July 17 2024
The Republican National Convention reconvened for day two in Milwaukee, Wisconsin Tuesday under the theme "Make America Safe Once Again."
Here are some highlights from day two:
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley: "When Barack Obama was president, Vladimir Putin invaded Crimea. With Joe Biden as president, Putin invaded all of Ukraine. But when Donald Trump was president, Putin did nothing -- no invasions, no wars. That was no accident..."
Philadelphia resident Michael Coyle: "Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are the ones who opened our southern border and allowed Chinese fentanyl to pour in unconditionally...In Donald Trump, I see a leader who will end the urban nightmare. I ask you to join me in supporting him this fall -- because a vote for President Trump is a vote to restore our cities and to make America safe again."
Florida Governor Ron Desantis: "I am alarmed that the current President of the United States lacks the capability to discharge the duties of his office. We need a Commander-in-Chief who can lead [24/7]. America cannot afford 4 more years of a 'Weekend at Bernie's' presidency."
National Federation of Republican Women President Julie Harris: "Parents across the country know what it's like to have a pro-family president in the White House...he's a businessman. He understands what it's like to build something of your own. Joe Biden has never built anything of his own. He uses the government to destroy things, and to make it impossible to give your children the life you dreamed of for them."
RNC co-chair Lara Trump: "Tonight, I come to you not as the co-chair of the RNC, not as the daughter-in-law of the candidate. Tonight, I come to you as a mom and as a citizen of this country. For those of you watching who have never voted for Donald Trump, I know what the media and his political opponents have tired to tell you about this man...but I have also seen the truth. I am proud to know Donald Trump -- to campaign for him, to vote for him and to raise his grandchildren."
U.S. Senate candidate Kari Lake: "The hardest thing I've had to do on the campaign trail is talk to Moms and Dads who come up to me and tell me that their 19-year-old son has died because of fentanyl poisoning...We are losing a generation of young people to this fentanyl crisis and it's got to stop."
Texas Senator Ted Cruz: "11.5 million people have crossed our border illegally under Joe Biden. Look around you. This arena holds about 18,000 souls. Now imagine 639 arenas just like this, filled to the brim. That is 11.5 million people -- larger than all but 8 states in the nation."
Brother of Rachel Morin: "My sister's death was preventable. The monster arrested for killing Rachel entered the U.S. unlawfully after killing a woman in El Salvador. Joe Biden and his designated 'border czar' Kamala Harris opened our borders to him...this day, we have not heard from Joe Biden or Kamala Harris...But when Rachel was killed, President Trump called my family."
Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders: "With God as our guide and President Trump back in the White House we will show the world that America is the place where freedom reigns and liberty will never die."
Florida Senator Marco Rubio: Leading us in this fight will be a man who, although wounded and facing danger, he stood up, and raised his fist, and reminded us: our people and our country are always worth fighting for!"
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise: "I was the survivor of a politically motivated shooting in 2017. While I was fighting for my life, Donald Trump was one of the first to come console my family at the hospital. That's the kind of leader he is."
U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers: "In all my time working to protect America, I have never seen anything like the Biden-Harris open border policy. They are rolling out the red carpet for violent gangs, fentanyl, Chinese spies, individuals on the terror watch list."
U.S. Senate candidate Tim Sheehy: "I fight wildfires for a living, so take it from me -- the world is on fire under Joe Biden. Consider for a minute, Biden's disgraceful retreat from Afghanistan, when he let our enemies steal billions of dollars of equipment and kill 13 brave service members."