Former President Donald Trump’s campaign plans to provide a “streamlined” schedule ahead of the Republican National Convention later this month, according to a memo received via NPR.
“The platform is an opportunity to explain our vision and establish a framework for policymaking, while rejecting any influence from vested interests that seek to divert public policy from our transparent objectives,” says the memorandum, signed by Trump. Councilmembers Chris LaCivita and Susie Wiles.
They said the platform reflects Trump’s vision for the United States and avoids creating lines of attack for his opponents.
The memo was first published through the New York Times and others.
A big question mark is what the platform will say about abortion, which is a political challenge for Republicans as stricter abortion policies are not in step with the perspectives of most Americans. The Platform Committee has not yet met on the content of the final declaration. results document.
This debate will not be taken openly, as has happened in the past. This year, the platform committee will meet a week before the congress and will be closed to the press, according to a source close to the decision, who did not allow him to speak. about internal projects.
Trump’s crusade seeks to dramatize and direct controversy while, as the memo says, he believes Trump is in a smart position to win. They argue that a heavy platform can simply be used as a weapon through Democrats and the media.
But the final meeting of the platform committee before the press is a break with tradition.
Party platforms can become lengthy documents, in which lobbyists and their advocates revise their arguments to defend their problems. The 2016 Republican platform is long and unclear or coherent. And he exposed Trump to attacks over Ukraine-related platform adjustments.
In 2020, Trump and the RNC didn’t even reopen the platform and stuck to the 2016 platform.