There's the real GOP convention, and then what the media 'reports'

[Commentary] Two different Republican National Conventions are simultaneously occurring in Cleveland (OH), depending upon the news organization covering it. To hear it from the leftist media, the party stands divided and is not ready to nominate its candidate, features no Hollywood celebrities, the floor reels in chaos and protesters are rioting in the streets outside of Quicken Loans Arena. I feel as though I am in a completely different city and at a completely different venue.

From my perspective as a delegate from Michigan, the convention hall appears well-organized and on message, aside from a minor last gasp from the Never Trumpers. Nobody tore up the streets of Cleveland. Protesters outside the event are by and large demonstrating peacefully. Security is necessarily strong in the context of police murders in the country and jihadist activity in Europe. Members of the Fourth Estate will sensationalize stories to draw ratings and enhance their public profiles. That is how they approach their jobs. Their commentaries for the week were written long before they arrived in Cleveland, and they will spend the week amplifying the most inconsequential events regardless of facts.

[Hoekstra represented Michigan's 2nd Congressional District from 1993 to 2011 and is the former chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee]