hello, i'm caitriona perry. you are very welcome. we are live in milwaukee, wisconsin for bbc news special coverage of night three of the republican national convention. all eyes are on the vice presidential nominee and his highly anticipated speech that he will give here tonight within the next hour. on the other side of the aisle presidentjoe biden cancelled an appearance on the campaign trail after testing positive for covid—19. joe biden tested positive after an event in las vegas where he has resumed campaigning. he then cancelled a speech to an advocacy group. the president's doctor says he is experiencing mild symptoms including a cough and a runny

nose. joe biden is vaccinated and tonight received a dose of packs loaded. in a statement the press secretary said joe biden will return to delaware where he will self isolate and continue to carry out his duties fully during that time. the white house will provide regular updates on the president status as he continues to carry out the full duties of the office while in isolation. in the hours before testing positive joe isolation. in the hours before testing positivejoe biden had been on the campaign trail in las vegas where he was inside a restaurant shaking hands and greeting voters there. following his diagnosis and the decision to turn back to delaware and cancel events the president was seen exiting his motorcade and climbing the steps of air force one to return to his home in delaware. this comes, of course, at a perilous time for the president with his re—election bid continuing to lose support from

allies, close allies within his own party. on wednesday one of the most influential democrats in congress, adam schiff, called onjoe biden to end his bid. he said that while he believes president biden has been one of the most consequential presidents in us history he said it was time president to pass the torch. he joined i7 president to pass the torch. he joined 17 other house democrats who have directly called on president biden to exit the race. once entered democrat has publicly asked the president to exit so far and that is an updated tally from our partners here in the us, cbs news. polls also show a marked decline in support from democratic voters for the president. it started with joe for the president. it started withjoe biden's to be performance that sent congressional democrats into something of a panic. the white

house has sought to deflect concerns about the age ofjoe biden but further mistakes including several of the nato conference last week have seen support for the president xi road. meanwhile we are learning more about the individual who was identified as the attacker at former president, trump's rally in pennsylvania on saturday. according to officials the 20—year—old used his mobile phone to search for images of donald trump and presidentjoe biden. he also searched for the dates of donald trump �*s public appearances as well as the date of the democratic national convention. at the fbi has not found any indication, it says, that he held strong partisan political views, something that officials describe as notable since most politically motivated men leave a discernible trail. the fbi says the investigation is still ongoing. the secret service director will appear before the us house congressional

oversight committee on monday in compliance with the subpoena from the committee chairman. back here tonight donald trump �*s newly announced running mate, ohio senatorjd vance will address the convention. he spoke at a campaign event in milwaukee earlier today where he attacked the media reporting on donald trump and he responded to saturday's attempt on donald trump �*s life saying he was terrified that the country had almost lost a great president. tonight we will hear from him and we will also hear from him and we will also hear from many speakers on the theme of make america strong once again. us foreign policy has been the focus so far tonight. i am jointly by our panel stop former democratic congresswoman stephanie murphy from florida and rodney davis from illinois. rodney, just on that point of all the investigations that are under way into the gunmen who carried out the attempted

assassination on donald trump, what is the road for congress here? ., , , . , what is the road for congress here? ., ,, .,, ., here? congress has to come together— here? congress has to come together and _ here? congress has to come together and cohesively - together and cohesively investigate what went wrong. what we hear today is that the secret service admitted that there was a timeline where agents could have and should have known that this gunmen was climbing onto the roof. that timeline will be released publicly if it hasn't been and this is something that any incident, you always have. this is a good thing for america and if something went wrong we need to correct that.— to correct that. been chatting to correct that. been chatting to many of— to correct that. been chatting to many of your _ to correct that. been chatting to many of your republican . to correct that. been chatting l to many of your republican and —— republican counterparts. what is their sense of what happened are they concerned? they are very concerned because many of them are personal friends of president trump and to see a friend of theirs

almost be assassinated is something that no—one forgets. keepin something that no—one forgets. keep in mind they were sitting members of congress in the background. they had to duck for cover. this is something thatis for cover. this is something that is not going to get away from the minds of members of congress and they are going to want answers from the secret service. ., ., service. earlier tonight we heard from _ service. earlier tonight we heard from two _ service. earlier tonight we i heard from two congressmen service. earlier tonight we - heard from two congressmen who both called for her to resign. do you think she should? i'm — her to resign. do you think she should? i'm not _ her to resign. do you think she should? i'm not willing - her to resign. do you think she should? i'm not willing to - her to resign. do you think she should? i'm not willing to say. should? i'm not willing to say that. the two congressmen are in congress and they can have their opinion but i always say to let the investigation play out. ,, , ., ., , to let the investigation play out, ,, , . . , out. stephanie, what is your view? do — out. stephanie, what is your view? do you _ out. stephanie, what is your view? do you think - out. stephanie, what is your view? do you think the - out. stephanie, what is your. view? do you think the sievert that may secret service director should resign? we need all the facts _ director should resign? we need all the facts of _ director should resign? we need all the facts of the _ director should resign? we need all the facts of the situation - all the facts of the situation and — all the facts of the situation and much of what happened on 9/11 or— and much of what happened on 9/11 or on— and much of what happened on 9/11 or onjanuary 6 in and much of what happened on 9/11 or on january 6 in this situation _ 9/11 or on january 6 in this situation there are a number of

