#HappeningNow: The Republican National Convention begins its third night with the theme 'Land of Heroes."
Vice President Mike Pence is the headline speaker and will formally accept his renomination for the 2020 GOP ticket.
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Vice President Mike Pence is the headline speaker and will formally accept his renomination for the 2020 GOP ticket.
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#NEW: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem:
"Today our founding principles are under attack."
"Democrat run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs."
"We [GOP] don't divide people based on their beliefs ... we respect everyone under the Constitution."
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"Today our founding principles are under attack."
"Democrat run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs."
"We [GOP] don't divide people based on their beliefs ... we respect everyone under the Constitution."
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#NEW: Scott Dane, Minnesota logger and trucker, slams Obama-Biden policies that hurt his industry.
Thanks President Trump for paving the way for people like him.
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Thanks President Trump for paving the way for people like him.
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#NEW: TN Sen. Marsha Blackburn:
"Tonight I want to talk to you about another kind of hero, the kind Democrats don't recognize because they don't fit their narrative I'm talking about...law enforcement...they can't to cancel them."
Shares her story about her father.
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"Tonight I want to talk to you about another kind of hero, the kind Democrats don't recognize because they don't fit their narrative I'm talking about...law enforcement...they can't to cancel them."
Shares her story about her father.
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#NEW: TX Rep. Dan Crenshaw shares personal story about his service to our country:
"The cowering of the Iranian regime is the result of America believing in her own might, again. "
"We are a nation of heroes and we need you now more than ever."
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"The cowering of the Iranian regime is the result of America believing in her own might, again. "
"We are a nation of heroes and we need you now more than ever."
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#NEW: Ret. LT. Gen. U.S. Army Keith Kellogg:
"When President Trump took office, decades of failed foreign policy had crippled us ... President Trump has reversed the decline of our military."
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"When President Trump took office, decades of failed foreign policy had crippled us ... President Trump has reversed the decline of our military."
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#NEW: Ohio mom Tera Meyers discussing impact of "education freedom" on her family & son who was born with Down syndrome:
"Unlike the doctor who told me to end Samuel's life ... President Trump gave Samuel an equal seat at the table."
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"Unlike the doctor who told me to end Samuel's life ... President Trump gave Samuel an equal seat at the table."
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RNC highlights 100 years of Women's Rights.
#NEW: Press Sec McEnany discusses Pres. Trump's support for her as a mom & individual w/ preexisting condition who underwent a mastectomy:
"The same way Pres. Trump has supported me -- he supports you."
"I want my daugheter to grown up in President Donald J. Trump's America."
"The same way Pres. Trump has supported me -- he supports you."
"I want my daugheter to grown up in President Donald J. Trump's America."
#NEW: Second Lady Karen Pence focuses her speech on military families & veterans:
"100 years ago women secured the right to vote, so lets vote America. Let's honor our heroes. Let's reelect President Trump & Vice President Mike Pence for four more years."
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"100 years ago women secured the right to vote, so lets vote America. Let's honor our heroes. Let's reelect President Trump & Vice President Mike Pence for four more years."
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#NEW: Kellyanne Conway:
"President Trump helped me shatter a barrier in the world of politics ... our team defied ... conventional wisdom -- and we won."
"I learned that in America limited means does not make for limited dreams. "
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"President Trump helped me shatter a barrier in the world of politics ... our team defied ... conventional wisdom -- and we won."
"I learned that in America limited means does not make for limited dreams. "
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#NEW: Sister Deirdre Byrne, surgeon & military veteran:
"The largest marginalized group in the world can be found in the U.S. -- they are the unborn."
"Donald Trump is the most pro-life President that this nation has ever had."
Says Biden-Harris are the most anti-life.
"The largest marginalized group in the world can be found in the U.S. -- they are the unborn."
"Donald Trump is the most pro-life President that this nation has ever had."
Says Biden-Harris are the most anti-life.
#NEW: Famed football coach Lou Holtz:
"America remains the land of opportunity no matter what the other side says."
"President trump finds solutions ... is committed."
Notes prison reform and school choice reform push by President Trump & slams Joe Biden.
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"America remains the land of opportunity no matter what the other side says."
"President trump finds solutions ... is committed."
