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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis, Brian Bakst, Mark Zdechlik and Cari Dwyer
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Reviewing the 2024 Republican National Convention

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A view of the convention floor before the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 14, in Milwaukee. The convention takes place July 15-18.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP via Getty Images

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Just two days after the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, delegates officially nominated him for president and he announced his vice-presidential running mate is Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests recap some of the most talked about moments of the first few days of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Guests:

  • Brian Bakst, MPR News senior politics editor.

  • Jennifer DeJournett is a Republican political strategist and president of Ballot Box Strategies, a political consulting firm. She is serving her fifth term as an elected county park commissioner.  

  • Mark Zdechlik, MPR News correspondent at the convention.

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MPR News host Angela Davis talks with Brian Bakst (center), senior politics editor for MPR News, and Jennifer DeJournett, Republican political strategist and president of Ballot Box Strategies, in an MPR News studio in St. Paul on Thursday.
Nikhil Kumaran | MPR

Join us on Thursday, Aug. 22 when we talk with MPR News senior politics editor Brian Bakst about the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

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