law enforcement organisations that are — law enforcement organisations that are responsible for security and just as it was at this— security and just as it was at this rally— security and just as it was at this rally you had secret service _ this rally you had secret service and you also had law enforcement doing its best to figure — enforcement doing its best to figure out what the communication was like and where — communication was like and where there may have been missed _ where there may have been missed steps. and the real crux of why— missed steps. and the real crux of why you _ missed steps. and the real crux of why you do that —— crux of why— of why you do that —— crux of why you _ of why you do that —— crux of why you do _ of why you do that —— crux of why you do that is to hold people _ why you do that is to hold people accountable but to take those — people accountable but to take those findings also and apply them — those findings also and apply them to— those findings also and apply them to the future to ensure that— them to the future to ensure that this _ them to the future to ensure that this does not happen again and that— that this does not happen again and that the integration of local— and that the integration of local state and federal law enforcement is seamless for events— enforcement is seamless for events like this.— enforcement is seamless for events like this. congress and milford also _ events like this. congress and milford also said _ events like this. congress and milford also said there - events like this. congress and milford also said there were l milford also said there were moves afoot to put together a bipartisan task force to investigate. i5 bipartisan task force to investigate.— bipartisan task force to investirate. . . ,, investigate. is that a sensible approach? — investigate. is that a sensible approach? i _ investigate. is that a sensible approach? i think— investigate. is that a sensible approach? i think so. - investigate. is that a sensible approach? i think so. there i investigate. is that a sensible i approach? i think so. there was approach? i think so. there was a task force after 9/11 and we saw a committee afterjanuary 6. when something of this magnitude happens you really do want to have a focused entity that looks at all of the pieces and that has subpoena power and the ability to pull in the

information that they need to assess the situation. bud information that they need to assess the situation.- assess the situation. and to rovide assess the situation. and to provide recommendations i assess the situation. and to | provide recommendations on assess the situation. and to - provide recommendations on how to improve — provide recommendations on how to improve security for the president and for other politicians, this is not the first— politicians, this is not the first act— politicians, this is not the first act of violence we have seen — first act of violence we have seen in _ first act of violence we have seen in the last few years where _ seen in the last few years where we were talking about the baseball — where we were talking about the baseball pitch shooting that thankfully rodney and his colleagues survived but also, you know, paul policy, had speaker— you know, paul policy, had speaker policy been in that home _ speaker policy been in that home the attacker could have hurt _ home the attacker could have hurt her _ home the attacker could have hurt her. so as our politics gets— hurt her. so as our politics gets more and more divided there — gets more and more divided there is— gets more and more divided there is an increased threat to people — there is an increased threat to people who choose public office but we — people who choose public office but we have to ensure that there — but we have to ensure that there have security otherwise you will— there have security otherwise you will end up with maniacally at dishes — you will end up with maniacally at dishes and weird people choosing to be and take that risk— choosing to be and take that risk and _ choosing to be and take that risk and be in elected office. that— risk and be in elected office. that security concern can put people off from running for office. it people off from running for office. ., , , , .

office. it does. i spent much office. it does. i spent much of my last — office. it does. i spent much of my last year _ office. it does. i spent much of my last year in _ office. it does. i spent much of my last year in congress | of my last year in congress with a full—time security detail because of the security threats and just as a mom and a human, having to explain to my small children why there were police at our driveway and having to explain that myjob put their lives at risk is a hard thing to do. you want good people to run for public office and they have to balance that with the responsibility they have with families. rodney, do ou have with families. rodney, do you agree? _ have with families. rodney, do you agree? do _ have with families. rodney, do you agree? do security - have with families. rodney, do | you agree? do security concerns put people off running for office? i put people off running for office? ., ., . put people off running for office? . . , ., office? i guarantee it. it is a decision _ office? i guarantee it. it is a decision that _ office? i guarantee it. it is a decision that my _ office? i guarantee it. it is a decision that my family - office? i guarantee it. it is a decision that my family and | office? i guarantee it. it is a| decision that my family and i made after the baseball shooting to run again in spite of pursuit —— in spite of security concerns. but it is difficult to talk to family but even more than difficult to let your constituents know that security has to come first. when you see what happened with

president trump this past weekend, these are the types of decisions that our law enforcement and secret service agents have two then reassess what they did in this instance and what they are going to do to correct the problems in the future. stephanie, i can layer many instances of failures or federal law enforcement designed to protect the legislative branch of the executive branch. until law enforcement officials understand what is involved we will not be able to make sure it goes right in the future. these various investigations that may take place into what happened?— happened? various investigations - happened? various investigations will i happened? various i investigations will be combined, led by speaker johnson and i hope that it does not turn to a partisan show because everyone should make sure that we have a secret service and capitol police and other law enforcement officials that do one thing, protect americans and american elected officials in this case. irate americans and american elected officials in this case.— officials in this case. we are 'ust officials in this case. we are just awaiting _ officials in this case. we are just awaiting donald - officials in this case. we are just awaiting donald trump | just awaiting donald trump junior here on this stage

