Trump campaign picks up the pace, eyes counter-programming during Democrats' convention

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With Vice President Kamala Harris riding a wave heading into next week's Democratic National Convention, former President Trump and his campaign appear to be stepping up their efforts to blunt her momentum.

Trump's campaign tells Fox News it plans to counter-program during the Democrats' national nominating convention, which kicks off next Monday in Chicago.

"We're going to roll out some stuff," a Trump campaign senior adviser told Fox News.

The adviser, who asked to remain anonymous to speak more freely, said the campaign will put "a whole cadre of people" - including Trump and top surrogates - into the field next week.

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"We're certainly going to have key people in the battlegrounds and available to the media to counterprogram," the adviser said.

And one of those key people will be Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley, Fox News has learned.

In years past, it was traditional for a presidential candidate to lay low while the other party held its national nominating convention.

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But last month, as the Republicans held their convention in Milwaukee, President Biden briefly campaigned in the key swing state of Nevada before cutting his trip short after catching COVID.

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