Following an attempt on the life of former president Donald Trump on Saturday, the Republican Party is gearing up for its national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. From security arrangements to community reactions, we delve into how the city is getting ready for this event – and a possible Trump presidency.

In this episode: 

• Patty Culhane (@PattyCulhane), Al Jazeera Correspondent
• Isiah Holmes (@IsiahHolmes8), Wisconsin Examiner Reporter

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, with Sarí el-Khalili, Veronique Eshaya, Mohammed Zain Shafi Khan, and our host Malika Bilal.

The Take production team is Amy Walters, Ashish Malhotra, Catherine Nouhan, Chloe K. Li, David Enders, Duha Mosaad, Khaled Soltan, Manahil Naveed, Marcos Bartolomé, Sarí el-Khalili, Sonia Bhagat, and Tamara Khandaker. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Joe Plourde mixed this episode. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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