Notes prison reform and school choice reform push by President Trump & slams Joe Biden.
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#NEW: Michael McHale, National Association of Police Organizations President:
Warns against Joe Biden & Kamala Harris' lack of support for law enforcement.
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Warns against Joe Biden & Kamala Harris' lack of support for law enforcement.
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#NEW: NY Rep. Elise Stefanik:
"I know that he [Pres. Trump] is the only candidate who will stand up for hard working families and protect the American dream for future generations."
Says impeachment effort by Democrats was an attack on the American people.
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"I know that he [Pres. Trump] is the only candidate who will stand up for hard working families and protect the American dream for future generations."
Says impeachment effort by Democrats was an attack on the American people.
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#NEW: NC GOP Congressional nominee Madison Cawthorn:
"We can give up on the American ideal or we can work together to make our imperfect union more perfect."
"If you think young people can't change the world, than you just don't know American history."
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"We can give up on the American ideal or we can work together to make our imperfect union more perfect."
"If you think young people can't change the world, than you just don't know American history."
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#NEW: Fmr NFL player Jack Brewer:
"Are we so offended by the President campaign slogan that we're gong to ignore Joe Biden and Kamal Harris are responsible" for the mass incarceration of African Americans.
"We need Black fathers in their home with their children."
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"Are we so offended by the President campaign slogan that we're gong to ignore Joe Biden and Kamal Harris are responsible" for the mass incarceration of African Americans.
"We need Black fathers in their home with their children."
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#NEW: Chen Guangcheng, Chinese human Rights Activist, shares his account of persecution after speaking out against CCP.
Says he was given shelter by American embassy in Beijing after escaping.
Urges people to support President Trump "for the sake of the world."
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Says he was given shelter by American embassy in Beijing after escaping.
Urges people to support President Trump "for the sake of the world."
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#NEW: NY Rep. Lee Zeldin shares personal story about healthcare workers who saved his daughters' lives & praises President Trump for delivering PPE/ response to COVID-19 pandemic.
"His [Trump] effort for New York was phenomenal."
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"His [Trump] effort for New York was phenomenal."
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#NEW: Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst addresses RNC via pre-recorded video message focusing on derecho that hit the Midwest, says most of the MSM ignored story.
Says she can't recall an admin. that was more hostile to farmers than Obama-Biden, unless you consider Biden-Harris.
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Says she can't recall an admin. that was more hostile to farmers than Obama-Biden, unless you consider Biden-Harris.
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#NEW: Fmr NFL player & GOP UT Congressional candidate Burgess Owens:
"They [Congressional Democrats] want us to believe what I did isn't possible for ordinary Americans."
"This November, we have an opportunity to reject the mob mentality."
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"They [Congressional Democrats] want us to believe what I did isn't possible for ordinary Americans."
"This November, we have an opportunity to reject the mob mentality."
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#NEW: RNC highlights significance of Fort McHenry, the birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner, where Vice President Mike Pence will soon officially accept his renomination for the 2020 GOP ticket.
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#NEW: Lara Trump highlights the number of women President Trump has selected to fill senior roles.
Touts decline of women's' unemployment under Trump admin.
"This is an election to decide if we keep America, America... or ... toward a path of Socialism."
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Touts decline of women's' unemployment under Trump admin.
"This is an election to decide if we keep America, America... or ... toward a path of Socialism."
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#NEW: Lara Trump briefly mentions regions in the path of Hurricane Laura in closing her speech.
"May God bless the Gulf states in the path of the Hurricane."
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"May God bless the Gulf states in the path of the Hurricane."
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#NEW: Sam Vigil speaks of the death last year of his wife Jackie at the hand's of an illegal immigrant and praises President Trump for launching 'Operation Legend," which focuses on addressing violent crime.
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#NEW: Civil Rights Activist Clarence Henderson:
"Donald Trump is not a politician, he's a leader Politicians are a dime a dozen."
"He's [Trump] done more for Black Americans than Joe Biden has done in 50."
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"Donald Trump is not a politician, he's a leader Politicians are a dime a dozen."
"He's [Trump] done more for Black Americans than Joe Biden has done in 50."
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#NEW Fmr DNI Richard Grenell:
"The American voter, the American voter, & the American taxpayer had all been let down ... he [Trump] called America's endless wars what they were -- a disaster."
