Cleveland - The running joke at the Republican National Convention is that Donald Trump won't just speak Thursday night when he accepts the GOP presidential nomination - he'll speak the other four nights of the party's bash as well.
Well, we now know he'll take the podium here at the Quicken Loans Arena for two out of the four nights.
Paul Manafort, Trump's de facto campaign manager, said the candidate will introduce his wife Melania before her keynote address. The former model has rarely spoken to the media and has taken a far less public role in the campaign than Trump's children. But her task Monday is to sell her husband to a skeptical bloc of women voters who could decide the election.
"He wanted to be here for his wife's speech," said Manafort, who added that the couple will fly back to New York shortly afterward, only to return ahead of Thursday's bash.
We'll be doing frequent Facebook Lives while we're at the Republican and Democratic conventions with delegates and top officials from both parties. Check out a chat we had earlier today:
***
Starting in Iowa and New Hampshire, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has brought you every key moment in the 2016 presidential race, and our in-depth coverage will continue at the political conventions. Our team of seasoned political reporters will be on the ground in Cleveland and Philadelphia to bring you every development from these pivotal campaign events. An expanded editorial team in the Atlanta newsroom will round out coverage of both conventions.
About the Author
