without little doubt, THIS convention will be the one grabbing the nations attention...
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