The GOP Convention continues Tuesday under the theme, "Land of Opportunity."
August 25, 2020, 8:10 AM
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Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleA partially virtual Republican National Convention continues Tuesday under the theme "Land of Opportunity" where President Donald Trump will make another appearance, promising to each night, as speakers are expected to tout his first-term contributions and paint a dark picture of America under the Democratic nominee Joe Biden.
First lady Melania Trump, who takes a softer approach to politics than her husband, will headline Tuesday's program with remarks from the historic and freshly-renovated White House Rose Garden -- four years after her first big GOP speech was criticized for striking similarities to Michelle Obama's 2008 convention address.
Melania Trump, wife of Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, delivers a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Melania Trump, wife of Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, delivers a speech on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.While he is in Jerusalem on an official trip, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is also slated to speak -- making him the first sitting secretary of state to deliver a speech to a party's political convention in modern times -- despite backlash from critics who say that he's blurring the lines between personal politics and public service.
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, Trump's son Eric and daughter Tiffany, and Nick Sandmann, a former student of Covington Catholic High School in Kentucky who sued media organizations he said misrepresented a well-publicized encounter with a Native American man last year in Washington, are also on the lineup.
ABC News Live will kick off primetime coverage each day at 7 p.m. ET on the network's streaming news channel and primetime coverage will air from 10-11 p.m. ET each night of the convention on the ABC Television Network. Check back here around 7 p.m. for live updates.
The second night of primetime programming comes as a growing number of Republicans, including former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake and a handful of former Trump administration officials, have endorsed Biden for president.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence were formally nominated to the Republican ticket by separate -- and unanimous -- roll call votes in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Monday.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand on stage during the first day of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence stand on stage during the first day of the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020.Those scheduled to speak on the Tuesday night include:
First lady Melania TrumpSecretary of State Mike PompeoKentucky Sen. Rand PaulIowa Gov. Kim ReynoldsFlorida Lt. Gov. Jeanette NuñezKentucky Attorney General Daniel CameronFormer Florida Attorney General Pam BondiAbby Johnson, anti-abortion activistJason Joyce, Maine lobstermanMyron Lizer, vice president of the Navajo NationMary Ann Mendoza, an "Angel Mom" whose son was killed by an undocumented immigrantMegan PauleyCris PetersonJohn PetersonNicholas Sandmann, a student from a Covington, Kentucky, high school who sued news outlets for their coverage of a confrontation between him and a Native American man at the Lincoln MemorialEric Trump, the president's sonTiffany Trump, the president's daughterABC News' Kendall Karson contributed to this report.
