The Trump campaign has released its list of speakers for the 2020 Republican National Convention.
The lineup is not terrible. It is not great, but it is also not terrible, which is about all one can hope for these days from either of the two major parties.
Each of the convention’s four nights “will honor the great American story, the American people that have written it, and how President Donald J. Trump’s Make America Great Again agenda has empowered them to succeed,” the incumbent president’s campaign announced Sunday.
On Monday, the lineup will include:
- Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina.
- Republican House Whip Rep. Steve Scalise of Louisiana.
- Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida.
- Republican Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio.
- Former Ambassador Nikki Haley.
- Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel.
- Democratic Georgia State Rep. Vernon Jones.
- Former Fox News co-host Kimberly Guilfoyle.
- Trump 2020 campaign advisory board member Natalie Harp.
- Turning Point USA’s Charlie Kirk.
- Republican U.S. House candidate for Maryland’s 7th Congressional District Kim Klacik.
- St. Louis attorneys Mark and Patricia McCloskey.
- Retired U.S. Army Capt. Sean Parnell.
- School safety advocate Andrew Pollack.
- Donald Trump, Jr.
- Montana business owner Tanya Weinreis.
On Tuesday:
- First lady Melania Trump.
- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
- Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky.
- Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds of Iowa.
- Republican Florida Lt. Gov. Jeanette Nuñez.
- Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron.
- Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi.
- Pro-life activist Abby Johnson.
- Navajo Nation Vice President Myron Lizer.
- “Angel Mom” Mary Ann Mendoza.
- Covington Catholic alumnus Nicholas Sandmann.
- Eric Trump.
- Tiffany Trump.
On Wednesday:
- Vice President Mike Pence.
- Second lady Karen Pence.
- Republican Sen. Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.
- Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa.
- Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem.
- Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas.
- Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York.
- Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin of New York.
- Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell.
- White House adviser Kellyanne Conway.
- Assistant to the president and national security adviser to the vice president Keith Kellogg.
- Former NFL player and Black Voices for Trump Advisory Board member Jack Brewer.
- Retired U.S. Army Col. Sister Dede Byrne of the Little Workers of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary.
- Republican U.S. House candidate for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District Madison Cawthorn.
- Black Voices for Trump Advisory Board member Clarence Henderson.
- Albuquerque police officer Ryan Holets.
- National Association of Police Organizations President Michael McHale.
- Republican U.S. House candidate for Utah’s 4th Congressional District and former NFL player Burgess Owens.
- Lara Trump.
On Thursday:
- President Trump.
- Housing and Urban Development Director Ben Carson.
- Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
- Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas.
- Republican House Republican Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California.
- Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew of New Jersey.
- Ivanka Trump.
- White House deputy assistant to the president Ja’Ron Smith.
- Ann Dorn, widow of retired St. Louis police Captain David Dorn.
- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
- Evangelist Franklin Graham.
- Criminal justice reform advocate and former federal prisoner Alice Johnson.
- Parents of slain ISIS hostage Kayla Mueller, Carl and Marsha Mueller.
- UFC President Dana White.
As in 2016, former Republican President George W. Bush will not speak at his party’s convention, meaning the GOP gathering this week will again lack input from any former president. In contrast, three former Democratic Presidents Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter, all spoke this week at the Democratic National Convention.
