The Republican National Convention (RNC) kicked off this week following a chaotic weekend that saw the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania.

The former president cleared the number of delegates required to lock up the nomination, with former inter-party rivals Nikki Haley and Governor Ron DeSantis calling for party unity.

Among the speakers was an unusual one, Teamsters President Sean O’Brien, who took aim at large corporations and business associations for “waging a war against American workers”. 7/15/2024