Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia paid tribute at the Republican National Convention Monday to Corey Comperatore, the man shot and killed during the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump.
Ms. Greene said Mr. Comperatore — who sacrificed his life to shield his wife and daughter after shots rang out — reminded the nation of the American spirit of doing “whatever it takes to defend the people and the nation’s love.”
“We will honor Corey’s memory by building the country he wanted, the country he wanted for his children, and a government worthy of the American people,” Ms. Greene said. “For far too long, the establishment in Washington has sold us out.”
“They promised unity and delivered vision,” he said. “They promised peace and brought war. They promised normalcy and gave us transgender visibility day on Easter Sunday.”
Ms. Greene was one of the star attractions on the first night of the RNC that played out days after Mr. Trump was nearly killed at a rally in Pennsylvania.
“I thank God that his hand was on President Trump, and I pray for the family of Corey Comperatore, who was killed at the rally and other attendees who were wounded,” Ms. Greene said.
Ms. Greene and other speakers discussed the stark contrasts between the Trump and Biden administrations.
They blamed Mr. Biden for embracing policies that fueled the inflation that has forced Americans to pay more for groceries, opened the southern border to millions of illegal immigrants, and made the nation a global laughing stock.
Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin said the Biden-led Democratic Party is “not the party of our parents and grandparents.” He said it is more focused on letting men play in women’s sports than fighting for the “people struggling to get by.”
“Those forgotten Americans are forgotten no more,” Mr. Johnson said. “We have repaired the damage caused by Democrats before, and we will do it again.”
“We will complete the mission President Trump first articulated in 2016 — to make America Great Again!” he said.
• Seth McLaughlin can be reached at smclaughlin@washingtontimes.com.