Milwaukee likely the city to host the 2024 National Republican Convention. (Photo Courtesy: WITI)
MILWAUKEE, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Concerns from the nation’s capital about protesting at Milwaukee’s Republican National Convention.
Wisconsin U.S. Senator Ron Johnson discussed those with the head of the Secret Service Tuesday.
Johnson says demonstrations for this July’s convention will differ from when Milwaukee was slated to host the Democratic national convention in 2020.
“We’ve had the summer protests of 2020, we had January 6th, we’ve had the pro-Hamas protests on dozens of campuses,” said Johnson.
Milwaukee hasn’t officially determined a protest zone. The proposed spot, Pere Marquette Park, is a block and a half from the Fiserv Forum where the convention will happen in July.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell also sent the Secret Service director a letter concerning the proximity of the protesters to the convention site.
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