Trump shook up the Republican Party. What does it reveal about his plans?
Al Jazeera
As officials gather in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention, experts weigh in on a changed Republican Party.
The words read like one of his social media posts. Sentences abruptly shifted into uppercase letters. Warnings of chaos and instability, and false claims about immigration, leapt from the page. And sprinkled throughout was his trademark catchphrase, “Make America Great Again”.
But this was no social media screed from former United States President Donald Trump. Instead, it was the new draft platform for the Republican Party, released in advance of its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The RNC has said the convention will proceed as scheduled and Trump has confirmed that he will attend the event as planned, despite Saturday’s assassination attempt.
Meanwhile, experts are saying the Republican Party has indeed become the party of Trump. Recent changes within the party and its leadership offer a glimpse at Trump’s plans for the White House, should he succeed in being re-elected this November.
Kathleen Dolan, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, noted that Trump and his supporters already have a clear plan for his second term.
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