behind us. he is scheduled to behind us. he is scheduled to be the next speaker here and presumably... is this him? no, yes. this is him coming out now. before i ask either of you a question let's cross down to the stage floor here and have a listen to what donald trump the stage floor here and have a listen to what donald trumer has to say. listen to what donald trump jr has to say-— has to say. good evening, america- _ has to say. good evening, america. before - has to say. good evening, america. before i- has to say. good evening, america. before i begin i has to say. good evening, | america. before i begin my remarks i'm going to do something a little uncharacteristic. a trump is going to give up the microphone. it does not happen often and you may never see it again. but i got a call on monday morning from a young

lady who said dad, i want to speak at the rmc. —— rnc. i want to speak there because i want to speak there because i want america to know what my grandpa is actually like. so for the first time ever on a stage, first time ever giving a speech i want to bring out my eldest daughter and the eldest granddaughter of the president of the united states, your favourite president, kai madison trump. hi, everyone. my name is kai

madison trump and i am the granddaughter of donald trump. i am speaking today to share a side of my grandpa that people do not often see. to me, he is just a normal grandpa. do not often see. to me, he is justa normal grandpa. he do not often see. to me, he is just a normal grandpa. he gives us candy and soda are not looking. he always wants to know how we are doing in school and when i made the honour roll he printed it out to show his friends how proud he was of me. i know. he calls me during the middle of the school day to ask how the golf game is going and tells me all about his. but then i have to remind him that i am at school and i have to call him back later. when we play golf together he will try to get inside my head if i am not on his team. i know. and he is always surprised that i do

not let him get to me. but i have to remind him that i am a trump to. —— too. even one who is going through all these court cases he is always asking me how i am doing. he encourages me to push myself to be the most successful person i can be. obviously he sets the bar witty hybrid who knows, one day i will catch him to do on saturday i was shocked when i heard that he had been shot. and i wanted to know if he was ok. it was heartbreaking that someone would do that to another person. a lot of people have put him through hell and he is still

standing. grandpa, you are such an inspiration, and i love you. the media makes my grandfather seem like a different person but i know him for who he is. he is very caring and loving, he truly wants the best for this country and he will fight every single day to make america great again. thank you very much. applause.

trump! trump! a lot of proud moments _ trump! trump! a lot of proud moments this _ trump! trump! a lot of proud moments this week _ trump! trump! a lot of proud moments this week from - trump! trump! a lot of proud moments this week from a i moments this week from a family. thank you again, we appreciate that. it is not easy, this is the first time, what we call a large crowd for a speech. now back to business. thank you, sir. tonight we gather here in milwaukee and one of the most crucial moments in american history. just days ago something that one seems unimaginable became a terrifying reality. my father came under literal fire,... terrifying reality. my father came under literalfire,... as came under literal fire, . .. as a came under literalfire,... as a leisurely rally turn into a tragedy. on a field in butler pennsylvania a brave firefighter died and others

were injured and as those bullets rained down, we came in millimetres away from one of the darkest moments in our nation's history. we did lose an american here that day. we wish he were with us tonight. his memory will live on forever in the hearts of his family, his community and the nation that he loved. i would like to take just a moment tonight to express our gratitude for the life and service of american hero corey comperatore. corey!

core ! hero corey comperatore. corey! corey! they — hero corey comperatore. corey! corey! they say _ hero corey comperatore. corey! corey! they say you _ hero corey comperatore. corey! corey! they say you cannot - corey! they say you cannot truly know _ corey! they say you cannot truly know how _ corey! they say you cannot truly know how you - corey! they say you cannot truly know how you will. corey! they say you cannot - truly know how you will respond in a moment of danger until you actually confronted with her. what was my father was my instinct as his life was on the line? not to cower, not to surrender but to show for all the world to see that the next american president has the heart of a lion. applause. ., applause. that the next american _ applause. that the next american president - applause. that the next american president has i applause. that the next | american president has the courage to put the american people first once again. in that moment, my father do not just show his character, he

showed america's character. when he stood off with blood on his face and the flag at his back, the world saw a spirit they could never be broken. applause. they could never be broken. applause— applause. that is the true s - irit of applause. that is the true spirit of america. - applause. that is the true spirit of america. america | spirit of america. america knows what it is like to be down. we know what it is like to be confused and afraid, long before the attempt on my father's live, every american i left was filled with fear and anxiety. they were afraid our country was being torn apart, they are anxious about the massive and chaotic invasion of illegal aliens across our border. they are deeply concerned about partners in law fare, education indoctrination and attacks on freedom of speech. most terrifying of all

they saw that our leaders did not care or worse that they joyfully aided and abetted the erosion of our rights. and the lies, yes, the lies. we will not ever forget the lies. from left—wing politicians and their allies in the media, when you hear them in a row, you fully understand the extent they have gone to divide this great nation. they lied about russia collusion, they lied about hunter's laptop, they lied aboutjoe biden fitness for office. they lied about the border being secure. they lied about inflation being transitory. they lied about how they would safely withdraw from afghanistan. they lied about

