1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,240 Speaker 1: The Republican National Convention starts today in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. And 2 00:00:04,519 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: this comes just a couple of days after the former 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,319 Speaker 1: President Trump was shot at in an assassination attempt. A 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: couple of things happening that you need to be aware of. Today. 5 00:00:13,960 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: He is tipped to pick his vice president, well not 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,799 Speaker 1: his vice president, but his running mate to be vice president. 7 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: So he's tipped to pick his and announce his vice president. Also, 8 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: this classified documents case that has been plaguing the former 9 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: president has just been dismissed by a Florida judge joining us. 10 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,519 Speaker 1: Ira Spitzer, the FSN correspondent, Ira, Great to have you 11 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,760 Speaker 1: on the program. Let's start with the VP pick. When 12 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:42,960 Speaker 1: do we think this is going to happen? What do 13 00:00:43,000 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: we know? 14 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:50,320 Speaker 2: Well, here in Milwaukee, there's definitely a real palpable sense 15 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 2: of excitement today with that news revealed by Donald Trump 16 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 2: himself earlier in the day that he will name a 17 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:02,760 Speaker 2: running mate for upcoming campaign. We don't know exactly when 18 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 2: that's going to happen. The convention will proceed into the 19 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,520 Speaker 2: sort of later hours of the evening, so at some 20 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:14,000 Speaker 2: point we will expect to hear who that person is. 21 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 2: He's apparently narrowed it down to four finalists, so presumably 22 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:24,319 Speaker 2: it will be one of those four people. Jd Vance, 23 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,080 Speaker 2: the Senator from Ohio with so many a lot of 24 00:01:27,080 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 2: people are talking about that he could be a likely pick. 25 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 2: He's one of those four finalists as well as Senator 26 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:38,240 Speaker 2: Marco Rivio from Florida, Senator Tim Scott from North Carolina, 27 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:42,920 Speaker 2: and Governor Doug Burgham from North Dakota. So yeah, is 28 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: going to be a huge, huge news of course when 29 00:01:45,080 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 2: that happens. And there's just been huge news of course 30 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 2: for the last few days with the attempted assassination of 31 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 2: course just a couple of days. 32 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: Ago, and now we've got this classified documents case being 33 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: dismissed by far to judge. Does say have a big 34 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:02,200 Speaker 1: impact on the election campaign, particularly for Biden who's been 35 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:04,960 Speaker 1: wanting to run this line that Trump is above the 36 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:07,800 Speaker 1: law and he's a threat to democracy. Does this have 37 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 1: a big impact. 38 00:02:11,120 --> 00:02:15,959 Speaker 2: Well, it's definitely good news for Donald Trump both legally, 39 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: although there was this this case was almost certainly not 40 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 2: going to go to trial before the election. But I 41 00:02:21,400 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 2: think you kind of hit on something there which is 42 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:28,960 Speaker 2: from a perception standpoint, the fact that this judge in Florida, 43 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:33,160 Speaker 2: Eileen Cannon, who was appointed by by by Trump. The 44 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:36,080 Speaker 2: fact that she sort of threw out the case, saying 45 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: that the you know, the appointment of the special prosecutor 46 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 2: who was investigating this by the Justice Department, thing that 47 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:48,360 Speaker 2: was unconstitutional. So from the perception of you know, Trump, 48 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:50,160 Speaker 2: a couple of weeks ago, it was you know, the 49 00:02:50,240 --> 00:02:53,400 Speaker 2: convicted felon was was the tagline that a lot of 50 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 2: Democrats were using for Trump. But now I think having 51 00:02:56,919 --> 00:03:00,880 Speaker 2: this case at least thrown out shift narrative in a 52 00:03:00,919 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 2: way that is favorable for Donald Trump. So it's been 53 00:03:03,919 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 2: a you can say, a good few days for Trump, 54 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:09,360 Speaker 2: although the fact that he was almost killed makes it 55 00:03:09,400 --> 00:03:12,639 Speaker 2: hard to truly say that. But in terms of just 56 00:03:12,639 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 2: just a momentum here for Donald Trump, surviving that attack, 57 00:03:16,880 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 2: having that that historic photo op that that came after 58 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 2: the bullet narrowly missed him or didn't even miss him, 59 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:29,000 Speaker 2: it hit his ear apparently, but surviving that attack, and 60 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 2: then now having some legal problems resolved at least for now. 61 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:36,360 Speaker 2: There will be an appeal, but resolved for now is 62 00:03:36,400 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: certainly good news for the former president. 63 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,320 Speaker 1: You're listening to iras Spitzer, who's if it's in correspondent 64 00:03:42,520 --> 00:03:46,280 Speaker 1: at the Republican National Convention in Wisconsin. Just before you 65 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:50,240 Speaker 1: go a security wise, is it a safe place for Trump? 66 00:03:53,160 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: Well, it's there's it's certainly a tremendous level of security here, 67 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:01,840 Speaker 2: as you would would always have been the case with 68 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 2: the Republican National Convention. One significant difference between the proceedings 69 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 2: here and that rally in Western Pennsylvania where where he 70 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 2: was almost assassinated. As to even enter these grounds you 71 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:21,080 Speaker 2: have to be vetted. So anyone with some sort of 72 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 2: plot would have had to have been planning this for 73 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:27,440 Speaker 2: a while. It's not something that somebody would easily be 74 00:04:27,480 --> 00:04:30,479 Speaker 2: able to just come to with the intention of carrying 75 00:04:30,480 --> 00:04:34,640 Speaker 2: out some sort of harm or attack. So hopefully it 76 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:35,720 Speaker 2: is a safe place to. 77 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: Be our Thanks for you, Tom Iras Spitzer, if this 78 00:04:38,520 --> 00:04:43,040 Speaker 1: send's correspondent at the Republican National Convention and Wisconsin this morning. 79 00:04:43,800 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: For more from US Talks at b listen live on 80 00:04:46,520 --> 00:04:49,480 Speaker 1: air or online, and keep our shows with you wherever 81 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,120 Speaker 1: you go with our podcast on Ion Radio.