‘C’ List of Headliners Highlight What Donald Trump Thinks Is ‘Great’
Live from Cleveland, Ohio, starting at 7:50 PM EDT, the first night of the 2016 Republican National Convention!
Tonight, at some point – there is no actual published schedule with times on it – Donald Trump will introduce Melania Trump, his wife, who will take the spot usually reserved for one of the most important leaders the party believes has the greatest potential to become, perhaps, president, or as a tribute to their contribution to the party.
Before that happens, RNC delegates will be entertained by the following “C” list of Republican politicians and conservative notables. Among them, Scott Baio, an actor best known for his role in “Charles in Charge” (1984-1990), and “Joanie Loves Chachi” (1982-1983). Baio was invited to speak at the convention after posting this tweet calling former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a “c*nt.”
Here’s the lineup of tonight’s speakers (in order presumably but given the craziness of this convention, who knows?), via Vox:
Willie Robertson, star of Duck Dynasty
Rick Perry, former governor and presidential candidate (R-TX)
Marcus Luttrell, a retired Navy SEAL and Afghanistan/Iraq veteran who was portrayed by Mark Wahlberg in the film Lone Survivor
Scott Baio, an actor known for his roles as Chachi on Happy Days and Joanie Loves Chachi, and Bob Loblaw on Arrested Development
Mark Geist and John Tiegen, former members of the Benghazi Annex Security Team during the Benghazi attacks
Kent Terry and Kelly Terry-Willis, appearing in honor of their brother Brian Terry, a border patrol agent who died on duty
Antonio Sabato Jr., former General Hospital actor
Mary Ann Mendoza, whose son died in a car accident involving an undocumented immigrant;Â Sabine Durden, whose son also died in a car accident involving an undocumented immigrant;Â Jamiel Shaw, whose son was killed in a gang shooting involving an undocumented immigrant
Rep. Mike McCaul (R-TX), chair of the Committee on Homeland Security
David A. Clarke Jr., sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, and a vocal critic of criminal justice reform and Black Lives Matter
Sean Duffy, Congress member and former Real World contestant (R-WI), and his wife, Rachel Duffy
Darryl Glenn, the Republican nominee for Senate in Colorado
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), an Afghanistan/Iraq veteran
Karen Vaughn, anti-Obama activist whose son, a Navy SEAL, was killed in Afghanistan
Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), an early Trump supporter and anti-immigration advocate
Rudy Giuliani, former mayor of New York City and 2008 presidential candidate
Melania Trump, the presumptive presidential nominee’s wife
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, former Defense Intelligence Agency director and Trump VP finalist
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), a retired lieutenant colonel in the Iowa Army National Guard
Jason Beardsley, adviser for Concerned Veterans of America
Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT), a retired Navy SEAL who served in Iraq and won two Bronze Stars
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