Donald Trump has obviously decided the remedy for bad poll numbers is more of Donald Trump. The president plans to speak all four nights of the GOP convention which begins on Monday. The New York Times writes:

“Typically, the nominee makes a mundane appearance early in the convention — waving or watching from the wings — before a major speech at the end. Mr. Trump has dismissed that model and now plans to directly address the nation in prime-time on each of the convention’s four nights. The president wants the opportunity to rebut charges made against him throughout the Democratic program, aides said, particularly on his handling of the coronavirus crisis.“

The Times also reports the convention has added two former producers from “The Apprentice” reality show.

“Sadoux Kim, a longtime deputy to the “Apprentice” creator Mark Burnett, is a lead consultant on the production. Mr. Kim once served as a Miss Universe judge when Mr. Trump owned the pageant. Chuck LaBella, a former NBC entertainment executive who helped produce “The Comedy Central Roast of Donald Trump,” is also on the payroll.”

And the lineup of speakers is heavy on Trump family members.

The Washington Post reports several high-profile Republicans won’t be seen.

“The list of big-name Republicans not speaking underscores the degree to which the GOP is now the party of Trump. Whereas the Democratic convention featured all of its party’s living past presidents and some of its unsuccessful past nominees, Bush is not expected to participate, nor is Romney, now a senator from Utah and a Trump critic. And Cindy McCain, the widow of the party’s 2008 nominee, Sen. John McCain (Ariz.), spoke in a video that played at the Democratic convention.“

The Post adds some Republican strategists are concerned about a convention with too much Trump.

“Trump has been so visible lately that there seems little he might say there that he hasn’t already said in some public forum. Republican strategists see him as overexposed and therefore in danger of being tuned out by all but the most ardent supporters.“