Following a couple of video intros, Ja'Ron Smith, deputy assistant to POTUS, continuing the RNC's strong outreach to black voters. Talking about his path to becoming Republican and about admin work on rebuilding families, job growth, education gains, and criminal justice reform.

Now a video showing people who never thought they'd be anything other than Democrats who are now finding themselves voting Republican. Of Trump: "I couldn't come out and say it right away, but I knew deep down inside it was going to be the first Republican I ever voted for."

"I think there's a political realignment underway. I've always been anti-war ... been pro-free speech -- Trump is by far the anti-war/speech candidate."

Rep. Jeff Van Drew of NJ, who became Republican after being elected Democrat in 2018, says that drift of his party made him become GOP.

Impeachment has been mentioned *FAR* more at RNC than the 0 times it was mentioned at DNC. Says so much about whether media's push for it was a debacle for Dems or GOP. That Democrats' signal legislative achievement during their time of power was unmentioned is significant.

Stacia Brightmon talking about her participation in Military Apprenticeship Program and how it helped her life.

Dan Scavino: The media can be fog machine, creating partisan mist around everything that’s hard to see through.
But in 2016, you navigated through it all -- you found your way through the swamp -- and you arrived safely on the other side, with Donald Trump as your new president.

Scavino: "President Trump is a kind and decent man. I wish you could be at his side with me to see his endless kindness to everyone he meets."

Scavino says POTUS can't be bought, bullied, or beaten. "Just think about what we achieved together. Strongest economy in history, lowest unemployment rate for almost all groups. He did that once. He will do it again. You know it. And I know it."

"Who needs a non-stop parade of politicians when you have an army of people behind you?" Scavino, contrasting the GOP convention featuring everyday Americans vs. Dem convention featuring former POTUS, etc.

Mitch McConnell talking about how the left tries to control people -- their jobs, whether kids can go to school, what information you read, etc. "Now you understand why Democrats spent an entire week saying who Joe Biden is, not what he intends to do."

"We won't be bullied by a liberal media intent on destroying America's institutions." -- McConnell

RNC features a video praising American athletes and featuring those that have won in recent years. Now UFC president Dana White is talking. "I'm back because I believe we need President Trump's leadership now more than ever."

"President Trump might be only president in modern times who has done everything he promised in campaign." Dana White says, then quotes Reagan.

Sean Reyes, Utah Atty General, now up. Talking about Republican AGs work combatting sex trafficking and other human trafficking, and how Trump admin has supported it.

Now Debbie Flood, who owns a shop that manufactures cast bronze architectural hardware, is criticizing Biden's coddling of China. "We breathed a sigh of relief" when Trump was elected, saying he cared about bringing back "those three beautiful words: Made in America."

Flood: "We no longer had to succeed despite government. ..Thanks to the Trump Tax Cuts, I‘ve been able to raise my employees’ wages. So they got a pay raise and a tax cut."

Later, "Joe Biden doesn't really know anything about business or creating jobs. He’s spent 47 years in government. It is doubtful that he’ll finally figure it out in year 48. He’s pledged to raise our taxes and bring back excessive regulation."

Now video of NYC public housing residents and administrators harshing on deBlasio and Democrats. "I think it's wrong that Democrats put illegal immigrants ahead of black Americans."

Ann Dorn, widow of retired St. Louis Police captain David Dorn -- murdered in violent riots earlier this summer -- now speaking.

"My hope is that having you re-live it with me now will help shake this country from the nightmare we are witnessing in our cities and bring about positive, peaceful change."

"David is never coming back. He was murdered by people who didn’t know, and didn’t care, that he would have done anything to help them.

Violence and destruction are not legitimate forms of protest. They do not safeguard black lives. They only destroy them."

"President Trump understands this and has offered federal help to restore order in our communities. In a time when police departments are short on resources and manpower, we need that help. We should accept that help. We must heal before we can effect change,"

"but we cannot heal amid devastation and chaos. President Trump knows we need more Davids in our communities, not fewer.

We need to come together in Peace and remember that every life is precious."

God bless Ann Dorn.

Ben Carson: Our President, Donald J. Trump, believes in the people. He is one of us. He makes promises, and he keeps them. He is transparent, and we certainly know what he’s thinking. He does not submit to political correctness or to its enforcers, the media. He is real.

Carson: President Trump does not dabble in identity politics. He wants everyone to succeed and believes in the adage, “a rising tide lifts all boats.” Many on the other side love to incite division by claiming that President Trump is a racist. They could not be more wrong.

My mother always told me “Ben, you can do anything, but I will never allow you to become a victim.” It was then that I stopped listening to the people who were trying to convince me that I was a victim and that others were responsible for my victimhood.

Carson: "What is racist is the fact that African Americans have the highest abortion rate. President Trump is the most pro-life President in our country's history. He will continue to fight for those who cannot yet speak."

"Their anti-law enforcement campaign isn’t about a single incident. It’s about a message. the message is: police officers are the enemy. The message is: criminals have the right to resist arrest." Patrick Lynch, Police Benevolent Assn of NYC

"The message is: if you victimize a vulnerable person, the justice system will not hold you accountable. The criminals have heard that message, and they are taking full advantage. We must stop that message. We must expose the left’s lies about police officers and the job we do"

"Unlike Dems running in fear of mob in the street, POTUS has never apologized for standing up for law and order. Unlike Dems, who froze in the face of rioting and looting, President Trump gives law enforcement the support and tools to put a stop to it – period, end of story."