joe biden being a moderate. they told one non—assault lie after another about my father. they could only run away from reality for so long. all hell has broken loose in america and it is impossible to hide any more. applause. , , ,., . ~ applause. remember build back better? ms said _ applause. remember build back better? ms said we _ applause. remember build back better? ms said we got _ applause. remember build back better? ms said we got broke - better? ms said we got broke bumbling biden. nothing is built, nothing is back and nothing is better. bridges are collapsing, our credibility is crumbling and our money is worth less and less every single day. it was just one giant baitand single day. it was just one giant bait and switch and normal americans are the ones

left holding the bag. housing costs, gasoline prices, grocery billsjust costs, gasoline prices, grocery bills just keep going costs, gasoline prices, grocery billsjust keep going up. wave after wave of illegal aliens are deadly drugs or across our border. meanwhile, programme district attorneys have turned our cities into giant crimes zones. they have turned criminals into victims, prosecutors into criminal defence attorneys and police into public enemies. left—wing activists are pretending to be educators, teaching our kids every 57 agendas. they cannot even define a woman is. on one hand they think free speech protects the right to expose your children to explicit drag shows. on the other hand they want to put you in jail for making a meal. it is like the

entire world has been turned upside down. there is any of this only a country that is going on the right direction? honestly, who is actually running the country anyway? it is obviously notjoe biden. so who are they asking us to elect? seriously, who is running things? does anyone really know? is itjill? is it hunter? barack obama? maybe it is the ghost of corn pop. whoever is running the show, the only thing they are effective at is persecuting my father. they twisted, contorted

and corrupted the criminal code to turn bookkeeping errors into crimes, they concocted you legal theories out of thin air, they impose gag orders on my father because the last thing a defendant should do is defend himself, right? they punish him for merely speaking the truth. they say they hate vladimir putin would it sure seems like they have spent a lot of time copying his playbook. in this country we do not criminalise political differences. we debated them. we vote on them. we do not make you choose between picking a party or picking a jail cell. there was a time when the democrats really wanted what was best for america. even if they had a different way of getting there.

it was the party of franklin roosevelt, john f. kennedy, martin luther king jr. you roosevelt, john f. kennedy, martin luther kinng. you may have disagreed with the party but at least you could respected. this new extrema democratic party, they want us to somehow believe the only way forward is going backwards. hiring decisions are based solely on race, wherejustice is only for those with the right opinions, where streets are a luxury only for the elite. where economic opportunity exists only when you know the right people. right now, the america we all grew up with, the america that we love, feels like an old photograph where you sit down with your children and tell them what life is to be like. you look back at that america and remember a country that was confident and proud, and america that you who are was and what it stood for. and it

could all feel like a distant memory. somewhere along the way we stumbles, somewhere along the way we lost ourselves. we cannot live on the soldier. yes, america was great but our greatest days are yet to come. applause. h0 greatest days are yet to come. applause— greatest days are yet to come. applause. ., ., ., ., ., , applause. no matter how far off that old photo — applause. no matter how far off that old photo may _ applause. no matter how far off that old photo may feel, - applause. no matter how far off that old photo may feel, it - applause. no matter how far off that old photo may feel, it is - that old photo may feel, it is not the end of our story. we are like that man who stood on the platform and felt the bullet pierced his flesh just days ago in pennsylvania. he may have moved to the ground but he stood back off.

applause.— but he stood back off. applause. , . ~ .,' applause. -- stood back off. when he _ applause. -- stood back off. when he did. _ applause. -- stood back off. when he did, my _ applause. -- stood back off. when he did, my father- applause. -- stood back off. | when he did, my father raised his fist into the air, he looked out at the crowd and what did he say? cheering.- what did he say? cheering. ~ ~ cheering. we will fight. we will fi . ht. cheering. we will fight. we will fight. we _ cheering. we will fight. we will fight. we will— cheering. we will fight. we will fight. we will fight - cheering. we will fight. we will fight. we will fight with l will fight. we will fight with our voices, we will fight with our voices, we will fight with ourideas our voices, we will fight with our ideas and on 5 november we will fight with our vote. applause. i will fight with our vote. applause.— will fight with our vote. applause. ., ., ,

applause. i have always been roud of applause. i have always been proud of him — applause. i have always been proud of him but _ applause. i have always been proud of him but i _ applause. i have always been proud of him but i have - applause. i have always been proud of him but i have never. proud of him but i have never been prouder of my father than i was in that moment. that is when the world found out that there is tough and then there is from staff. —— trump tough. the good news is, america is trump tough. the good news is, america is trump tough-— the good news is, america is trump tough. the good news is, america is i trump tough-_ in trump tough. trump! trump! in 1912, more — trump tough. trump! trump! in 1912, more than _ trump tough. trump! trump! in 1912, more than a _ trump tough. trump! trump! in 1912, more than a century i trump tough. trump! trump! in 1912, more than a century ago, | 1912, more than a century ago, another legendary republican president came right here to

milwaukee, at a political rally less than one volvo where we stand tonight, teddy roosevelt was struck by a would—be assassin bullet. he did not quit either. he finished his speech and he kept fighting. my friends, i do not believe in coincidence but i do believe in gods plan. two—day teddy roosevelt �*s man in the arena has a name — and it is donaldj trump. in the arena has a name - and it is donald] trump. cheering and applause. _

