Former President Trump will stay in Milwaukee for the upcoming Republican National Convention, his campaign confirmed , batting down reports the former president intended to spend the night at his Chicago property and commute to the Wisconsin city for the event. A Trump campaign spokesperson denied reporting from ABC7 in Chicago that Trump was planning to stay at Trump Tower in the Windy City. That report cited a “high-ranking law enforcement source” and two other sources who confirmed Trump was making plans to stay in Chicago.
“President Trump will be staying in Milwaukee for the convention,” Karoline Leavitt, the national press secretary for the Trump campaign, told The Hill. The New York Times separately reported Trump had intended to stay in Chicago, but those plans changed after reporters inquired with the campaign about them. A Republican National Committee spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The Republican National Convention is scheduled to take place July 15-18. Reports that Trump had planned to stay in Chicago came days after the former president disparaged Milwaukee during a closed-door meeting with House Republicans while in Washington, D.C.
Punchbowl News reported Trump referred to Milwaukee, the most populous city in Wisconsin, as a “horrible city.” Trump and his allies sought to tamp down outrage over the comment, insisting he was talking about crime and voter fraud specifically. “I picked Milwaukee, I know it well,�.
