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Relatives of some of the 13 American service members killed during the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan appeared on stage at the Republican National Convention Wednesday in an emotional moment that revived one of the low points of President Joe Biden's presidency. Many of the Gold Star families have criticized Biden for never publicly naming their loved ones. On stage Wednesday, one of the family members named each of the 13 service members, and the crowd echoed back each name as it was read aloud. Joe Biden has refused to recognize their sacrifice, Christy Shamblin, the mother-in-law of Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee, told the crowd. Donald Trump knew all of our children's names. He knew all of their stories. The crowd chanted Never forget! and U.S.A.! as Trump and the entire convention hall stood. President Biden cares deeply about our service members, their families, and the immense sacrifices they have made," Adrienne Watson, a National Security Council spokesperson, said in a ...
Donald Trump is set to complete his takeover of the Republican National Committee on Friday when GOP officials vote to install the former president's hand-picked leadership team including his daughter-in-law Lara Trump. Michael Whatley, a North Carolina Republican who has echoed Trump's false theories of voter fraud, is set to be elected the party's new national chairman in a vote Friday morning in Houston. Lara Trump will become the co-chair. Trump's team is promising not to use the RNC to pay his mounting personal legal bills. But once the leadership changes are finalised, Trump and his lieutenants will have firm control of the party's political and fundraising machinery with limited, if any, internal pushback. Whatley will carry the top title, replacing longtime chair Ronna McDaniel after she fell out of favour with key figures in the former president's Make America Great Again movement. But he will be surrounded by people closer to Trump. Lara Trump is expected to focus largel