Milwaukee Braces for 50,000 Visitors, Trump After Shooting

  • GOP convention kicks off amid heightened security concerns
  • City had already been bracing for protests, disruptions
Trump to Attend RNC With Ramped Up Security
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The Republican National Convention was always going to be a high-security event.

The convention, which opens Monday and is expected to draw over 50,000 attendees, is now under even closer scrutiny after an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend at a campaign rally.