
Republican Congressman on Day 4 of the 2024 RNC
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 4m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Amanda Vinicky is joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost live at the Republican National Convention.
Amanda Vinicky is joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost live at the Republican National Convention.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
Chicago Tonight is a local public television program presented by WTTW
WTTW video streaming support provided by members and sponsors.

Republican Congressman on Day 4 of the 2024 RNC
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 4m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Amanda Vinicky is joined by U.S. Rep. Mike Bost live at the Republican National Convention.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
How to Watch Chicago Tonight
Chicago Tonight is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, and Vizio.

WTTW News Explains
In this Emmy Award-winning series, WTTW News tackles your questions — big and small — about life in the Chicago area. Our video animations guide you through local government, city history, public utilities and everything in between.Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipGOING ANYWHERE.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO CHECK BACK IN WITH YOU JUST A LITTLE BIT.
BUT I WANT TO AND OF BACK IN HERE.
SHE'S STILL IN MILWAUKEE AT THE PFIZER FOR HIM.
SHE'S JOINED BY ILLINOIS CONGRESSMAN REPUBLICAN MIKE BOST.
AMANDA.
YES, MIKE FOSS, WHO ACTUALLY REPRESENTS 3RD OF THE LAND MASS OF ILLINOIS WITH HIS CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT COVERING SOUTHERN ILLINOIS BECAUSE IT'S REALLY SPARSELY POPULATED THAT THE REASON THAT YOU'RE JUST SO LARGE, I WANT TO BEGIN.
I TALKED EARLIER ABOUT ELECTION INTEGRITY, MUSIC.
WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR YOU ACCEPT THE RESULTS OF THIS ELECTION COME WHAT MAY?
WELL, I'M GOING TO ACCEPT RESULTS OF THE ELECTION.
AND REMEMBER THIS, THE CONSTITUTION IS VERY, VERY CLEAR.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE OR MUST SET THE RULES FOR ELECTION.
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST ELECTION WAS THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
SEVERAL OF THEM DID NOT SET THE ELECTION.
A GOVERNMENT BASED ON COVID ARE MORE DID NOT APPOINTED BY STATE LEGISLATURE THEY THAT'S NOT THE REST PRESIDENT TRUMP'S ART, BUT WASN'T.
BUT KNOW THAT BELIEVES OR WITHDRAW BLOCK GRANT WITH YOUR WAS THAT THAT'S NOT A ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CLEARED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS UNDER THE STATE GOVERNMENT OPERATES.
AND ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION, SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THOSE THINGS.
AND IF YOU DON'T THINK THERE'S FRAUD, YOU KNOW, WE COME FROM A STATE THAT PRETTY WELL-KNOWN BOARD.
AND AT TIMES, FRAUD, WE WE KNOW.
WELL, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU REMEMBER.
BUT BEFORE I WANT JASON PALMER AND PORT AND WE HAD CERTAIN AREAS THAT WERE VOTING 115 AND 110% 110 15% OF THE REGISTERED VOTERS.
NOW, THAT'S NOT A MATH THAT WORKS THE STATE BOARD OF ELECTION HAD TO GO THAT.
BUT NOT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH THE STATE.
SO BRINGING THIS TO THE STATE IS REALLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING I CAN PROBABLY HEAR GOT TO BE.
IT'S GOING LONGER THAN WITHOUT THE CONSTANT.
YOU EARLIER THIS WEEK, FOCUS OF THIS HAS BEEN ABOUT UNITY.
AND YOU DID HAVE A PRIMARY REALLY COMPETITIVE ONE AGAINST FORMER REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR DARREN BAILEY KILLED IN THAT CONTEST, RAN AGAINST YOU AND REALLY RAN TO THE RIGHT THOUGH.
