“Donald Trump long ago decided he wanted a very different Republican Party platform in 2024. The delegates who arrived in Milwaukee early last week before the Republican National Convention, with grand plans of drafting a sweeping document of party principles, quickly found out just how determined he was,” the New York Times reports.
“Within minutes of their arrival, their cellphones were confiscated and placed in magnetically sealed pouches. There would be no leaks of information. It was only then that the delegates received a copy of the platform language the Trump team had meticulously prepared, which slashed the platform size by nearly three-quarters.”
Said Trump on a phone call to delegates: “This is something that ultimately you’ll pass. You’ll pass it quickly.”
Politico: Trump doesn’t want to talk about abortion. Most GOP delegates are fine with that.
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