Capitol Lens | Calm before the storm

By Bill Clark and Tom Williams

Posted July 15, 2024 at 11:01am

MILWAUKEE — It was a tumultuous weekend on the campaign trail, but in Milwaukee, the final preparations for this week’s Republican National Convention continued amid the arrival of delegates and convention-goers. Here are some photos from the weekend preparations.

Preparations continue inside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Sunday for the Republican National Convention. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A worker vacuums the convention floor inside the Fiserv Forum on Saturday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

News coverage of the shooting at the Trump rally on Saturday airs on televisions in the Fabrizio Cappeli Salon in Milwaukee. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

A news report about the Trump rally shooting is seen on a television at the Ambassador Hotel in Milwaukee on Sunday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

A flyer for Project 2025, posted by the Democratic National Committee to highlight some of the consequences of a second Donald Trump presidency, is pictured in Milwaukee on Saturday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)