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Immigration and foreign policy dominated Day 3 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), where Ohio Sen. JD Vance highlighted his roots as he accepted the nomination to be Donald Trump\u2019s running mate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The third day of the RNC culminated in Vance giving remarks that drew a boisterous response from the rowdy crowd. Although Vance has built up a reputation as an attack dog, the senator focused on his backstory, his vision for the country and the need to reelect Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are five takeaways from the night:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance steps into the spotlight
Vance made his debut as Trump\u2019s VP pick with a speech that leaned into his small-town roots and his upbringing in Appalachia, offering himself up as a relatable running mate for the man he once referred to as \u201cAmerica\u2019s Hitler.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNever in my wildest imagination could I have believed that I would be standing here tonight,\u201d Vance said after he formally accepted the nod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI grew up in Middletown, Ohio, a small town where people spoke their minds, built with their hands, and loved their God, their family, their community and their country with their whole hearts. But it was also a place that had been cast aside and forgotten by America\u2019s ruling class in Washington,\u201d he said, pitching the Trump-Vance ticket as the champion for those parts of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He referenced his time in the Marines and in the Senate, where he\u2019s serving his first term, but leaned into emotional stories of his \u201ctough-as-nails\u201d grandmother and his single mother\u2019s struggles with addiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance also used the opportunity to sing Trump\u2019s praises, highlighting the former president\u2019s raised-fist moment at the Pennsylvania campaign rally where he nearly lost his life in an assassination attempt over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLook at that photo of him, defiant, fist in the air. When Donald Trump rose to his feet in that Pennsylvania field, all of America stood with him,\u201d Vance said of the moments after Trump\u2019s close call, as the former president watched from the audience with a bandage over his ear, which was grazed by a bullet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEven in his most perilous moment, we were on his mind,\u201d Vance said. \u201cHis instinct was for us \u2026 to call us to something higher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A brutal split screen for Dems
The convention comes at a particularly good moment for Republicans and a very troubling one for Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the GOP made a concerted effort to rally around their candidate in the wake of his near assassination, Democrats saw their internal turmoil once again spilling out into the open amid calls for President Biden to step aside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the Democratic nominee for Senate in California, became one of the most prominent members of his party to call for Biden to end his reelection bid, saying he has \u201cserious concerns\u201d about the incumbent\u2019s ability to beat Trump in the fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That came the same day an Associated Press poll showed widespread discontent with Biden, with two in three Democrats saying the president should step aside and almost half unsure he has the mental capacity to be an effective president.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A new memo from a Democratic-funded polling group also suggested that four prominent Democrats would outperform Biden in key swing states if they replaced him at the top of the ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All of this underscored the divisions lingering in the Democratic Party about who should lead it as Election Day fast approaches. Meanwhile, Republicans have consistently stressed unity among their ranks in their speeches at the RNC, even though some sharp attacks on Democrats undermined their message of coming together as a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vance seemed to well encapsulate the RNC speeches so far when he said his message to fellow Republicans was: \u201cWe love this country and we are united to win.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As Vance was speaking, CNN reported that former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) privately told Biden that he cannot win and could ruin Democrats\u2019 chances to retake control of the House. That report, along with reporting that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) also told Biden that dropping out would be for the best, signals that questions about Biden staying in the race are possibly circulating even at the highest levels of the party. (Schumer\u2019s spokesperson called the reports about the senator \u201cidle speculation.\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Everyday\u2019 speakers hit Biden on foreign policy
Some of the night\u2019s most effective speakers weren\u2019t politicians at all, but in fact \u201cEveryday Americans\u201d who hammered Biden over foreign policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slotted between appearances from standout Republican names, the \u201ceveryday\u201d speakers talked about how Biden\u2019s foreign policy had led to painful personal losses for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arizona ranchers Jim and Sue Chilton, whose land borders the U.S.-Mexico border for more than five miles, sounded alarms about drug smuggling and human trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt looks like and it feels like an invasion because it is,\u201d Jim Chilton said of border crossings he said he\u2019s noted through cameras on his own ranch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know firsthand that Biden\u2019s open border is our nation\u2019s greatest national security threat,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orna and Ronen Neutra, the parents of an American hostage in Gaza, questioned \u201cWhere is the outrage?\u201d in light of their son, Omer, and several other Americans being held captive by Hamas following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. They said the attack was not just on Israel but on Americans, a seeming allusion that the Biden administration should being taking more steps to free them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And in one of the most wrenching moments of the night, family members of some of the 13 U.S. service members who were killed in a bombing at Kabul\u2019s airport during the 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan talked about their personal losses \u2014 hitting Biden over one of his most sensitive issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speakers seek to humanize Trump
One of the recurring themes from the non-politicians who spoke was the attempt to humanize Trump as a father, grandfather and caring individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The speaker that received the most attention was his granddaughter, Kai Madison Trump, who is Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s daughter. She called her grandfather an \u201cinspiration\u201d and a \u201cnormal grandpa.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe gives us candy and soda when our parents aren\u2019t looking,\u201d she said as Trump was seen smiling. \u201cHe always wants to know how we\u2019re doing in school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A couple speakers who had undergone personal hardships also thanked Trump during their speeches for the care he expressed for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gold Star families who talked about Afghanistan praised Trump for expressing compassion to them. Christy Shamblin, whose daughter-in-law was killed, said Trump spent six hours with her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe allowed us to grieve. He allowed us to remember our heroes. Donald Trump knew all of our children\u2019s names,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, they slammed Biden for \u201csilence\u201d about the administration\u2019s \u201cfailures\u201d that allowed the incident to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

East Palestine, Ohio, Mayor Trent Conaway also pointed to Trump quickly visiting his town after a train derailment spilled toxic chemicals and forced some evacuations last year. He said Biden\u2019s visit was \u201cscripted\u201d but that Trump was authentic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c[Trump] listened to us and shared a meal with volunteers and his presence was genuine,\u201d Conaway said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navarro brought down the house
Ex-Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro brought down the house when he took to the RNC podium just hours after he was released from prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navarro, who served a four-month sentence for refusing to comply with a congressional subpoena related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, entered the convention hall to a standing ovation and more than a full minute of applause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYes indeed, this morning I did walk out of a federal prison in Miami,\u201d Navarro said, prompting renewed cheers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m Peter Navarro. I went to prison so you don\u2019t have to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navarro used his time at the mic to lash out at Democrats for \u201clawfare\u201d against conservatives and offer his audience ominous warnings that Democrats \u201cwill come for you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t control all three branches of our government \u2026 their government will put some of us \u2014 like me and Steve Bannon in prison \u2014 and control the rest of us,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The remarks highlighted a broader GOP message that the party across the aisle is on a politically motivated warpath. Trump has said he would \u201cabsolutely\u201d re-hire his former adviser if he is reelected in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn Trump\u2019s America, you didn\u2019t have to worry about being locked up for disagreeing with the government,\u201d Navarro said. \u201cI went to prison so you won\u2019t have to. I am your wake-up call.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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