It won’t just be Democrats speaking at their convention in Chicago this week. Several Republicans have received key speaking spots.
While some of the biggest names among Republicans opposed to GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump have remained on the sidelines, others will be taking to the United Center stage this week to lay out the case for why they’re there – and why they think conservatives should join them in voting for Kamala Harris.
Two prominent speakers are from key battleground states: John Giles, the mayor of Mesa, Arizona, and Geoff Duncan, the former lieutenant governor of Georgia.
Duncan will have a “prominent” speaking slot on Wednesday night, according to a source familiar with the speech.
The source said his remarks will be “directed at Republicans who are sick and tired of making excuses for Donald Trump.”
He will be joined by Olivia Troye, a former Trump White House national security official who joined Harris for an event in Michigan a few days before Joe Biden dropped out of the race. Stephanie Grisham, who served as White House press secretary during the Trump administration, will also speak at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
CNN previously reported that former Illinois Rep. Adam Kinzinger will speak on Thursday evening ahead of Harris. Both Duncan and Kinzinger are CNN contributors.
“I’ve been a Republican all my life. But since Donald Trump refused to accept the results of the 2020 election, the Republican Party has spiraled further and further into political extremism,” Giles said.
