 Is it disappointing? Yes. Is it the end of the world? No. Joe Engel came all the way from Nevada. His son, Reese, was 19 when he died of an overdose. And Engel and a dozen other members of the Trail of Truth organization thought the RNC would be a good place to get their nonpartisan message out. More funding for opioid addiction treatment. So they booked 20 minutes on the official protest stage, but... We spoke today to a crowd of ourselves, unfortunately.