Trump Says He'll Attend Republican Convention Tonight for Wife's Speech

ByVERONICA STRACQUALURSI ABCNews logo
Monday, July 18, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a rally, July 12, 2016, in Westfield, Ind.

Melania Trump is one of the scheduled speakers tonight at the Republican National Convention and the presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump says he is planning on attending tonight to support his wife.

Trump confirmed this morning that he would be attending the first night of the convention.

"I'd love to be there when my wife speaks," Trump said this morning in an interview with "Fox and Friends." "So the answer is yes, I will be there."

"I want to watch. It's going to be very exciting," Trump said.

Trump did not say whether he would deliver remarks tonight or introduce his wife at the convention.

The theme for tonight's convention is "Make America Safe Again."

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