Republicans weigh in on what they hope and expect to hear in Trump's RNC speech: 'This is his moment'
MILWAUKEE - Republicans at the RNC in Milwaukee spoke to Fox News Digital about what they hope and expect to hear from former President Trump when he delivers his first speech since a failed attempt on his life at his last rally.
"We're at an amazing turning point, an inflection point in America," Ohio’s Republican Attorney General Dave Yost told Fox News Digital.
"President Trump, rising off the ground after that awful evil attempt on his life showed strength of character and determination and heart that America has been hungry for and I think this showcase allows him to get past the legacy media filter and to address the American people at a moment when they're looking for a message of strength and stability and hope and I think he's going to be able to bring that. This is his moment."
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Political consultant and Trump surrogate Mehek Cook told Fox News Digital she expects a message of "unity" from the former president.
"I believe he started that movement as voters continued to abandon Joe Biden in droves. Black voters, Hispanic, even the youth in swing states are now for President Trump but I think Saturday changed everything," Cooke said.
"An assassination attempt on President Trump truly proved that the American spirit was attacked and when he got up and yelled fight, fight, fight without a prompter, that was his first inclination to tell the American people that he's okay and that he's standing with them. It showed hope in America."
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Cooke continued, "It showed that he's truly a beacon of light. I believe that he's going to stand on stage and talk about unifying America. It's not