Trump Campaign Unveils 2020 Republican National Convention Speakers

Trump Campaign Unveils 2020 Republican National Convention Speakers

As the GOP prepares to make its case for President Trump's reelection, the Trump campaign unveiled Sunday its list of speakers who will be addressing supporters across the four-day event.

The Republican National Convention is set to kick off Monday, August 24, and will feature four nights of speakers ranging from the president's most vocal supporters on Capitol Hill to members of his family to Americans who the Trump campaign says have written "the great American story."

Among those set to appear are Mark and Patricia McCloskey, who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters outside their St. Louis mansion in late June, and Nicholas Sandmann, who sued various news outlets after a video of him and Native American activist Nathan Phillips on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial went viral last year. Also on the agenda are Rudy Giuliani, Mr. Trump's personal attorney, Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA.

The convention, themed "Honoring the Great American Story," will close Thursday with Mr. Trump delivering a speech accepting the Republican presidential nomination from the White House.

Here is who will speak at the Republican National Convention:

Monday 

  1. Senator Tim Scott
  2. House Republican Whip Steve Scalise
  3. Representative Matt Gaetz
  4. Representative Jim Jordan
  5. Nikki Haley, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations
  6. Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel
  7. Georgia State Representative Vernon Jones
  8. Amy Johnson Ford
  9. Kimberly Guilfoyle, Trump campaign fundraiser and girlfriend of Donald Trump Jr.
  10. Natalie Harp, Trump campaign advisory board member
  11. Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA
  12. Kim Klacik, Republican congressional nominee
  13. Mark and Patricia McCloskey, St. Louis couple who pointed guns at Black Lives Matter protesters
  14. Sean Parnell, Republican congressional nominee
  15. Andrew Pollack, father of Meadow Pollack, who was killed in the 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
  16. Donald Trump, Jr., oldest son of President Trump
  17. Tanya Weinreis, small business owner whose coffee shop qualified for a loan under the Paycheck Protection Program

Tuesday

  1. First Lady Melania Trump
  2. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
  3. Senator Rand Paul
  4. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds
  5. Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeanette Nuñez
  6. Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron
  7. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi
  8. Abby Johnson, anti-abortion rights activist
  9. Jason Joyce
  10. Myron Lizer, Navajo Nation vice president
  11. Mary Ann Mendoza, mother whose son was killed by an illegal immigrant
  12. Megan Pauley
  13. Cris Peterson
  14. John Peterson
  15. Nicholas Sandmann, student who sued news outlets after confrontation with Native American activist
  16. Eric Trump, son of Mr. Trump
  17. Tiffany Trump, daughter of Mr. Trump

Wednesday

  1. Vice President Mike Pence
  2. Second Lady Karen Pence
  3. Senator Marsha Blackburn
  4. Senator Joni Ernst
  5. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem
  6. Representative Dan Crenshaw
  7. Representative Elise Stefanik
  8. Representative Lee Zeldin
  9. Richard Grenell, former acting director of national intelligence
  10. Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor
  11. Keith Kellogg, national security adviser to the vice president
  12. Jack Brewer, former NFL player
  13. Sister Dede Byrne, surgeon and military veteran
  14. Madison Cawthorn, Republican congressional nominee
  15. Scott Dane, executive director, Associated Contract Loggers & Truckers of Minnesota
  16. Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist
  17. Ryan Holets, police officer known for adopting opioid-addicted baby
  18. Michael McHale, National Association of Police Organizations president
  19. Burgess Owens, former NFL player and GOP congressional nominee
  20. Lara Trump, Trump campaign adviser and wife of Eric Trump

Thursday

  1. President Trump
  2. HUD Secretary Ben Carson
  3. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
  4. Senator Tom Cotton
  5. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy
  6. Representative Jeff Van Drew
  7. Ivanka Trump, White House senior adviser
  8. Ja'Ron Smith, White House assistant
  9. Ann Dorn, widow of former police officer killed in St. Louis
  10. Debbie Flood
  11. Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor
  12. Franklin Graham, evangelical leader
  13. Alice Johnson, ex-inmate pardoned by Mr. Trump
  14. Wade Mayfield
  15. Carl and Marsha Mueller, parents of U.S. aid worker killed by ISIS
  16. Dana White, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship

First published on August 23, 2020 / 1:27 PM

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