UPDATE (July 13, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET): NBC News reports that former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has, in fact, been invited to speak at the Republican National Convention next week. Citing two unnamed sources, NBC News says that details have yet to be finalized. The RNC, the Trump campaign and Haley’s camp did not immediately return NBC’s request for comment.
The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee have released a list of headliners and keynote speakers for next week’s convention in Milwaukee, where Donald Trump is set to accept the party’s nomination for president once again.
The list names dozens of lawmakers and GOP candidates for office, including the four people reported to be at the top of Trump’s short list for vice president: Sens. Marco Rubio, JD Vance and Tim Scott and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. (Trump has described the vetting process for his running mate as a “highly sophisticated version of ‘The Apprentice.’”) Also slated to speak are some of Trump’s fiercest supporters in Congress, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Elise Stefanik. Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is currently serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional subpoena, is also on the bill; The Associated Press reports he’s scheduled for release on July 17, which “would give him just enough time to board a plane and make it to Milwaukee before the convention wraps Thursday.”
Among the nonpoliticians on the list are social media pundit Tucker Carlson, country singer Lee Greenwood, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White, and model and TV personality Amber Rose. Notably absent is former South Carolina governor and presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who was not invited, unlike other 2024 competitors Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump’s two adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, will also be speaking at the convention. The presumptive GOP nominee’s wife, Melania Trump, is not on the list, though she will reportedly attend the convention. Ivanka Trump also is not scheduled to headline any programs at the event, but her spokesperson told Vanity Fair that she’ll attend. Both women spoke at the 2016 and 2020 conventions. Here’s the full list of speakers as they were listed in an email from the Trump campaign:
Clarissa-Jan Lim is a breaking news reporter for MS NOW. She was previously a senior reporter and editor at BuzzFeed News.
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