it is donald] trump. cheering and applause. remember, | it is donald j trump. cheering. and applause. remember, my father did not have to run for re—election this year. he does not need the money, the fame, the power, frankly he does not need the witch—hunts, phone investigations or political prosecutions either. but he knew he had to run if there was any chance at saving america. he is not doing it for himself. he is not doing it for himself. he is not doing it for himself. he is doing for everyone here tonight, for everyone watching at home. no matter who you are, you can be a part of this movement to make america great again. look at me. and my friendjd vance. again. look at me. and my friend jd vance. a kid from appellation and a kid from trump tower in manhattan. our

worlds apart. and now we're both fighting side—by—side, to save the country we love. and try save the country we love. and by the wayjd vance is going to make one hell of a vice president!— make one hell of a vice president! . �* , president! cheering and applause- _ president! cheering and applause. jaidee! - president! cheering and | applause. jaidee! jaidee! president! cheering and - applause. jaidee! jaidee! for those of you — applause. jaidee! jaidee! for those of you who _ applause. jaidee! jaidee! for those of you who have - applause. jaidee! jaidee! for those of you who have turned | those of you who have turned out of politics or have never even voted, i want you to know, if you are looking for a better life, a more prosperous future, a safer more wholesome and patriotic base to call home, there is room for you in this party and in this movement! cheering and applause. in

party and in this movement! cheering and applause. in fact, ou are cheering and applause. in fact, you are the _ cheering and applause. in fact, you are the ones _ cheering and applause. in fact, you are the ones who _ cheering and applause. in fact, you are the ones who matter i you are the ones who matter most of all. my father has always said that the people he gets along with best are the people who really work for a living. it people who really work for a livina. . people who really work for a livin., , , , people who really work for a livina. , , , ., people who really work for a livina. ,, , ., , living. it is because of his background _ living. it is because of his background as _ living. it is because of his background as a - living. it is because of his background as a builder l living. it is because of his| background as a builder in construction. in construction it doesn't — construction. in construction it doesn't matter _ construction. in construction it doesn't matter how- construction. in construction it doesn't matter how smart | it doesn't matter how smart your architect is, if you don't have the best guys laying the bricks. people with grit, people who get their hands dirty. that's a big problem with rob —— washington, dc. most of the bureaucrats who rule over us have never built anything in their lives. it's time to build something real. something tangible. something that will last leave the country better off for our children. that's my father's

mission. . children. that's my father's mission-— children. that's my father's mission. , ., , ., mission. this november, we have a choice. mission. this november, we have a choice- it _ mission. this november, we have a choice- it is _ mission. this november, we have a choice- it is a — mission. this november, we have a choice. it is a choice _ a choice. it is a choice between one team that wants to build this country up and another that wants to tear this country down. it another that wants to tear this country down-— country down. it is a choice between — country down. it is a choice between people _ country down. it is a choice between people who i country down. it is a choice between people who are i country down. it is a choice i between people who are proud of america and people who are ashamed of america. and ultimately, it is a choice between america last and america first!— between america last and america first! cheering and applause- — america first! cheering and applause. so _ america first! cheering and applause. so if— america first! cheering and applause. so if you - america first! cheering and applause. so if you love i america first! cheering and| applause. so if you love this country from _ applause. so if you love this country from the _ applause. so if you love this country from the bottom i applause. so if you love this country from the bottom of. applause. so if you love this i country from the bottom of your heart, if you want to bring back common sense, if you want to save the american dream, if you want to stand up and fight for the future of our nation, you must re—elect my father, donaldj trump!

you must re-elect my father, donald j trump!— you must re-elect my father, donald] trump! cheering and applause- _ donald] trump! cheering and applause. together, _ donald] trump! cheering and applause. together, we - donald] trump! cheering and applause. together, we will. applause. together, we will make america _ applause. together, we will make america great - applause. together, we will make america great once i applause. together, we will. make america great once again! thank you! thank you, wisconsin.— thank you! thank you, wisconsin. . �* , wisconsin. cheering and applause- _ wisconsin. cheering and applause. we _ wisconsin. cheering and applause. we have - wisconsin. cheering and applause. we have just | wisconsin. cheering and- applause. we have just been applause. we havejust been watching donald trumpjunior, watching donald trump junior, the watching donald trumpjunior, the president signed giving a peach at the republican national convention in milwaukee, wisconsin, giving a version of his father that he alone sees, humanising him in many ways and of course starting the speech by

introducing his own daughter, the former president �*s granddaughter, kylie trump and she spoke about her grandfather and watching her grandad get shot at the rally on saturday and again sharing stories with the republican members here and indeed with all of those watching on television about her grandfather, a side people don't get to see, the panel are still with us. former democratic congresswoman from florida stephanie murphy and former republican congressman rodney davey. what did you make of that speech, quite emotional at times? , ., ., ., ., at times? very emotional i am so lad at times? very emotional i am so glad donald _ at times? very emotional i am so glad donald trump - at times? very emotional i am so glad donald trump jr i at times? very emotional i am | so glad donald trump jr bought so glad donald trumer bought his daughter to talk about the impact of what we all saw on saturday. a lot of times we have people want to create caricatures of him and you are just a politician and not a father or a father in her case or grandfather in president

