Trump Reportedly Will Not Say Biden’s Name During RNC Speech

President Trump will reportedly not use Biden’s name once in his long-anticipated RNC speech.

Fox News reported Trump, who is set to speak for over an hour, will not use Biden’s name at all.

He will, however, use general terms such as “current administration” or “current leadership.”

According to inside sources, Trump’s speech will mainly “lay out the case for the ticket, and several parts will focus on unity in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt.”

Fox News @BretBaier has talked to Trump and has preview of tonight's speech: 'There will not be the use of one word in the speech, and that is the name 'Biden.' He will not say the name 'Biden' in the speech.'

— Byron York (@ByronYork) July 18, 2024

Here’s what Fox News reported:

Highly placed sources told Fox News’ Bret Baier that the former president’s highly anticipated speech tonight in Milwaukee will run for over an hour and will avoid mentioning “Biden” entirely.

Several times Trump will refer to the “current administration” or the “current leadership,” but does not reference Biden’s name, according to the sources.

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Sources say the speech will “lay out the case for the ticket” and several parts will focus on unity in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“We don’t know who the nominee will be at this point,” a source said, referring to questions within the Democratic Party about whether President Biden should be pushed to step down from running for re-election amid concerns over his mental and physical capacity to campaign and govern.

Former President Trump is set to officially accept the Republican Party’s nomination for president Thursday night, joined on stage by several family members, including his wife, former first lady Melania Trump.

After narrowly surviving Saturday’s assassination attempt, Trump indicated earlier in the week that he had scrapped a 20-page speech he originally planned to deliver, opting instead for a different message of unity on the RNC’s final night.

JUST IN: President Trump tells Fox News his RNC speech will not include the word 'Biden'

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) July 18, 2024

Per ABC News:

Trump told Fox News on Thursday that he will not mention Biden by name in his speech tonight.

A source close to the former president also told ABC News that the speech as prepared for delivery does not mention “Biden.”