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it does seem like donald trump has a ton of momentum. there's a lot of enthusiasm in fiserv forum. i think a lot of our democrats are nervous right now in wisconsin. host: what about the republicans? are they energized? guest: yes. i have been in the hall inside pfizer form every night. there is a lot of energy and cheering. it is a very motivated crowd i would say. host: as a member of the media, how has your reception been inside the republican hall? guest: everybody has been nice to me one-on-one. if you have been listening to the speeches there has been talk of the media being the enemy and some boos and things like that during speeches. certainly, they have been nice on a one-on-one basis but definitely there's an attitude

the media is the enemy. host: mary spicuzza, how was the reception last night for j.d. vance? guest: he got a great reception. there was a ton of applause. there was chanting for jd, for jd's mom, for his grandma, for ohio. he got a very overwhelmingly positive reception to his speech. he did steer clear of controversial issues. i did not hear him out of the word abortion during his speech, which has been an issue that has not come up in any of the speeches this week. certainly, a lot of his life story. his story of his family and received overwhelmingly positive reception from everything i saw and heard. host: mary spicuzza, two things. he talked about his mother, 10 years clean and sober. and mamaw's love of the f word.

guest: god and the f word. it sounds like she had a healthy stash of guns around from what he said. lots of personal stories. if there was any skepticism about him before i was not hearing that in the crowd from the response to his speech. host: as the audience noticed or appreciated donald trump has been an attendance every night of this convention? guest: oh yes. he has not spoken from the stage but his presence has certainly been felt and seen. he has walked into a standing ovation and thunderous applause every night. just about every speech has cut over to him as the speaker is on the stage for his reaction at least once if not 2, 3, 4 times. he has certainly been a presence every night. host: tonight is his night. have you heard anything about

his speech and who else is speaking? guest: there is a pretty packed lineup like every night. i have not seen any excerpts from his speech. they have talked about unity. some folks have had a more message of unity than others. we will have to wait and see what donald trump's message is and how much he has rewritten his speech from -- since the assassination attempt and whether that is unity is going through his speech remains to be seen. we have not seen his medical records yet. i have not seen anything released about his ear and the damages and any updates on that. host: this will be the first time he gives a speech since the rally in butler, pennsylvania, isn't it? guest: right. it feels like it's been longer but it's been less than a week. six days. to my knowledge, unless he's given some private speech, this

will be his first speech since that shooting. host: mary spicuzza, axios reports this morning the trump bandage is the newest fashion trend at the rnc. members are wearing -- putting on a bandage on the right year -- ear. guest: yes. some people are putting paper or tape over their ear. some bandages. it has been nothing cropping up probably everyday of the convention. some more elaborate than others. host: what has security been like for you? guest: it has been tight. i would not try to commute around milwaukee this week with the fencing, the cement barricades. i have my media credentials so i can get in and out of the security zone. host: is it tough for you to get home? guest: no.

nobody else is the streets commuting. this has been the fastest commute of my life. i'm just avoiding the closed streets. a lot of people who don't have to be downtown or don't want to be for the convention are not coming downtown and are commuting and telecommuting to work. it's an interesting mix of almost carnival like atmosphere within the confines of the security zone and then outside it's almost like vacant streets. we did have some protests of a few hundred. there was also someone was tragically killed, that sounds like an unhealthy person was killed near the security barrier -- unhoused person was killed near the security barrier. it had nothing to do with the rnc. he was arguing with somebody and they saw a knife in his hand. that is a tragic thing that happened near the rnc but not directly related to the event. host: a native and someone who

lives in milwaukee, would you recommend to a midsized city to sponsor a convention like this? guest: maybe ask me after tonight. it's been a pretty smooth event so far aside from that incident. some commuting frustrations but it will be interesting to see more about whether the economics -- whether there is a boost to local businesses. we have amazing local restaurants and shops and businesses. i am hoping that they make money off this event and don't lose money. maybe check back with me on that one. host: mary spicuzz >> c-span now is of a mobile app featuring your unfiltered view of what is happening in washington. live and on-demand.

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