Former President Donald Trump’s campaign denied he is planning to stay in Chicago and commute to Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention in July, as multiple sources told ABC7.
A high-ranking law enforcement source who is not authorized to comment on the decision publicly, but who has knowledge of the decision, told ABC7 Political Reporter Craig Wall that Trump intends to stay in Chicago and commute to Milwaukee for the convention. A second source confirmed those plans.
A third source told ABC7 the former president is making plans to stay in Chicago during the RNC. Those sources said the city has been preparing for weeks for Trump to stay here and travel to Milwaukee.
But Karoline Leavitt, national press secretary for the Trump campaign, responded to ABC7 saying, “The president is planning to stay in Milwaukee for the Convention.”
“We did have solid indications he was originally planning to stay in Chicago, at least for some period of time,” said 2nd Ward Ald. Brian Hopkins, who’s also chair of the city’s public safety committee. “Campaigns change schedules all the time. The Trump campaign is like any other; they react to circumstances, they react to the optics, and I think in this case it looked pretty bad to not be staying in Wisconsin, which is a battleground state for him. So, frankly, I’m not surprised they changed their mind not to stay in Trump Tower.”
One high ranking law enforcement source confirming confirmed sweeps had been done at the Trump Tower just last week.
