2024 Republican National Convention Speaker List Revealed

UPDATE (July 13, 2024, 5:34 p.m. ET): NBC News reports that former South Carolina governor, Nikki Haley The Republican senator has indeed been invited to speak at the Republican National Convention next week. Citing two unnamed sources, NBC News says details have not yet been finalized. The RNC, the Trump campaign and Haley’s camp did not immediately respond to NBC’s request for comment.

The Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee have released a list of headliners and keynote speakers for next week’s convention in Milwaukee, where Donald Trump is expected to once again accept the party’s nomination for president.

The list includes dozens of Republican lawmakers and candidates, including the four people who are reportedly at the top of Trump’s vice presidential shortlist: Sens. Marco Rubio, J.D. Vance and Tim Scott, as well as North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. (Trump has described the process for selecting his running mate as a “highly sophisticated version of The Apprentice.”) Some of Trump’s most ardent supporters in Congress, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Matt Gaetz and Elise Stefanik, are also expected to speak. Former Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro, who is currently serving a four-month prison sentence for defying a congressional subpoena, is also on the list. The Associated Press reports that he is expected to be released on July 17, which “would give him just enough time to get on a plane and get to Milwaukee before the convention ends Thursday.”

Non-political figures on the list include social media maven Tucker Carlson, country singer Lee Greenwood, Ultimate Fighting Championship CEO Dana White and model and television personality Amber Rose. Notably absent is former South Carolina governor and presidential candidate Nikki Haley, who was not invited, unlike other 2024 contenders Gov. Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Trump’s two adult sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, will also speak at the convention. The presumptive Republican nominee’s wife, Melania Trump, is not listed, but she is expected to attend the convention. Ivanka Trump is also not expected to headline any programs at the event, but her spokesperson told Vanity Fair that she will attend. Both women spoke at the 2016 and 2020 conventions.

Here is the full list of speakers as it appears in a Trump campaign email:

Family

• Donald Trump Jr.
• Eric Trump
• Co-President Lara Trump
• Kimberly Guilfoyle

Artists, Celebrities and Industry Leaders:

• Matt Brooks, CEO of the Republican Jewish Coalition
• Tucker Carlson, TV host
• Savannah Chrisley, television personality and criminal justice reform advocate
• Franklin Graham, renowned religious leader
• Lee Greenwood, country music star
• Alina Habba, senior adviser to the Trump campaign
• Diane Hendricks, owner of ABC Supply
• Tom Homan, former acting ICE director
• Chris Janson, country music star
• Perry Johnson, businessman
• Charlie Kirk, CEO of TPUSA
• Sean O’Brien, President of TEAMSTERS
• Vivek Ramaswamy, businessman
• Amber Rose, rapper and influencer
• David Sacks, CEO of Yammer
• Bob Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods
• Dana White, UFC CEO
• Steven and Zach Witkoff, businessman

RNC Management

• Michael Whatley, RNC Chairman
• Anne Hathaway, COA President
• Reince Priebus, Chairman of the Welcoming Committee

GOP officials and candidates:

• U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL)
• U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR)
• U.S. Senator Rick Scott (R-FL)
• U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL)
• U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO)
• U.S. Senator Steve Daines (R-MT), NRSC Chairman
• U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH)
• U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC)
• U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
• U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX)
• U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI)
• U.S. Senate Candidate Kari Lake (R-AZ)
• U.S. Senate candidate Jim Banks (R-IN)
• U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R-MI)
• U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
• Sam Brown (R-NV), U.S. Senate candidate
• U.S. Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
• Dave McCormick (R-PA), U.S. Senate candidate
• Hung Cao, Republican candidate for US Senate (VA)
• U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R-WI)
• U.S. Senate candidate Governor Jim Justice (WV) and Babydog
• Mike Johnson (LA-4), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Steve Scalise (LA-1), Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives
• Tom Emmer (MN-6), Majority Leader in the United States House of Representatives
• Richard Hudson (NC-9), U.S. Representative and Chairman of the NRCC
• Elise Stefanik (NY-21), U.S. Representative and Chair of the House Republican Conference
• U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-1)
• U.S. Representative Michael Waltz (FL-6)
• U.S. Representative Anna Paulina Luna (FL-13)
• U.S. Representative Byron Donalds (FL-19)
• U.S. Representative Brian Mast (FL-21)
• U.S. Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14)
• U.S. Representative John James (MI-10)
• U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-2)
• U.S. Representative Nancy Mace (SC-1)
• U.S. Representative Ronny Jackson (TX-13)
• U.S. Representative Monica De La Cruz (TX-15)
• U.S. Representative Wesley Hunt (TX-38)
• Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR)
• Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL)
• Governor Doug Burgum (R-ND)
• Governor Kristi Noem (R-SD)
• Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX)
• Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA)
• Attorney General Brenna Bird (R-IA)
• Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R-NC)
• Mayor Eric Johnson, Dallas Mayor and former Democrat
• Mayor Trent Conaway, Mayor of East Palestine, Ohio
• Dr. Ben Carson, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
• Kellyanne Conway, former advisor to President Donald J. Trump
• Ric Grenell, former acting director of national intelligence
• Peter Navarro, former director of the U.S. Office of Trade and Industrial Policy
• Mike Pompeo, former US Secretary of State
• Linda McMahon, former SBA administrator in the United States
• Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
• Lee Zeldin, former U.S. Representative (NY-1)