Trump Changes Theme Of Republican Convention After Assassination Attempt

Former President Donald Trump has changed the theme of the Republican National Convention after a 20-year-old who made a political donation to far-Left causes shot him on Saturday during an assassination attempt at a campaign event in Pennsylvania.

Trump landed in Milwaukee on Sunday evening ahead of the convention’s start on Monday as political tensions in the U.S. have increased in the wake of Saturday’s tragedy in which at least one Trump supporter was killed and two more were critically injured.

Trump, who sets the tone for the convention, told the Washington Examiner that he initially planned on hammering President Joe Biden throughout his speech.

“Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now,” he said.

Trump said that his original plan was to maximize excitement among his most ardent supporters, but his speech will now reflect his belief that the assassination attempt has “changed the election campaign entirely,” the report said.

He said that his address would focus on unity and bringing the country together in light of what happened.

“It is a chance to bring the country together. I was given that chance,” he said. “This is a chance to bring the whole country, even the whole world, together. The speech will be a lot different, a lot different than it would’ve been two days ago.”

The Washington Post reported earlier on Sunday that someone close to the president said that Trump was almost “spiritual” about the assassination attempt.

“He thinks he was handed a gift from God. He can’t believe it,” said the person, who was granted anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations with the president.

The convention planners want speakers to “dial it down, not dial it up” after the assassination attempt, the person told the Post.