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VIDEO: Veterans get kicked out of NC GOP convention

By Michael McElroy

May 30, 2024

EXCLUSIVE: A group of veterans and military families were escorted out of the NC GOP’s convention in Greensboro on Friday after delivering a letter calling on Republicans and Donald Trump to reject calls for violence and inflammatory rhetoric.

The coalition of veterans — including members of @common_defense and @vetsforresponsibleleadership — were quickly ushered out of the event, though they received a guarantee that their letter would be delivered to the chair of the Republican National Committee.

 

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  • Michael McElroy

    Michael McElroy is Cardinal & Pine's political correspondent. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.

CATEGORIES: Election 2024
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