RNC Day 3: What to expect as GOP pledges to ‘Make Amer­i­ca Strong Again’

RNC Day 3: What to expect as GOP pledges to ‘Make America Strong Again’

MILWAUKEE — The third day of the Repub­li­can Nation­al Con­ven­tion will car­ry a theme of “Make Amer­i­ca Strong Again,” high­light­ed by a speech from vice pres­i­den­tial nom­i­nee Sen. J.D. Vance (R‑OH).
Each day of the con­fer­ence includes a cen­tral mes­sage, with Monday’s being “Make Amer­i­ca Wealthy Again,” Tuesday’s “Make Amer­i­ca Safe Again,” and Thursday’s “Make Amer­i­ca Great Once Again.” Near­ly 2,500 del­e­gates from across the coun­try are attend­ing the con­ven­tion at the Fis­erv Forum, home of the Mil­wau­kee Bucks, and oth­er near­by venues for the fes­tiv­i­ties.
While Trump has always made strength a cen­tral theme of his image — so much so that Democ­rats often accuse him of being an author­i­tar­i­an strong man — most close­ly watched on Wednes­day will like­ly be the speech by Vance.
The del­e­gates vot­ed Mon­day to nom­i­nate Trump as the Repub­li­can nom­i­nee and added Vance as his run­ning mate. Vance beat out GOP super­stars for the posi­tion, includ­ing Sens. Tims Scott (R‑SC) and Mar­co Rubio (R‑FL), and House Repub­li­can Con­fer­enc …