RNC 2020 live: Pence to headline third night of convention amid growing unrest in Kenosha
- Vice-president, second lady, and Kellyanne Conway to speak
- Protests continue over police shooting of Jacob Blake
1.21am BST
Amid the protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, Vice President Mike Pence is expected to repeat Trump’s message of “law and order” in his convention speech.
The LA Times reports:
Pence will emerge from President Trump’s long shadow for a night Wednesday, taking the stage at the Republican National Convention to emphasize support for law enforcement as protests are intensifying following the police shooting in Wisconsin of a Black man in the back.
Pence is expected to lionize Trump and join other RNC speakers who have carefully airbrushed the president’s management of a devastating pandemic, double-digit unemployment and growing upheaval over racism and police brutality in numerous communities.
1.10am BST
Hello, live blog readers, and welcome to the third night of the Republican convention.
Mike Pence will deliver his speech tonight to formally accept the Republican vice presidential nomination, marking the most consequential moment of the convention yet.