trump �*s case. to have that grand —— grand could tell the story brought tears to my eyes of me having to call my kids to the baseball field watching them be evacuated and telling them be evacuated and telling them that is ok. these other things people get when it comes to the families of those born to the families of those born to politics and the trump campaign is actually laying that out for the american people, humanising the president who has already been president. i don't think it was possible but this convention has shown the world who he is. another moment of note there was when donald trump another moment of note there was when donald trumer was speaking about the man who was killed at the trump rally on saturday. they all started chanting corey, corey. it is 'ust chanting corey, corey. it is just devastating, _ chanting corey, corey. it 3 just devastating, people who express their political perspectives by going to a rally, by flying a flag or putting up signs, would—be

victims. i think, putting up signs, would—be victims. ithink, what putting up signs, would—be victims. i think, what rodney said is so important — humanising elected officials whether they are democratic or republican is a key element to turning down the heat on the divisiveness in this country and is part of a solution to making sure you do not have future political violence. you can't attack —— you can attack someone if you don't see them as a human. too much of our debate is dehumanising the other side, debate is dehumanising the otherside, it debate is dehumanising the other side, it made politic differences existential threats. and no political difference as a extensional threat per se. we have them but we should not be able to discuss them in a way that dehumanises the other and gives permission for people who want to add on their violence or hate to take action against elected officials.— hate to take action against elected officials. and that is what kylie _ elected officials. and that is what kylie trump _ elected officials. and that is what kylie trump that i elected officials. and that is what kylie trump that she i elected officials. and that is i what kylie trump that she spoke about donald trump giving her candy and soda like all

grandparents to when the parents aren't watching and being proud of her academic achievements and so on. rodney, donald trump achievements and so on. rodney, donald trumer talked about teddy roosevelt he has a man here in this arena and that is donaldj trump. aha, here in this arena and that is donald] trump.— here in this arena and that is donald] trump. a great line, the whole — donald] trump. a great line, the whole speech _ donald] trump. a great line, the whole speech was - donald] trump. a great line, the whole speech was built i donald] trump. a great line, i the whole speech was built up, i am looking at this convention like a mini campaign. we develop our ads and messaging based on polling and ringing the votes and, those voting groups will make a difference at the election and you start out and you want to talk positive about who you are. eventually you get to what you want is a contrast, if you had to run naked you really have to send that message. this was the contrast, donaldj trumpjunior contrast, donald j trump junior gave contrast, donaldj trumpjunior gave a contrast, donaldj trump junior gave a contrast to joe contrast, donaldj trumpjunior gave a contrast tojoe biden, it is essential to be able to build up to the final event when donald trump, president trump will talk about unity, he will talk about what america needs and what he is doing. he

cannot lose the goodwill by going back to what he used to be. ~ ., going back to what he used to be. ~ . ., going back to what he used to be. . . ., . be. waiting for the vice presidential _ be. waiting for the vice presidential nominee i be. waiting for the vice | presidential nominee jd be. waiting for the vice - presidential nominee jd vance to presidential nomineejd vance to come out, whether he addresses that issue of unity, the video playing in the stadium behind us about that. it will be introduced onstage by his wife, and hearing from the wives of candidates regardless of party, continues on with that effort to humanise the person. on with that effort to humanise the person-— the person. rodney and i know this having _ the person. rodney and i know this having been _ the person. rodney and i know this having been elected i the person. rodney and i know this having been elected to i this having been elected to office, often running for elective office becomes a family affair, even though one spouse is the person in the elected office. the other supporting spouse has to deal with a lot of the stuff that comes with being a political family, and so i think it is a good way to allow her to have a plate on she has i diverse background and interesting perspective, i look forward to

hearing from you. and she is a democrat. i have heard in past elections she has been but she changed to voter registration so she could support her husband which is a wise thing for a marriage.— for a marriage. what are you hoinu for a marriage. what are you hoping to — for a marriage. what are you hoping to hear— for a marriage. what are you hoping to hear from - for a marriage. what are you hoping to hear from jd i for a marriage. what are you | hoping to hear from jd vance with his speech? ibis hoping to hear from jd vance with his speech?— with his speech? as i said earlier in _ with his speech? as i said earlier in the _ with his speech? as i said earlier in the broadcast i with his speech? as i said i earlier in the broadcast this is a big dealforjd earlier in the broadcast this is a big deal forjd vance. inaudible. he is one step away from the most powerful position in the world. i from the most powerful position in the world.— in the world. i will interrupt ou in the world. i will interrupt you because _ in the world. i will interrupt you because jd _ in the world. i will interrupt you because jd vance i in the world. i will interrupt you because jd vance is i in the world. i will interrupt i you because jd vance is walking you becausejd vance is walking out onto the stage. let's cross back down to the stage and have a listen to her. —— the wife of jd vance is walking out onto the stage. jd vance is walking out onto the stage-— the stage. cheering and applause- _ the stage. cheering and applause. good - the stage. cheering and| applause. good evening. the stage. cheering and - applause. good evening. good evening. when i was asked to

