Reince Priebus says "be thankful for a miracle" Trump's safe after assassination attempt

Published: Jul 13, 2024 Duration: 00:03:10 Category: News & Politics

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>>> THE INVESTIGATION INTO THE SHOOTING AT DONALD TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN RALLY IS TAKING PLACE JUST AS THE 2024 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION IS GETTING UNDERWAY TOMORROW IN MILWAUKEE. ONE OF THE SPEAKERS WILL BE FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE AND FORMER WHITE HOUSE CHIEF OF STAFF. IT IS GOOD TO BE WITH YOU AGAIN IN THIS CRAZY MOMENT. HOW HAVE THINGS CHANGED ALREADY ON THE GROUND? >> CERTAINLY PEOPLE ARE STUNNED, GRATEFUL THAT THE PRESIDENT IS SAFE BUT IT IS ALSO A SAD DAY FOR THE PEOPLE HURTS AND IT IS A SAD DAY TO KNOW THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT DON'T CARE ABOUT THEIR OWN LIFE OR OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES. FOR THE MOST PART, THOUGH, THE PRESIDENT IS STRONG AND HE IS UNWAVERING. AS CHAIR OF THE HOST COMMITTEE HERE IN MILWAUKEE, OUR INTENTION IS TO MOVE FORWARD AS PLANNED. >> HOW DO YOU THINK THINGS WILL CHANGE AT THE CONVENTION NOW, WITH THIS, EITHER STRUCTURALLY IN TERMS OF TONE, SPEECHES, WHAT IS YOUR ANTICIPATION KNOWING POLITICS AS WELL AS YOU DO? >> THE EVENTS SO FAR THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ARE MOVING FORWARD AS PLANNED. AS FAR AS THE PROGRAMMING, THE SPEECHES AND HOW THIS WILL CHANGE ALL OF THAT, IT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE WILL DEAL WITH. SO FAR, I THINK THE PRESIDENT ATTITUDE HAS BEEN RESILIENT AND UNWAVERING AND I EXPECT, BASED ON MY OWN INSTINCT OR NOT WHAT ANYONE ELSE TOLD ME, I EXPECT THIS TO BE EPIC AND UNIFIED AND PEOPLE WILL BE EVEN MORE RESOLVED TO WORK TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD. PERHAPS MORE REFLECTIVE AMONG ALL OF US WHO TALK ON TELEVISION AND SPEAK WITH EACH OTHER. MAYBE THAT IS A GOOD THING, OBVIOUSLY, AS WELL. THERE IS A LOT OF EMOTION GOING AROUND, AND A LOT OF REFLECTION. >> I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ABLE TO HEAR MAJORITY LEADER SCALISE TALKING ABOUT EVERYBODY TURNING DOWN THE RHETORIC, WHAT YOU THINK THAT NATURE OF THE REFLECTION IS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT? >> I THINK IT IS SIMILAR. UNFORTUNATELY, DIVISION IS VERY PROFITABLE IN THE MEDIA TODAY AND I THINK SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER WE HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO MAKE UNITY PROFITABLE IN AMERICA. IT IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME. WE HAD A TRAGEDY YESTERDAY AND I THINK WE NEED TO REFLECT ON THAT, PRAY ABOUT THAT AND IT WAS A MIRACLE BUT A TRAGEDY FOR SOMEONE ELSE. THE WHOLE THING IS HORRIBLE AND

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