1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: So for reasons they could never have imagined, this week's 2 00:00:02,279 --> 00:00:04,840 Speaker 1: Republican National Convention has the world watching. Of course, this 3 00:00:04,920 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 1: is how it all unfolds, literally as we speak. The 4 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: delegates go to the conference floor and they tell the 5 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,000 Speaker 1: conference just who they're voting for. This is Jessica Patterson 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:16,160 Speaker 1: of California, with the largest delegation in the nation. Madam 7 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:20,400 Speaker 1: Secretary the Great State of California proudly casts all of 8 00:00:20,440 --> 00:00:22,520 Speaker 1: its one hundred and sixty nine. 9 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:25,440 Speaker 2: Votes for President Donald Trump, and they go around. 10 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:27,560 Speaker 1: The floor until he gets twelve hundred and fifteen, which 11 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: is the number he needs to secure the nomination the President. 12 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: Sheef correspondent for Features Story News FSN, Simon Max is 13 00:00:33,840 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: at that convention. End is with us. Good morning and. 14 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:37,560 Speaker 2: Good afternoon from Milwaukee. 15 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,720 Speaker 1: The comments we've heard from the former President Trump about 16 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: a new speech being written in a chance to unite 17 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: the country, if not the entire world. How much of 18 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: that do we believe, as the revived that that is 19 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:48,320 Speaker 1: possible at the convention? 20 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 2: Well, it certainly appears to be a plan that has 21 00:00:51,520 --> 00:00:56,080 Speaker 2: been widely shared with prominent supporters of former President Donald Trump. 22 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: I was talking a bit earlier today to sen usor 23 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: Ron Johnson, of which Scott of course, Milwaukee is in Wisconsin. 24 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 2: He's the one of the two senators from the state 25 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: where this convention is taking place, and he was absolutely certain, 26 00:01:08,480 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 2: he's a very close ally of Donald Trump, that we're 27 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,960 Speaker 2: going to hear a new tone, a call for unity 28 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 2: in the speech that Donald Trump will be making on 29 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 2: Thursday night here in which he will formally accept the 30 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 2: Republican Party's presidential nomination and urging for Americans to try 31 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,800 Speaker 2: and find a way of coming together. And indeed, friends 32 00:01:28,800 --> 00:01:31,600 Speaker 2: and associates of Donald Trump who have seen him over 33 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 2: the weekend since the attempted assassination that took place at 34 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 2: the rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, describe him as a 35 00:01:40,760 --> 00:01:44,400 Speaker 2: changed man, with some suggesting that he had even reacted 36 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 2: spiritually to the attempted assassination and to his survival. He 37 00:01:50,320 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 2: told one reporter with the Washington Examiner when he arrived 38 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 2: here in Milwaukee that I should be dead. So there 39 00:01:58,600 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 2: is certainly expectation that this will be a very different 40 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,120 Speaker 2: Donald Trump than the one that we have obviously all 41 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:10,840 Speaker 2: become used to seeing. And obviously many observers here are 42 00:02:10,880 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 2: wondering how long that new tone might be adopted, or 43 00:02:15,320 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: to what extent it's going to be one speech, and 44 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: then he'll revert to type. 45 00:02:19,160 --> 00:02:22,320 Speaker 1: And then, of course you've got the convention itself that theme. 46 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:25,120 Speaker 1: If it's possible, Can they contain all the people within 47 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: the Republican Party who, uner other circumstances might have been 48 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: a little freer in the language prior to the Zevite. 49 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:34,800 Speaker 2: Yes, I mean, I think that the sense coming into Milwaukee, 50 00:02:35,160 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: and you know, delegates have been streaming into this city 51 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:42,880 Speaker 2: in the hours since the assassination attempt, is that it's 52 00:02:42,919 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 2: absolutely uniting the party around Donald Trump and cementing his 53 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: position at its helm in a way that Trump and 54 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 2: is in a circle could only have dreamt of six 55 00:02:52,919 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 2: months ago. I mean, even we've heard in the last 56 00:02:56,160 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 2: few hours a speaking invitation has been given to Nicky Hayley, 57 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 2: who of course was Trump's rival in the primaries. She 58 00:03:05,000 --> 00:03:08,840 Speaker 2: was only invited to attend this convention on Saturday, and 59 00:03:08,880 --> 00:03:12,799 Speaker 2: now they're finding space for her in these speeches on 60 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 2: Tuesday night. So this is a party absolutely uniting around 61 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: former President Donald Trump at the very point of course 62 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 2: that Democrats are many of them in the House of Representatives, 63 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 2: and more broadly, prominent supporters of the Democratic Party like 64 00:03:29,520 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 2: George Clooney saying to President Joe Biden, please drop out 65 00:03:33,560 --> 00:03:37,920 Speaker 2: of the race. So an astonishing and very unexpected contrast 66 00:03:37,960 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 2: that we're going to see. 67 00:03:38,720 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: Here and while we're getting reports, while we got you 68 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:44,000 Speaker 1: here Simon Bergham and Ruby urb and told they are 69 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: not vps. Do we have any further information? 70 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 2: Well, we know now the announcement is coming here this 71 00:03:51,000 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 2: afternoon Milwaukee time, and we increasingly think that the vice 72 00:03:55,440 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 2: presidential candidate will be Senator JD. Vance of Ohio. There 73 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 2: were some telltale signs over the weekend. He received Secret 74 00:04:03,520 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: Service protection. On Sunday today there were reports that he 75 00:04:07,400 --> 00:04:10,720 Speaker 2: was afforded a motorcade to make his way to the 76 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 2: convention center. The viceer of arena here in Milwaukee. JD. 77 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,160 Speaker 2: Vance has been on a bit of a journey. I mean, 78 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 2: he was a pretty ferocious critic of Donald Trump back 79 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 2: in the twenty sixteen cycle, but since then he has 80 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,960 Speaker 2: absolutely embraced Donald Trump's make America Greater gain movement, and 81 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:31,640 Speaker 2: prominent Republicans that you talk to will say, look, this 82 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,839 Speaker 2: appointment is not just about finding a running mate. This 83 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:39,000 Speaker 2: is about anointing a successor to Donald Trump. So that's 84 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 2: a big moment that's coming up here in a few 85 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:41,240 Speaker 2: hours time. 86 00:04:41,320 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: Indeed, Simon, just to interrupt, I apologize, Sir Simon Marx 87 00:04:44,080 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: of if scene will lead him to it, because the 88 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,000 Speaker 1: announcement's just been made that it is JD Vance after 89 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: and this is Trump on social truth social so the 90 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:54,600 Speaker 1: shares will go up again. After lengthy deliberation and thought 91 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: and considering the tremendous talents of many others, I've decided 92 00:04:57,160 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: that the person best suited to assume the position of 93 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: Vice President of the United States is Senator Jdevance of 94 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:06,159 Speaker 1: the great State of Ohio. The Governor of Ohio, Mike 95 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:07,239 Speaker 1: Dewines on the floor. 96 00:05:07,320 --> 00:05:09,360 Speaker 3: We're very happy. This is a great day for Ohio. 97 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,200 Speaker 3: Ohio truly is the heart of it all, as we say, 98 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 3: and now we have the vice presidential candidate, and we 99 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 3: help the next vice president of the United States and 100 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:17,719 Speaker 3: JD Events. 101 00:05:18,680 --> 00:05:21,599 Speaker 1: For more from the Mic Asking Breakfast, listen live to 102 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: news talks it'd be from six am weekdays, or follow 103 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio.