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Two days after a 20-year-old gunman attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania political rally, the Republican National Convention got underway in Milwaukee.
At this week's convention, which runs through Thursday, Trump is expected to accept the party's nomination for this year's presidential election.Saturday's shooting will be fresh on the minds of the thousands of people. Trump supporter Corey Comperatore was killed as officials said the gunman fired multiple rounds toward Trump. The former president said a bullet grazed his right ear.
Last week, the party released its proposed platform for the next four years, which includes mass deportations, large tax cuts, protecting Social Security and Medicare, ending diversity programs for public schools, and only allowing voting on Election Day itself. While political conventions do serve official purposes, they have largely become four-night infomercials for the party's platform and candidates.
Customarily, the presidential nominee speaks at the end of Thursday's session, while the vice presidential nominee gives their acceptance speech at the end of Wednesday. These two speeches are generally the most-followed addresses of a given convention.
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