Who is Donald Trump lining up to speak at the GOP convention?
A number of top athletes and other celebrities are expected to appear at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next month, according to Bloomberg Politics.
Aides to Donald Trump were said to be lining up people including legendary boxer Mike Tyson, Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka, NASCAR chief Brian France and former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight, the report said. The report added that the campaign is holding talks with other celebrities as well.
Trump, however, tweeted Tuesday night that Tyson was not asked to speak at the convention.
Iron Mike Tyson was not asked to speak at the Convention though I'm sure he would do a good job if he was. The media makes everything up!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 29, 2016
Tyson endorsed Trump last October, and Knight endorsed Trump in April and has appeared with him on the campaign trail.
The presumptive GOP nominee told The Washington Post in April that the convention should have a "showbiz" quality.
"It's very important to put some showbiz into a convention, otherwise people are going to fall asleep," he said at the time. "We don't have the people who know how to put showbiz into a convention."
Trump called the 2012 convention in Tampa "the single most boring convention I've ever seen" and said he wants to give business leaders and other people who aren't elected officials speaking slots.
"It should be a monumentally magnificent convention and it should be brilliantly staged, but they're spending $50 million on security," he said.