About five dozen law enforcement officers from California will be on hand to help keep order in hand when the Republican National Convention opens in Wisconsin on Monday night.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that 61 officers from the state were deployed to the convention in Milwaukee through the state’s Emergency Management Assistance Compact. The EMAC is supporting local, state and federal law enforcement at the convention in Milwaukee.
Newsom requested the officers in May, but law enforcement and security at the convention have come under increased scrutiny since Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump. The former President and presumptive Republican nominee in the 2024 election is scheduled to address a crowd Monday for the first time since shots rang out at a rally for him in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
“Public safety transcends party lines,” Newsom said in a statement.
The California Highway Patrol and police departments in Bakersfield, Fresno, and Long Beach are deploying the officers, Newsom said. Their responsibilities include crowd management, traffic control and ensuring public safety.