For the first time since surviving a recent assassination attempt and following his successful Republican Party nominating convention, Donald Trump is preparing for a campaign rally this coming Saturday. This event will take place in Grand Rapids, Michigan, considered a key state in the election. Ohio Senator JD Vance, newly-appointed as Trump’s vice president nominee, will be accompanying him in this inaugural event of their official Republican presidential team.
Insiders within the Republican Party announced at the nominating convention in Milwaukee that there has been a change in Trump after his close encounter with death. They predicted that Trump in his Thursday night acceptance speech would call for unity amongst Americans.
During his convention speech, Trump shared his near fatal experience, crediting his survival to “the grace of Almighty God”. Although he started his address with an appeal for nationwide unity and recovery, he still included his well-known list of complaints and digs at rivals.
The content of Trump’s upcoming Saturday speech remains uncertain. Nevertheless, devoted fans regularly attend these events in anticipation of Trump’s signature contentious statements.
Following this week’s convention, both Trump and Vance are slated to appear on stage at Grand Rapids with the backing of a united Republican Party.
In contrast, the Democratic Party is facing internal struggles, bringing in doubt whether Joe Biden will be the Democratic challenger come the November 5th election.
Many party leaders are urging Biden to withdraw from his re-election campaign after scoring poorly against Trump in a recent debate. As Biden falls behind in public opinion polls and loses ground in every swing state to Trump, many in the Democratic Party fear that his chances for winning are minimal and express the need for a new candidate to challenge Trump.
Almost three dozen Democrats in the US Congress have suggested that it’s time for President Biden to step aside, with twelve voicing their opinions openly on Friday. More members of congress are anticipated to voice their opinions in the forthcoming days.
Donors have begun expressing doubts, and an endeavour known as ‘Pass the Torch, Biden’ is set to stage a protest on Saturday outside the White House.
The internal disagreement within the party and its leaders has become increasingly strained, just a month prior to the Democratic National Convention. This convention is ideally expected to nominate the standing president in unity, to stand against Trump.
Trump’s rally in Grand Rapids will take place inside an arena, different from his previous rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which took place outside.
During the Butler rally, a shooter managed to climb the roof of a building located outside the secret service’s safety boundary. The attacker opened fire, clipping Trump’s ear, killing a single attendee, and injuring several others.
The secret service, in charge of Trump’s security, refrained from commenting on safeguarding plans for the Grand Rapids event. Investigations are underway into the security lapses at the Butler gathering.