YOU ARE KNOWN AS FAIRLY CONSERVATIVE WRITE, WRITE, WRITE MY RUNNING AGAINST ME FROM THE RIGHT NOW SAID THAT THE WHOLE TIME RUNNING MAKE RIGHT IS THAT THAT'S A VERY, VERY, VERY THIN RIGHT.
AND WE END UP WINNING.
AND AND DARREN BAILEY AND I HAVE TALKED SEVERAL TIMES.
WE'RE TALKING REGULARLY.
BUT ONE THING WE DID TALK ABOUT JUST A WEEK OR AGO, WE ACTUALLY TALKED BEFORE WE CAME HERE AND SAID THIS IS NOT ABOUT US.
IT IS ABOUT THE UNITY OF THE PARTY LEAST OUR BOAT DELEGATES AND BOTH OF US TO LETTING BYGONES BE BYGONES FEAR GETTING FURTHER CHALLENGES FROM HIM OR FROM INNOVATIVE.
THEY FEEL THAT I'M NOT DOING SOMETHING CORRECT.
AND THAT'S THE PART OF THE PROCESS.
AND THAT'S THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS.
AND IF SOMEONE WANTS TO RUN, THIS IS THE GREAT THING ABOUT OUR DEMOCRACY.
YOU CAN RUN.
DOES THIS SHOW THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO SORT OF LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD WHEN IT COMES TO REDISTRICTING.
AGAIN, IS KNOW THAT YOU'RE IN YOUR DISTRICT EXPANDED, RIGHT?
DON'T KNOW.
IT DOES NOT.
AND THEN REASON THAT IT DOES NOT INSTILL THAT SAME ISSUE.
THIS STATES SHOULD CONTROL THE ELECTIONS PROCESS.
ALSO THE DISTRICT PROCESS.
NOW, THERE ARE CERTAIN GUIDELINES ARE IN PLACE.
THE DISTRICT SHOULD BE COMPACT.
THAT'S REALLY TOUGH FOR AND CONTIGUOUS.
WE DO THAT, OK?
AND DO NOT MY MIND.
A MINORITY MAJORITY DECISION.
OTHER WORDS, SOMETHING GOING TO BE AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN DISTRICT.
YOU DON'T CUT IT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT IS LEFT ILLINOIS DEMOCRATS TO SAY WE'RE NOT GOING TO IMPLEMENT REDISTRICTING BECAUSE THEY BELIEVE REPUBLICANS SAY YOUR MANDARIN.
GOT TO LEAVE IT UP GOT ONLY 20 SECONDS LEFT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP'S?
I THINK WHAT WE'RE HERE TO READ PRESIDENT TRUMP NIGHT DEALING WITH THE BORDER WILL DEAL WITH INFLATION WILL DEAL IN ENERGY AND BENNETT AND ALSO THE POWER OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR ENEMIES FEARS AND ALLIES TRUST US.
AND I THINK YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENT TONE.
THE PRESIDENT FROM FACT THAT WHAT WE KNOW DONALD TRUMP, BECAUSE THE FACT THAT YOU ARE, BUT WHEN DOWN, EXPERIENCE MIGHT CHANGE HAS IS A DIFFERENT TONE MEANS THE DIFFERENT MAN?
I DON'T THINK I MEAN, DIFFERENT TONE IS JUST THE WAY PRESENT POSITIONS.
DIFFERENT TONE, A DIFFERENT
Illinois GOP Leaders Won’t Commit to Accepting Election Results
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 4m 12s | Don Tracy said the party ramped up its “election integrity efforts” ahead of November's election. (4m 12s)
Illinois Republicans Strike Optimistic Tone About 2024 Candidates
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 3m 20s | Members of the Illinois delegation this week said they were hoping to flip seats in 2024. (3m 20s)
Previewing Donald Trump's Speech at the 2024 RNC
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 4m 44s | He has reportedly rewritten his acceptance speech in the wake of an assassination attempt. (4m 44s)
Spotlight Politics: Illinois Delegates Share Expectations for Trump Speech
Video has Closed Captions
Clip: 7/18/2024 | 8m 8s | The WTTW News Spotlight Politics team delivers the day's top stories live from the RNC in Milwaukee. (8m 8s)
Providing Support for PBS.org
Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship
- News and Public Affairs

Top journalists deliver compelling original analysis of the hour's headlines.

- News and Public Affairs

FRONTLINE is investigative journalism that questions, explains and changes our world.












Support for PBS provided by:
Chicago Tonight is a local public television program presented by WTTW
WTTW video streaming support provided by members and sponsors.



