MILWAUKEE—White lights flashed, music played, and a curtain rose, slowly revealing “TRUMP,” spelled out in golden lights. In the center stood former President Donald Trump, silhouetted, onstage at the Fiserv Forum on July 18.
The Republican National Convention (RNC) erupted in cheers, whistles, and chants of “USA!”
But moments after the dramatic entrance, a hush fell over the packed arena, as the former president said he was about to make a one-time-only disclosure about the assassination attempt he had survived five days prior.
“I will tell you exactly what happened,” he said. “And you will never hear it from me a second time because it’s actually too painful to tell.”…