{"id":2298799,"date":"2024-07-18T03:22:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T07:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-buzz-mamaw-and-wwii-veteran-capture-hearts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-18T03:24:41","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T07:24:41","slug":"rnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner-9\/","title":{"rendered":"RNC highlights: &#8216;Mamaw&#8217; and WWII vet steal the show &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner-9%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2298799&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Republican National Convention in \u200cMilwaukee featured emotional speeches from war \u200dheroes and family members, including a touching tribute from Sen. \u200bJ.D. Vance to his grandmother, &#8220;Mamaw.&#8221; The\u200b convention \u200dalso saw conservatives gathering around the Fiserv Forum, while Madeline Brame \u2063called out CNN for its coverage of her son&#8217;s death. World War\u200c II veteran Sgt. William Pekrul captured the hearts of the crowd with\u200d his stories, receiving a standing ovation and chants of &#8220;USA! USA!&#8221; \u200dthe convention showcased a mix of emotional moments and political discussions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">RNC Buzz: &lsquo;Mamaw&rsquo; and WWII veteran capture the convention crowd<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1705966\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE &mdash;<\/strong> The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\">Republican National Convention<\/a>&nbsp;saw several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"RNC highlights: &#039;Mamaw\u2019 and WWII vet steal the show - Washington Examiner\">emotional moments highlighting war heroes<\/a>, sober mothers, and in one case a rambunctious &ldquo;mamaw&rdquo; who wasn&rsquo;t afraid to use explicit language.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a>&lsquo;s (R-OH) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner-3\/\" title=\"RNC highlights: &#039;Mamaw&#039; and WWII vet steal the show - Washington Examiner\">touching stories giving due<\/a> to the women in his family who helped raised gave some levity to this first speech after joining former&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s presidential ticket. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some sights and tidbits from the second day of the convention in Milwaukee as spotted by the&nbsp;<em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&nbsp;staff.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biden counterprogramming underscores campaign uncertainty<\/h2>\n<p>The Biden campaign scheduled a press conference in Milwaukee from which it planned to launch political attacks at the Republican National Convention unfolding down the street.<\/p>\n<p>But before Biden deputy campaign manager Quentin Fulks, Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) walked out to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner-4\/\" title=\"RNC highlights: &#039;Mamaw\u2019 and WWII vet steal the show - Washington Examiner\">face reporter questions<\/a>, news broke that Walz, as co-chair of the Democratic National Committee&rsquo;s rules panel, had signed a letter announcing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-plan-virtual-nomination-for-biden-ahead-of-chicago-convention\/\" title=\"Democrats to Hold Virtual Nomination for Biden Before Chicago Convention\">virtual roll call<\/a> to nominate President Joe Biden as the party&rsquo;s standard-bearer would happen next month, not this Friday, the earliest the process could take place after his group meets.<\/p>\n<p>In response to a query from the <em>Washington Examine<\/em>r about the letter, Walz downplayed speculation about the virtual roll call as a &ldquo;parlor game,&rdquo; which could be used to avoid an open Democratic National Convention next month amid concerns about Biden&rsquo;s age and mental acuity, but also misstated the dates in his own letter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This meeting was scheduled for many months, the one on Friday, and it was never meant to be the virtual roll call,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rnc-highlights-mamaw-and-wwii-vet-steal-the-show-washington-examiner-2\/\" title=\"RNC highlights: &#039;Mamaw\u2019 and WWII vet steal the show - Washington Examiner\">virtual vote won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t happen before the first of August.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz&rsquo;s answer created more confusion regarding the status of Biden&rsquo;s future on the same day he tested positive for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conservatives hang around the Fiserv Forum<\/h2>\n<p>Hours before Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) was set to speak to the convention, several well-known Republicans were seen hanging around the Fiserv Forum. Kari Lake, the GOP Arizona Senate nominee, was seen being driven in a golf cart outside of the convention center. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) was spotted hanging out inside with allies and Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) spoke with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> as he headed to The Capital Grille.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donalds said the GOP will rally around Vance as Trump&rsquo;s running mate in an interview. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re locked in and I think you know, everybody who was on the shortlist, or whatever, our focus is winning,&rdquo; said Donalds, who was on Trump&rsquo;s potential list of vice presidential candidates. &ldquo;That&rsquo;s the focus. It&rsquo;s been the focus from day one. That hasn&rsquo;t changed.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Arizona GOP Senate candidate is seen being driven around the 2024 Republican National Convention. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">RNC speaker Madeline Brame calls out CNN after interview on son&rsquo;s death<\/h2>\n<p>Madeline Brame was billed as the most powerful and emotional speech during the second night of the Republican National Convention. Madeline Brame is now calling out left wing media for only giving her the time of day to tell her story since she spoke at the RNC.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s my first time on CNN,&rdquo; Brame said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m grateful. I appreciate it. However, CNN has known about the story for six years and it shows some insincerity and some mischievousness.