Lara Trump, daughter-in-law to Donald Trump and co-chair of the Republican National Committee, spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday.
Trump started her speech by addressing the assassination attempt against the former president.
“Our family has faced our fair share of death threats,” Trump said. “But none of that prepares you as a daughter-in-law to watch in real time someone try to kill a person you love. None of that prepares you as a mother to quickly reach for the remote and turn your young children away from the screen so that they’re not witness to something that scars the memory of their grandpa for the rest of their lives.”
“Last Saturday was a jarring reminder that we as Americans must always remember. There is more that unites us than divides us. We all want this country to be great, even if we don’t always agree on the best way of doing that,” Trump said.
During the convention, delegates will adopt a party platform and former President Donald Trump will formally accept the Republican nomination for president. On Monday, Trump named Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio as his running mate.
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