MILWAUKEE — Multiple North Carolina leaders are in Milwaukee for the Republican National Convention (RNC) following a weekend of worry and uncertainty after former President Donald Trump was shot in the ear at a rally.
Michele Nix is the Secretary for the North Carolina Republican Party. She was on a plane to Milwaukee for the convention when she first heard of the attempted assassination of the former President.
When she landed, she was relieved to learn the official Republican nominee for president was OK.
Nix said a lot of convention-goers are talking about the events that unfolded Saturday.
"A lot of people that we've talked to from other states are just as concerned that there would be such violence against the political candidate. We have not had that here in America in a very long time, and it's concerning to us, and we're very grateful and thankful that President Biden did come out and ask people to turn the rhetoric down because it is inciting violence, and we don't need that in our political process," Nix said.
Nix said the overall feeling at the RNC is unity. It's how Senator Thom Tillis is describing the atmosphere as well.
"I think it's on all Republicans, all Democrats to come together, to lower the temperature, to measure the rhetoric, and win the bases of the policies that are best for the American people and not on some sort of cheapened, lazy - in my mind - approach to politics," Tillis said.
After this weekend's events, Tillis said he believes the RNC is one of the safest places to be.
Greensboro police officers, along with other law enforcement across the country, are providing additional support for the convention.