introduce my husband jd vance to all of you, i was at a loss. what could i say that has not already been said before. after all, the man was already the subject of a ron howard movie. jd has shed much of his life through his own eloquent words in his book hillbilly elegy. during his senate campaign and now is a sitting united states senator, it occurred to me that there was only one thing to do. to explain from the heart, why i love and admirejd and stand here beside him today and why here beside him today and why he will make a great vice president of the united states. cheering and applause. i met jd in law school— cheering and applause. i met jd in law school when _ cheering and applause. i met jd in law school when he _ cheering and applause. i met jd in law school when he was - cheering and applause. i met jd in law school when he was fresh i in law school when he was fresh out of ohio state which she

attended with the support of the gi bill. we were friends first because i mean who wouldn't want to be friends with jd, wouldn't want to be friends withjd, he was then as now, the most interesting person i knew. a working—class guy, who had overcome childhood traumas i could barely fathom, to end “p i could barely fathom, to end up at yale law school. a tough marine who had served in iraq, but whose idea of a good time was playing with copies and watching the movie babe. the most determined person i knew one overriding ambition — to become a husband and a father and to build the kind of tightknit family he had longed for as a child. my background is very different from his. i grew up in san diego, in a middle—class community. cheering and applause. idialith middle-class community.

cheering and applause. with two lovin: cheering and applause. with two loving parents — cheering and applause. with two loving parents. both _ cheering and applause. with two loving parents. both immigrants i loving parents. both immigrants from india and a wonderful sister. thatjd and i could meet at all, let alone fall in love and marry as a testament to this great country. cheering and applause. _ to this great country. cheering and applause. it _ to this great country. cheering and applause. it has -- - to this great country. cheering and applause. it has -- it - to this great country. cheering and applause. it has -- it is | and applause. it has -- it is also a testament _ and applause. it has -- it is also a testament to _ and applause. it has -- it is also a testament to jd - and applause. it has -- it is also a testament to jd and i and applause. it has -- it is also a testament to jd and it i also a testament tojd and it tells you something about who he is. whenjd met me, he approached our differences with curiosity and enthusiasm. he wanted to know everything about me, where i came from, what my life had been like. although he is a meat and potatoes kind of guy he adapted to my vegetarian diet, and learned to cook food for my mother, indian food. before i knew it, he had become an integral part of my family, an integral part of my family, a person i could not imagine living without. thejd i knew

thenis living without. thejd i knew then is the samejd you see today except for the beard. and his goals in this new role of the same he has pursued for our family, to keep people safe, to create opportunities, to build a better life and to solve problems with an open mind. it is safe to say that neitherjd or i expected to find ourselves in this position but it's hard to imagine a more powerful example of the american dream, a boy from middletown ohio. jd! jd! raised by his

grandmother - jd! jd! raised by his| grandmother through jd! jd! raised by his - grandmother through tough times, chosen to help lead our country through some of its greatest challenges, i am grateful to all of you for the trust you have placed in him and ourfamily. with that, it is my great privilege to introduce my husband in the next vice president of the united states, jd vance. applause. (music plays).

thank you. thank you, thank you, please. wow. wow. jd! thank you, thank you, please. wow- wow-— thank you, thank you, please. wow. wow._ first i thank you, thank you, please. wow. wow._ first ofj wow. wow. jd! jd! jd! first of all, isn't she _

wow. wow. jd! jd! jd! first of all, isn't she lovely? - wow. wow. jd! jd! jd! first of| all, isn't she lovely? amazing? greetings milwaukee. my fellow americans and my fellow republicans, my name isjd vance from the great state of her way home. dominic green see of ohio. tonight... ohio! we need to chill with the ohio love, we need to win at michigan as well. my friends, tonight is the night of hope. a celebration of what america once was and with god's grace what it will soon be again. it

is a reminder of the sacred duty we have two preserve the american experiment, to choose a new path for our children and grandchildren. as we meet tonight, we cannot forget that this evening could have been so much different. instead of a day of celebration it could have been a day of heartache and morning. forthe have been a day of heartache and morning. for the last eight years, president trump has given everything he has survived for the people of our country. he did not need politics but the country needed him. priorto running politics but the country needed him. prior to running for president he was one of the most successful businessmen in the world. he had everything anyone could ever want any life

and yet instead of choosing the easy path, he chose to endure abuse, slander and persecution, and he did it because he loves this country. i want all americans to watch the video of the would—be assassin coming a quarter of an inch from taking his life, consider the lies they told you about donald trump and then look at that photo of him defiant, fist in the air, when it donald trump rose to his feet in the pennsylvania field, all of america stood with him. cheering.—

america stood with him. cheering. ~ ., ., cheering. what did he call on us to do for— cheering. what did he call on us to do for our— cheering. what did he call on us to do for our country? i cheering. what did he call on us to do for our country? to i us to do for our country? to fight, to five america, even in his most perilous moments, we were on his mind. his instinct was for us, our country, to call us to something higher, to something greater, to once again be citizens who ask what our country needs of us. consider what they said, they said he was a tyrant, they said he must be stopped at all costs. how did he respond? he called for national unity, national calm, literally right after an assassin nearly took his life. he remembered the victims of the terrible attack, especially the brave corey comperatore who gave his life to protect his family. god

