Former Covington student Nicholas Sandmann scheduled to speak at GOP convention

By Anthony Leonardi

Published August 19, 2020 3:44pm ET

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Former Covington student Nicholas Sandmann scheduled to speak at GOP convention — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, watches balloons fall alongside son Barron, from left, wife Melania, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana and Pence's wife Karen after Trump's address to delegates during the final day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

Former Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention next week.

Trump campaign and Republican officials said that Sandmann, along with St. Louis couple Mark and Patricia McCloskey and school safety advocate Andrew Pollack, will deliver remarks at the convention. Sandmann confirmed the news on social media early Tuesday.

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