As the second day of the Republican National Convention kicked off in Milwaukee, many local Florida lawmakers said meeting presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday was an exciting experience. “It was like a prayer answered. We were really hoping that Mr. Trump would come up to the podium and address the crowd. He didn’t come to the podium, but we’re just grateful,” Republican Florida Rep. Rick Ross told WPBF25 News. “We knew he was in Milwaukee and we were praying that he would come to the convention. It’s been very emotional the last few days,” said Ross, who also serves as vice chair of the Palm Beach County Republican Party. “It was just an incredible energy. To be honest, I knew about 30 or 40 people in the Florida delegation. They were all excited to be there. I was sitting in the front row and I was going to be sitting elbow to elbow with Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Unfortunately they weren’t going to be sitting, but I was five feet away from them,” Ross said. “Join the movement. There’s a movement going on that something has changed. What’s going on in America is a mood swing,” Ross added. Trump’s first public appearance since the assassination attempt on Saturday was to a packed audience of Republican lawmakers from across the country. “Everybody who was listening and watching was scared to death for five minutes because nobody knew what had happened. This shouldn’t have happened. We can’t go after a presidential candidate,” the Republican said. And security and safety were on everyone’s mind during the four-day convention. “I couldn’t drive to the hotel on Sunday. All the hotel entrances were blocked off, so I had to walk three blocks,” Rep. Ross said. As for the Republican National Convention schedule, the lawmakers said they attended a breakfast in Florida on Tuesday. Other lawmakers in our viewing area, including Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer and Rep. Brian Mast, are also attending this year’s convention. The convention will continue through Thursday. “It doesn’t seem real. Everybody there, every speaker. It’s like a moment in history,” Rep. Ross said. TOP STORIES: STAY UP TO DATE: The latest news and weather from WPBF 25 Get the latest news with the WPBF 25 News app. Download it here.
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As the second day of the Republican National Convention began in Milwaukee, many local Florida lawmakers said meeting presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday was an exciting experience.
“It felt like a prayer answered. We were really hoping that he would come out there and address the crowd and be on the podium. He didn’t come to the podium, but we were just grateful,” Republican Florida Rep. Rick Ross told WPBF 25 News. “We knew he was in Milwaukee and we were praying that he would come to the convention. It’s been a very emotional time these past few days.”
Ross also serves as vice-chair of the Palm Beach County Republican Party.
“The energy was incredible. To be honest with you, I know about 30 or 40 people in the Florida delegation. Everybody was excited to be there. I was sitting in the front row, and I was going to be sitting elbow to elbow with Eric and Donald Trump Jr. Unfortunately they weren’t going to be sitting, but I was five feet from them,” he said.
“Join the movement. There’s a movement going on all over that something has changed. What’s going on in America is a mood swing,” he added.
Republican lawmakers from around the country packed the auditorium as Trump appeared at his first hearing since Saturday’s assassination attempt.
“Everybody who was listening and watching was scared to death for five minutes because nobody knew what was going on. This shouldn’t happen. We can’t go after presidential candidates,” the Republican said.
And security and safety will be on everyone’s minds throughout the four-day event.
“I couldn’t drive to the hotel on Sunday. All the entrances were blocked off so I had to walk three blocks,” Ross said.
As for the Republican National Convention schedule, he said lawmakers attended a breakfast meeting in Florida on Tuesday.
Other lawmakers in our viewing area are also joining the convention this year, including Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer and Congressman Brian Mast.
It will run until Thursday.
“It just doesn’t seem real. All the people there, all the speakers. It just feels like a historic moment,” Ross said.
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