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Brame also is hitting back at CNN for trying to spin her son&rsquo;s death and those who were convicted of his murder.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know, please don&rsquo;t take my story and try to spin it some type of way,&rdquo; Brame said. &ldquo;To to make it seem like my son was somehow deserving to be murdered. Or that I shouldn&rsquo;t be sitting here accepting two people instead of four people being charged with murder.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The mother, from New York, spoke at the RNC as an &ldquo;everyday American&rdquo; about her how son was murdered and Alvin Bragg tried to get the four men charged with his death reduced sentences and a massive plea deal.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RNC speaker Madeline Brame calls out left wing media after CNN interview\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2yniTsGJMg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">J.D. Vance&rsquo;s late grandmother celebrated by rowdy RNC crowd<\/h2>\n<p>As Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) took the stage to accept the vice presidential nomination, the Ohio senator paid tribute to his late grandmother, who he refers to as Mamaw, for raising him as a child.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vance shared a number of stories while growing up, such as Mamaw&rsquo;s tendency to &ldquo;say the &lsquo;F-word&rsquo;&rdquo; and when she once threatened Vance as a boy not to hang out with a boy know for dealing drugs &mdash; telling him if he did it again, she would &ldquo;run him over with her car.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s stories were met with laughs and cheers from the crowd, as they began to chant &ldquo;Mamaw&rdquo;! Mamaw! Mamaw!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Crowd chants &ldquo;Mamaw! Mamaw!&rdquo; as JD Vance shares stories about how his grandmother raised him <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VR1WlKHjvW\">pic.twitter.com\/VR1WlKHjvW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Cami Mondeaux (@cami_mondeaux) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cami_mondeaux\/status\/1813770471059648913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">War hero, 98, captures hearts of the RNC crowd<\/h2>\n<p>One of the most well-received guests of the night was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3088510\/wwii-veteran-rnc-reenlist-trump-commander-in-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"World War II veteran Sgt. William Pekrul\">World War II veteran Sgt. William Pekrul<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Pekrul shared his experience of storming the Normandy Beach and other stories from the war. In the most heart-warming moment of the speech, the 98-year-old veteran said he would &ldquo;reenlist&rdquo; if Trump were president. <\/p>\n<p>He received a standing ovation and chants of &ldquo;USA! USA!&rdquo; as he concluded his speech, which Pekrul basked in before exiting.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Sergeant William Pekrul speaks during the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who was in Trump&rsquo;s box section? <\/h2>\n<p>The guests sitting in the &ldquo;Make America Great Once Again&rdquo; section with Trump Wednesday evening, were a who&rsquo;s who of the GOP. <\/p>\n<p>Two popular governors in the party joined Trump including Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA). Both men spoke at the convention this week.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump talks as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., listens during the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Wednesday, July 17, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other Republicans seated with Trump included Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO), and Rep. Troy Nehls (R-TX). Trump family members were also spotted in Trump&rsquo;s section including son Eric and Lara Trump, who is also co-chair of the RNC, along with Donald Trump Jr.&rsquo;s fiance Kimberley Guilfoyle. <\/p>\n<p>Vance&rsquo;s mom, Beverly Aikins, was also in the section and received applause when her son championed her 10-year sobriety.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1705966\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1705966\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RNC Buzz: Emotional moments at the convention included stories of war heroes, strong mothers, and a spirited &#8220;mamaw&#8221; who wasn&#8217;t afraid to use explicit language. Sen. J.D. Vance&#8217;s touching tribute to the women in his family brought some lightness to the event. Here are some highlights from the second day of the convention in Milwaukee as reported by the Washington Examiner staff. The Biden campaign&#8217;s attempt to counterprogram the convention was met with confusion, while well-known Republicans were seen hanging around the Fiserv Forum. RNC speaker Madeline Brame called out CNN for only giving her attention after her emotional speech at the convention. Vance&#8217;s tribute to his late grandmother, referred to as Mamaw, was met with cheers and chants from the crowd. World War II veteran Sgt. William Pekrul captured the hearts of the crowd with his stories and received a standing ovation. Trump&#8217;s box section included popular GOP figures and Trump family members, as well as Vance&#8217;s mother, who was applauded for her 10-year sobriety<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2298800,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/J.D.-Vances-mother-at-Republican-National-Convention-.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6953,35418,6915,32076,35414],"class_list":["post-2298799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-highlights","tag-mamaw","tag-rnc","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wwii-veteran"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/J.D.-Vances-mother-at-Republican-National-Convention-.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2298799"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2298799\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2298800"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2298799"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2298799"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2298799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}