bless him. president trump then flew to milwaukee and go back to work. that is the man i have gotten to know personally over the last few years. he is tough but he cares about people. he could stand it against an assassin one moment and call for national healing the next. he is a beloved father and grandfather and, of course, a once in a generation a business leader. he is the man who is feared by america's adverse aries but two nights ago said good night to his two boys, told them he love them and make sure to give each of them a kiss on the cheek. i will see they squirmed the same way my four—year—old when i try to kiss him on the cheek. sorry,

guys. he is all those things which tonight we celebrate, he is a once and future president of the united states of america. applause. ., ., ., applause. i want to respond to his call for— applause. i want to respond to his call for unity _ applause. i want to respond to his call for unity myself. - applause. i want to respond to his call for unity myself. we i his call for unity myself. we have a big tent on this party on everything from national security to economic policy but my message to you my fellow republicans is... this country and we are united to win. i think our disagreements

actually make us stronger. that is what i have learned in my time in the senate were sometimes i persuade my colleagues and sometimes they persuade me. my message to my fellow americans, those watching from across the country, is shouldn't we be governed by a party that is not afraid to debate ideas and come to the best solution? that is the republican party of the next four years, united in our love for this country and committed to free speech on the open exchange of ideas. applause.— open exchange of ideas. applause. ., ~ ., ., applause. tonight, mr chairman, i stand he humbled _ applause. tonight, mr chairman, i stand he humbled and _ applause. tonight, mr chairman, i stand he humbled and i - applause. tonight, mr chairman, i stand he humbled and i am i i stand he humbled and i am overwhelmed with gratitude to say i officially accept your nomination to be vice president of the united states of america.

applause. thank you. never in my wildest imagination could i have believed that i would be standing here tonight. i grew up standing here tonight. i grew up in middletown ohio. a small town where people speak their minds, built with their hands and loved they god, their family, the community in the country with their whole heart. it was also a police cast aside and forgotten by america's ruling class in washington. when i was on the fourth grade a career politician by the name ofjoe biden supported master,

a bad tree deal that sent countless good jobs to mexico. when i was a sophomore in high school that save a career politician named joe biden gave china a sweetheart tree deal that destroyed even more good american middle—class manufacturing jobs. when i was a senior in high school that samejoe biden supported the disastrous invasion of iraq and at each step of the way in a small towns like mine in ohio or next—door pennsylvania or michigan, in says all across our country, jobs were sent overseas and our children were sent to war. overseas and our children were

sent to war-— overseas and our children were sent to war-_ i- overseas and our children were i sent to war._ i agree. sent to war. chanting. i agree. somehow, — sent to war. chanting. i agree. somehow, a — sent to war. chanting. i agree. somehow, a real— sent to war. chanting. i agree. somehow, a real estate - somehow, a real estate developer from somehow, a real estate developerfrom new somehow, a real estate developer from new york city by the name of donaldj trump was right on all of these issues while joe right on all of these issues whilejoe biden was wrong. president trump knew even then that we needed leaders who would put america first. thanks to these policies arejoe biden another out of touch politicians in washington gave us, our country was flooded with cheap chinese goods, with cheap foreign labour, and in the decades to come deadly chinese rental. joe biden screwed up in my community pay the price. i was lucky. despite

the price. i was lucky. despite the closing factories and the growing addiction in towns like mine, in my life i have a guardian angel by my side. she was an old woman who could barely walk when she was tough as nails. i called her momma, the name we hillbillies gave to our grandmothers. she raised me as her own — she raised me as my mother struggled with addiction. she was in so many ways a woman of contradiction, she loved the lord, a woman a very deep christian faith. she also loved the f—word. i am not kidding. she could make a sailor blush. she once told me when she found out i was

spending too much time with a local kid who was known for dealing drugs that if i ever hung out with him again, she would run him over with her car. that is true. she said jd, no—one will everfind out car. that is true. she said jd, no—one will ever find out about it. no-one will ever find out about it. . , no-one will ever find out about it-_ thanks - no-one will ever find out about it._ thanks to - no-one will ever find out about i it._ thanks to mamaw, it. chanting. thanks to mamaw, thins it. chanting. thanks to mamaw, things worked _ it. chanting. thanks to mamaw, things worked out _ it. chanting. thanks to mamaw, things worked out for _ it. chanting. thanks to mamaw, things worked out for me. - it. chanting. thanks to mamaw, things worked out for me. after i things worked out for me. after 9/11 i did with thousands of other young men my age did in that time of soaring patriotism a of country. i enlisted in the united states marines. applause.—

united states marines. applause. ., ., , applause. say hello to my fellow marines. _ applause. say hello to my fellow marines. i _ applause. say hello to my fellow marines. i left i applause. say hello to my fellow marines. i left the i fellow marines. i left the marines up to four years and went to the ohio state university. i am sorry michigan, i had to get that in there. �* , michigan, i had to get that in there._ come - michigan, i had to get that in there._ come on, | michigan, i had to get that in i there._ come on, we there. chanting. come on, we have had enough _ there. chanting. come on, we have had enough political- have had enough political violence. after ohio state i went to jail law where i met my beautiful wife and then i started businesses to create jobs in the kind of leases i grew up in. my work taught me there is still so much talent in the american heartland, there really is both of these places to thrive, we need a leader who fights for the people who built this country.

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are right and i am so grateful