We’ve been waiting for the list of speakers to next week’s GOP convention in Cleveland and it’s finally here.
Well, a “partial list” according to the emailed news release from the GOP:
Pastor Mark Burns
Phil Ruffin
Congressman Ryan Zinke
Pat Smith
Mark Geist
John Tiegen
Congressman Michael McCaul
Sheriff David Clarke
Congressman Sean Duffy
Darryl Glenn
Senator Tom Cotton
Karen Vaughn
Governor Mike Huckabee
Mayor Rudy Giuliani
Melania Trump
Senator Joni Ernst
Kathryn Gates-Skipper
Marcus Luttrell
Dana White
Governor Asa Hutchinson
Attorney General Leslie Rutledge
Michael Mukasey
Andy Wist
Senator Jeff Sessions
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn
Alex Smith
Speaker Paul Ryan
Congressman Kevin McCarthy
Kerry Woolard .
Senator Shelley Moore Capito
Dr. Ben Carson
Co-Chair Sharon Day
Natalie Gulbis
Kimberlin Brown
Antonio Sabato, Jr.
Peter Thiel
Eileen Collins
Senator Ted Cruz
Newt Gingrich
Michelle Van Etten
Lynne Patton
Eric Trump
Harold Hamm
Congressman Chris Collins
Brock Mealer
Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn
Governor Mary Fallin
Darrell Scott
Lisa Shin
Governor Rick Scott
Chairman Reince Priebus
Tom Barrack
Ivanka Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi
Jerry Falwell Jr.
Rabbi Haskel Lookstein
Chris Cox
Senator Mitch McConnell
Tiffany Trump
Governor Chris Christie
Donald J. Trump Jr.
Governor Scott Walker
No Sarah Palin or Bobby Knight?
Not on the list of RNC Convention speakers: Bobby Knight, who Trump has repeatedly praised/said he wanted to be a part of the convention.
— Phil Mattingly (@Phil_Mattingly) July 14, 2016
UPDATE. No Governor Pence, too:
Absent from RNC speaker list (so far): @GovPenceIN https://t.co/P4UxDfkuqk
— Nick Gass (@NickGass) July 14, 2016
The New York Times is reporting what they say is the schedule, which has yet to be released by the GOP, including former NFL QB Tim Tebow and Trump Super PAC backer Tom Barrack:
The list of speakers at the Republican convention. https://t.co/AhdzhgOcK7 pic.twitter.com/EWSqVKptnN
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) July 14, 2016
The Times reports that Trump is “still inviting people,” so who knows what the final lineup will be:
Inviting people to a BBQ 5 days out is rude, let alone to speak at a convention on national TV pic.twitter.com/6PkcGdIT2C
— Dan Pfeiffer (@danpfeiffer) July 14, 2016
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