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For Milwaukee, the R.N.C. Is an Unloved Houseguest [1]

['Julie Bosman']

Date: 2024-07-16

Good evening. Tonight, my colleague Julie Bosman — a Wisconsin native — is covering the uneasy relationship between Milwaukee and the Republican National Convention. And, as the convention turns its focus to immigration tonight, we’re also covering the conspiracy theories percolating here. — Jess Bidgood

The latest

Republicans were set to spotlight Trump’s hard-line vision on immigration during the second night of the Republican National Convention.

A leaked phone call revealed former President Donald Trump trying to coax the independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into his camp.

Representative Adam Schiff of California, a Democrat, warned of widespread losses for his party in November if President Biden is his party’s presidential nominee.

Senator Robert Menendez of New Jersey was convicted on corruption charges in a broad international conspiracy — making him the first senator to be convicted of acting as the agent of a foreign power.

The frenemies by Lake Michigan

On the wall of an old brick building near downtown Milwaukee, someone had hung up a few movie posters for “Reagan,” perhaps hoping that its crinkly, cowboy hat-wearing star, Dennis Quaid, would catch the eye of a passing delegate to the Republican National Convention.

Papered over a poster was a homemade sign: “Welcome G.O.P. to Milwaukee,” it said. “A Socialist city!”

This week, Milwaukee is trying to play two roles: gracious host, but also political opponent.

Tens of thousands of Republicans are gathering each day to nominate and celebrate former President Donald J. Trump in Milwaukee, but outside the heavily armored security perimeter, an uneasy relationship between the city and this convention has intensified.

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