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Most Republicans are rallying around former President Donald Trump, with Trump’s GOP rivals reportedly burying the hatchet in a strong show of unity.
From the New York Post: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis — former 2024 primary rival of Donald Trump — will be speaking at the Republican National Convention next week in Milwaukee, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Post.
DeSantis’ presence on the bill was first reported by NBC News, which claimed that the speaking slot was created for the 45-year-old after a “change in schedule.”
The Post could not independently confirm whether that was the case, with a senior official in the DeSantis camp saying: “We’ve consistently been told we would have a speaking slot at the convention and have not been told differently.”
The final schedule has not yet been released, so it is unclear which day DeSantis will speak at the convention.
Former GOP presidential candidate Nikki Haley reportedly will not be attending the convention, and has not been invited, but she did release all of her 97 delegates on Tuesday, and encouraged them to vote for Trump.
Politico also reported that the RNC speaking schedule has been altered to include DeSantis:
DeSantis, once seen as a rising conservative star, was initially not scheduled to have a main stage speaking slot during the weeklong celebration of former President Donald Trump, three people familiar with convention plans but not authorized to speak publicly told POLITICO on Tuesday. Two of those people told POLITICO that, as of Wednesday morning, the plans had changed and DeSantis is now in the mix for a spot.
DeSantis not scheduled to speak at convention — but he’ll still be in Milwaukee https://t.co/8culp2Gt83
— POLITICO (@politico) July 10, 2024
DESANTIS TO SPEAK AT RNC: Ron DeSantis will get Republican National Convention speaking slot after ‘change in schedule’ https://t.co/wcNSZYUwPj pic.twitter.com/95tI0vh0bp
— WFLA NEWS (@WFLA) July 10, 2024
After initially being given no role at next week’s Republican National Convention, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has now been added to the speaking schedule, according to a source familiar with the decision. https://t.co/nVp1gRthrn
— NBC News (@NBCNews) July 10, 2024
