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VP pick Vance, Trump family members on tap to speak on third day of RNC

In addition to the VP nomination acceptance speech, several Republican members of Congress are on tap to speak Wednesday.

VP pick Vance, Trump family members on tap to speak on third day of RNC

Source: Joeff Davis for Civic Media

July 17, 2024 11:35 AM CDT
By: Jimmie Kaska

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MILWAUKEE, Wis. (Civic Media) – A speech by Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance to accept the vice presidential nomination is among the highlights of the third day of the Republican National Convention.

Several prominent Republican figures, including members of presidential nominee Donald Trump, are also scheduled to speak on Wednesday in Milwaukee.

Donald Trump, Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are listed among Wednesday’s speakers. Republican governors Greg Abbott of Texas and Doug Burgum of North Dakota, the latter of whom was mentioned as a possible VP pick, are also on the schedule.

July 16, 2024 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Representative Matt Gaetz on the floor at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
July 16, 2024 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Representative Matt Gaetz on the floor at the 2024 Republican National Convention. Gaetz will speak Wednesday at the RNC.

Seven different Congressional representatives, including four from Florida, will take the stage. Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, former Immigration and Customs Enforcement Acting Director Thomas Homan, and former U.S. Office of Trade & Manufacturing Director Peter Navarro are on the list as well.

On Tuesday, multiple former Republican presidential candidates spoke in support of Trump, including Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, Nikki Haley, and Vivek Ramaswamy.

Wisconsin Senate candidate Eric Hovde and host committee chairman Reince Priebus, who is from Wisconsin, also spoke on Tuesday.

July 16, 2024 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Eric Hovde speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention.
July 16, 2024 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Eric Hovde speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention.

On Monday, speakers included Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, and RNC chair Michael Whatley.

Also on Monday, Donald Trump announced Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate. Trump was officially nominated as the Republican presidential candidate by the RNC. The nomination came just two days after an apparent assassination attempt of Trump in western Pennsylvania.

July 15, 2024 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Ohio Senator JD Vance enters the Republican National Convention shortly after being named Donald Trump's running mate on day one of the Republican National Convention.
July 15, 2024 – Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Ohio Senator JD Vance enters the Republican National Convention shortly after being named Donald Trump’s running mate on day one of the Republican National Convention.

Vance will be the final speaker Wednesday at the RNC. Here is the list of people expected to speak on the third day of the RNC, according to the RNC Committee on Arrangements:

  • Rep. Brian Mast (FL)
  • Rep. Nancy Mace (SC)
  • Rep. Ronny Jackson (TX)
  • Ric Grenell, former Acting Director of National Intelligence
  • Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL)
  • Former Amb. Callista Gingrich
  • Former Speaker Newt Gingrich
  • Peter Navarro, former Director of U.S. Office of Trade & Manufacturing
  • Rep. Monica De La Cruz (TX)
  • Thomas Homan, former Acting Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  • David Lara, everyday American
  • Jim Chilton, everyday American
  • Gov. Greg Abbott (TX)
  • Sarah Philips, everyday American
  • Mayor Trent Conaway
  • Gov. Doug Burgum (ND)
  • Kellyanne Conway, former Counselor to the President
  • Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (FL)
  • Retired Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, everyday American
  • Scott Neil, everyday American
  • Kimberly Guilfoyle
  • Rep. Michael Waltz (FL)
  • Christy Shamblin, Cherly Juels, and Herman & Alicia Lopez
  • Shabbos Kestenbaum, everyday American
  • The Neutra Family, everyday American
  • Sergeant William Pekrul, everyday American
  • Donald J. Trump, Jr. 
  • Usha Chilukuri Vance
  • Vice Presidential Nominee Sen. JD Vance 

More information and live coverage of the RNC will be provided by Civic Media. Download the free Civic Media app to stay up to date on the latest from the convention.

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