The Republican Party continues to strongly support Donald Trump’s candidacy and policies as it prepares for its national convention in Milwaukee.
Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Brian Simming, speaking at a news conference Thursday, emphasized the unity behind Republicans’ support for Trump’s nomination in the face of Democratic uncertainty surrounding President Joe Biden.
“One week from today, the Republican Party will nominate Donald Trump to be the next president of the United States,” Siming said.
“Hosting the Republican National Convention will solidify the gains we’re making in Wisconsin. I just finished three days of Republican National Committee meetings in Milwaukee, and we’re a group that is solidly united in support of Donald Trump.”
Siming also expressed excitement about President Trump’s selection as vice president.
“The great thing for Republicans going into the vice presidential nomination is we have a lot of good options, a lot of good options to be vice president of the United States,” Schimming said.
“Joe Biden has VP Harris, but her approval ratings are just as bad as Biden’s.”
Asked for his position on the state Supreme Court’s decision on the use of ballot drop boxes, Siming said it was a politically motivated interference with the Legislature’s powers regarding election law.
But he expressed confidence in Wisconsin’s election security measures overall.
“But I’m the state chairman of the party and I have to deal with the state law as it stands, whether it’s the drop box issue or any other issue,” Siming said.
“We’re going to do everything we can, and thanks to our internal election integrity unit and all the efforts across the state, we’re confident that we’ll be confident in the results on election night. But if we end up in a recount situation or any other issues arise, we’ll address those.”
Democratic supporters’ groups, such as the March on the Democrats Coalition, have promised to hold protests near the convention.
“If Trump previously thought Milwaukee was ‘terrible,’ he wouldn’t be happy if local Democrats held a counter-rally exposing his extreme ‘Project 2025’ policies,” said Rosemary Voegelin, communications director for the Democratic National Convention.
Siming said he’s not too worried about disruption from anti-Trump protests and is looking forward to the start of the Republican National Convention.
“The tournament here will be a showcase of what’s going on across the country,” Shimming said.
“Wisconsin is often one of the most competitive battleground states, especially among the seven major battleground states, but we feel confident in where we are right now.”
