(Reuters) Donald Trump will play a "surprise" role when the Republican Party kicks off its national convention next week in Tampa, Florida, a party official said on Monday.
The real estate mogul and reality-television star is scheduled to participate in a to-be-revealed fashion on the first day of the four-day convention, where Republicans are to formally nominate former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney to face Democratic President Barack Obama in the Nov. 6 election.
Trump's appearance could be an intriguing sideshow at a convention where Republican officials hope to counter Democrats' efforts to cast Romney as a millionaire who is out of touch with middle-class Americans.
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