The family of the US President occupies the rhetoric ... and professional politicians are excluded
Trump turns the Republican convention into a "family celebration"
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence take the stage with their families during the conference. Getty
Trump Jr got his share of appearances. Archives
Sons who had nothing to do with politics or the American domestic affair spoke at the conference. Archive
Trump's wife gave a speech at the conference. Archives
Trump's son's girlfriend made an appearance. Archives
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The Republican Party conference to determine the presidential candidate for the US elections, which ended yesterday, turned into a "family celebration", in which a member of the Trump family was arranged for each of the four days of the conference, while the probability arrangement was devoid of the appearance of important Republican figures, including former President George Bush Jr., and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney, according to "The Washington Post", "Time" magazine, and several American newspapers and websites.
The conference was attended by the Trump family: Tiffany Trump (daughter of the US President), Eric Trump (son of Trump), Lara Trump (wife of Eric Trump's son), Victor Kanves (father of Trump's current wife Melania), Amalija Kanves (Melania's mother), Ivanka Trump ( Trump's daughter), Jared Kushner (Ivanka's husband), Phenicia Trump (Trump's son-in-law), Donald Trump Jr. (Trump's eldest son), Kimmerly Jewell (Trump's son's girlfriend).
The Washington Post, which monitored the arrangement, said that it was decided that Trump's son, Donald Jr., would appear with his girlfriend, Kimberly Jewell, on the first day on the speech stage, while America's first lady Melania Trump, Eric and Tiffany Trump appeared on the second day, and Lara Trump, wife of Eric, who is paid for her work in the election campaign, and is not a volunteer, on the third day, while Ivanka Trump, who works in the White House as a political advisor with her husband, will appear on the last day, provided that Donald Trump appears throughout the days of the conference.
The celebration was marked by its disregard for important Republican politicians, including George W. Bush and Mitt Romney. The Washington Post commented on this ignorance, saying that it "reflects the way the US president views these figures."
The conference was full of unexpected surprises, such as not adopting a new electoral program, contenting itself with the 2016 program, which is a precedent that has not occurred since 1850, and caused funny paradoxes, such as fixing the phrase and “We condemn the current administration’s policy,” or “the current president’s policy,” which is a reference It was meant by Republicans at the time to criticize the policies of former President Barack Obama, and the program adopted one new phrase, which is that “the party undoubtedly and unanimously agreed to confirm its strong support for Donald Trump and his administration,” a phrase that many considered strange to the formulations of American democracy.
The conference also witnessed other behaviors contrary to political norms, such as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo giving a speech from Israel at the conference, via video conference technology, which is criticized because the Secretary of State does not interfere in domestic politics in the United States, and the speech was delivered from a non-American land. He also witnessed the head of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, delivered a speech as well, which met with the same previous disapproval, in addition to Trump's announcement of a presidential pardon for bank robber John Boehner.
The American "Time" magazine ridiculed the arrangement of the party, and expressed its surprise that four adult children of the Trump family would participate in the conference.
A leader in Trump's election campaign, Samanza Zager, justified what happened by saying that “the president is a family man who cares about his wife and children. Turn him around to say what they know about the good aspects of his person for public opinion ». The Trump family has been the subject of controversy in recent days in the United States, as Marian Trump, the sister of the US President, said in recordings delivered to the "Washington Post", that "Trump is a man who has no principles, and a person cannot trust him."
- The American "Time" magazine ridiculed the arrangement of the party, and expressed its surprise that 4 adult children of the Trump family would participate in the conference.