MILWAUKEE — Donald Trump put the band back together Tuesday evening, with a steady stream of defeated Republican foes casting aside ill-will to praise the man whose domination of the party has never been more complete.
Part of the evening’s programming was a prime-time display of what has become a trope in political circles: If the Republican nominee calculates a one-time opponent or cast aside subordinate could again be useful to him, they are never totally out of his orbit — and they can return, in an instant.
Kellyanne Conway, a former senior Trump campaign and White House aide, told CQ Roll Call here on Tuesday that Saturday’s near-miss by a would-be assassin had changed Trump’s mindset.
