Trump Wasnt Going to Stay in Milwaukee. Then Reporters Asked. – The New York Times

When Republicans gather in Milwaukee next month to nominate him for president, Donald J. Trump planned to stay not in the conventions host city but at a Trump hotel in Chicago, some 90 miles away, according to three people briefed on the former presidents logistics.

That changed midafternoon on Tuesday, after reporters for The New York Times and an ABC station in Chicago contacted his campaign for comment.

Mr. Trump now intends to stay in Milwaukee, two of the people briefed on his logistics said.

Mr. Trump has been on the defensive about his views on Milwaukee since news outlets reported last week that he had called it a horrible city in a private meeting with House Republicans in Washington. The change in his convention plans avoids a perceived slight to the largest city in Wisconsin, a vital battleground state.

In a local television interview on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. Trump said he was always planning on staying in Milwaukee. I have a beautiful hotel there, a beauty, as good as it gets, he said of Chicago. But Im staying here.

And Mr. Trump opened his rally on Tuesday afternoon in Racine by proclaiming his love for Milwaukee, about 30 miles away, which he claimed he selected as the host of the convention. And he repeated his contention that he had only criticized the city over crime and his false claims of voter fraud there in 2020.

I love Milwaukee. I said weve got to fix the crime, we all know that, Mr. Trump told thousands of people gathered to hear him speak. Youve got to make sure the elections honest.

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Trump Wasnt Going to Stay in Milwaukee. Then Reporters Asked. - The New York Times