Rudy Guiliani: "Don't let Democrats do to America what they have done to New York." Calls Biden an "obviously defective candidate." A man who has changed principles so often, he has none. A Trojan horse for the left wing.

"It seemed for a ‘a few brief shining moments’ like Democrat and Republican leaders would come together with a unified proposal to reduce police misconduct. This possibility was very dangerous to the Left. They had a President to beat and a country to destroy ..."

"and although a bi-partisan coalition agreeing on action against police brutality would be very valuable for country, it would also make President Trump appear to be an effective leader. So, BLM and ANTIFA sprang into action and hijacked the protests into vicious, brutal riots."

"But the worst of it was the slaughter of innocent young people with their whole lives ahead of them. The murder of 4-year old LeGen Taliferro in Kansas City shocked the nation but not BLM or their many Democrat supporters." Guiliani

Guiliani says top homicide cities run by “Progressive Democrats using the Progressive Democrat approach to Crime which is to do nothing substantive to reduce it"

"There is no question that this awesome job of restoring safety at this time, cannot be done effectively from your basement, Joe!" -- Guiliani

Latest effective RNC video takes Joe Biden on regarding China. "China's going to eat our lunch? Come on, man!"

To massively understate the obvious, this week's convention is making last week's convention look even worse than it did in real time. Stunning, really.

Tom Cotton doing a point by point comparison of Donald Trump's foreign policy and Joe Biden's. "Joe Biden would be as wrong and weak over the next four years as he has been for the last 50. We need a president who stands up for America, not one who takes knee."

Kayla Mueller's parents now speaking about their daughter, who was tortured and murdered by ISIS. Al-Baghdadi raped their daughter repeatedly.

"For—18 months—she endured. And we endured an agonizing back-and-forth between us, the Obama administration, and ISIS. We put all our faith in the government. But our government let us down. President Obama refused to meet with us until ISIS had already beheaded other Americans."

"To this day, we’ve never heard from Joe Biden. Instead, the Obama administration hid behind policy so much that we felt hopeless when they kept us from negotiating to save Kayla’s life."

"After 18 months of brutal torture, we learned from ISIS that Kayla had been killed.

The Obama administration kept telling us they were doing everything they could. But their version of “everything” wasn’t enough.

What a difference a president makes."

"Under President Trump, U.S. Army special operators conducted a raid on al-Baghdadi’s compound. After we learned that al-Baghdadi was killed, we learned something else: The operators named themselves 'Task Force 814' after August 14, Kayla’s birthday."

"The Trump team gave us empathy we never received from the Obama admin. Obama admin said it was doing everything it could. The Trump admin actually is. Let me just say this: Kayla should be here. If Donald Trump had been President when Kayla was captured, she would be here today.

God bless Marsha and Carl Mueller.

Now Alice Johnson is up. "By the grace of God and the compassion of President Donald John Trump, I stand before you tonight. .. I am alive, and well, and most importantly, I am free!"

"I never stopped fighting for my freedom. My Christian faith -- and the prayers of so many -- kept hope alive. When President Trump heard about me -- about the injustice of my story -- he saw me as a person. He had compassion. And he acted."

Says she is committed to helping others who need a second chance in prison. Hopes people will think of them when they look at her.

"22 years I spent in prison were not wasted. God had purpose & plan for my life. I was not delayed or denied; I was destined for such a time as this! I pray you will be inspired by my story, and your compassion will lead you to take action for those who are forgotten."

This convention is utterly devastating to the media. Not just that every speaker is ripping on them, but that the entire story of policy achievements being told at the convention is one that has been hidden and lied about by the media for years.

"For the first time in a long time, we have a president who has called out Washington hypocrisy and they hate him for it." Ivanka Trump

"Washington has not changed Donald Trump! Donald Trump has changed Washington!" Ivanka with a great line.

President and Melania Trump descend from White House to address the crowd gathered on the South Lawn.

"Joe Biden is not the savior of America's soul, he is the destroyer of American jobs."

"From the moment I left my former life behind, and it was a good life, I have done nothing but fight for you. I did what our political establishment never expected and could never forgive, breaking the cardinal rule of Washington Politics. I kept my promise."

"Together, we have ended the rule of the failed political class – and they are desperate to get their power back by any means necessary. They are angry at me because instead of putting them first, I put America first."

"By the end of my first term, we will have approved more than 300 federal judges, including two great new Supreme Court Justices."

“Joe Biden’s plan is not a solution to the virus but a surrender to the virus”

“Must remember that overwhelming majority of police officers are noble courageous, and honorable.”

Says Captain Dorn, whose widow spoke tonight, was killed by rioters it looters — or as Democrats would say, “peaceful protesters”

Says top ten most dangerous cities are run by Democrats. Says Joe Biden and the left will ignore these victims but he never will

“Liberal politicians claim to be concerned about strength of American institutions but who is attacking them?” Who is hiring radical professors, etc?

“The far left wants to coerce you into saying what you know to be false and scare you out of saying what you know to be true” good line

“We’re here (in White House) and they’re not — and that’s because you”

“We will appoint prosecutors, judges, and justices who believe in enforcing the law and not their own political agenda.”

President Trump says America will land the first woman on the moon.

Trump says there has never been such a difference between two parties or two individuals in ideology philosophy or fissions and there is right now. Opponents believe that America is depraved. They believe America is the best.

“Americans build their future we don’t tear down our past! we are the nation that won a revolution, toppled tyranny and fascism, and delivered millions into freedom.”

Love that he talked about Americans doing it with flair

“I am very very proud to be the nominee of the republican party. God bless you all”