"The media was shocked because Donald Trump was running as a Republican." (Thread)
"The American voter, the American voter, & the American taxpayer had all been let down ... he [Trump] called America's endless wars what they were -- a disaster."
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RNC takes a humanizing and triumphant approach to highlight Mike Pence's life and career leading up to his role as Vice President of the United States, just ahead of his speech from Fort McHenry. (Thread)
#BREAKING: VP Pence:
"..206 years ago when our young republic withstood a ferocious bombardment... they came to end the American experiment."
"Democrats spent 4 days attacking America. Joe Biden said that we're living through a season of darkness ... we see American greatness."
"..206 years ago when our young republic withstood a ferocious bombardment... they came to end the American experiment."
"Democrats spent 4 days attacking America. Joe Biden said that we're living through a season of darkness ... we see American greatness."
#BREAKING: VP Mike Pence addresses hurricane impacting Gulf coast:
"This is a serious storm ... and know that we will be with you every step of the way ... that's what Americans do."
"I humbly accept your nomination to run and serve as Vice President of the U.S."
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"This is a serious storm ... and know that we will be with you every step of the way ... that's what Americans do."
"I humbly accept your nomination to run and serve as Vice President of the U.S."
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#NEW: VP Mike Pence's mother,Nancy, joins the small audience looking on as her son accepts his renomination at Fort McHenry.
"Thank you mom, I love you."
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"Thank you mom, I love you."
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#NEW: VP Pence on President Trump:
"Some people think we're a little bit different... he does things in his own way. Not much gets past him and when he has an opinion he's liable to share it. He's certainly kept things interesting ... he's kept his word to the American people."
"Some people think we're a little bit different... he does things in his own way. Not much gets past him and when he has an opinion he's liable to share it. He's certainly kept things interesting ... he's kept his word to the American people."
#NEW: VP Mike Pence says former Sec of Defense Robert Gates under Obama asserted that then VP Joe Biden has been "wrong on most foreign policy issues" over the past four decades.
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#NEW VP Pence on COVID pandemic:
"Thanks to the courage and compassion of the American people we're slowing the spread."
"And we're not just opening up America, we're opening up American schools."
Says Second Lady, who's a teacher, is returning to school next week.
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"Thanks to the courage and compassion of the American people we're slowing the spread."
"And we're not just opening up America, we're opening up American schools."
Says Second Lady, who's a teacher, is returning to school next week.
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#NEW: VP Pence on nationwide protests:
"Rioting and looting is not peaceful protest."
"Last week Joe Biden didn't say one word about the violence and chaos ... so let me be clear the violence must stop."
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"Rioting and looting is not peaceful protest."
"Last week Joe Biden didn't say one word about the violence and chaos ... so let me be clear the violence must stop."
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#NEW: VP Pence:
"The American people know we don't have to choose between supporting our law enforcement and standing with our African American neighbors."
"Joe Biden says American is systemically racist..."
"You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America."
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"The American people know we don't have to choose between supporting our law enforcement and standing with our African American neighbors."
"Joe Biden says American is systemically racist..."
"You won't be safe in Joe Biden's America."
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#NEW VP Pence:
"Joe Biden says he's a transition candidate -- transition to what?"
"At the root of their [Democrats] agenda is the belief that America is driven by envy, not aspiration."
"The radical Left believes the Federal government should dictate how we live.."
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"Joe Biden says he's a transition candidate -- transition to what?"
"At the root of their [Democrats] agenda is the belief that America is driven by envy, not aspiration."
"The radical Left believes the Federal government should dictate how we live.."
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#NEW VP Pence:
"Joe Biden says Democracy is on the ballot. The truth is our economic recovery is on the ballot, law & order is on the ballot ... in this election its not whether America will be more Republican or more Democrat ... its whether America remains America."
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"Joe Biden says Democracy is on the ballot. The truth is our economic recovery is on the ballot, law & order is on the ballot ... in this election its not whether America will be more Republican or more Democrat ... its whether America remains America."
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#BREAKING: President Trump and First Lady Melania make a surprise appearance at Fort McHenry.
#HappeningNow: Country Music Star Trace Adkins sings the Star Spangled Banner to close out night 3 of the Republican National Convention.
