这共和党全国代表大会继续进行周三的主题是“美国，英雄之乡”，晚上由副总统迈克·彭斯在巴尔的摩的麦克亨利堡闭幕，1812年战争期间的一次战斗激发了弗朗西斯·斯科特·基写下“星条旗”
尽管共和党人承诺召开一次乐观的大会，这将与他们所说的“厄运和黑暗”的虚拟聚会截然不同民主党上周上演了到目前为止，RNC一直用世界末日般的语言将这个国家描绘成一个处于暴力和腐败边缘的地方，试图让美国人重新选举现任总统。
安德鲁·哈尔尼克/美联社
2020年8月24日，副总统迈克·彭斯在夏洛特举行的2020年共和党全国代表大会上讲话。
美国广播公司新闻直播将于美国东部时间每天晚上7点在网络的流媒体新闻频道开始黄金时段的报道，黄金时段的报道将于美国东部时间每晚10点到11点在美国广播公司电视网播出。
晚上9点15分，母亲谈论择校如何帮助她的儿子
塔拉·迈尔斯分享了择校如何帮助患有唐氏综合症的儿子塞缪尔:
她说:“不像医生告诉我在塞缪尔的生命开始之前就结束他的生命，特朗普总统没有解雇我的儿子。”
她继续说道:“今晚，我想对特朗普总统和他的政府表示感谢，感谢他们为实现每一个学生对有意义的教育的梦想所做的努力。”“为确保每个美国儿童在教育自由和生活机会平等的问题上拥有平等的席位而奋斗。”谢谢你。”
2020年8月26日，特拉·迈尔斯在2020年共和党全国代表大会的第三个晚上讲话
晚上9:09，退休将军为特朗普的外交政策辩护
Ret。基思·凯洛格中将为特朗普的“美国第一”外交政策辩护。
他说，他“目睹了总统做出的每一项重大外交政策和国家安全决定”，而且“当不得不发出强硬呼吁时，我只看到一个议程和一个指导性问题:这个决定对美国合适吗?”
晚上9:04，参议员玛莎·布莱克本声称“左派”想要“取消”执法、武装部队英雄
参议员玛莎·布莱克本声称“左派”想要“取消”那些“我们执法和武装部队的英雄。”
她在周三晚上说:“我在这里告诉你，这些英雄不能被取消。”
晚上9:00众议员丹·克伦肖谈美国的伟大、力量和价值观
得克萨斯州共和党众议员丹·克伦肖(Dan Crenshaw)是一名阿富汗战争的老兵，他在RNC的开场白中描述了他的一名队友，这名队友向塔利班叛乱分子进行了火力掩护，这样克伦肖就可以走到一架医疗后送直升机前——他双目失明，浑身是血——并幸存下来。他的队友没有。
“但他没有。戴夫·奥森两个月后被杀。他是这个伟大国家的英雄。”“美国的真相是:我们是一个英雄的国家。我相信。你也应该。我们是一个有着共同理想的民族，孕育于自由之中。人们一次又一次地为他人的自由而牺牲——这是任何国家、任何地方都不能要求的。”
2020年8月26日，在2020年共和党全国代表大会的第三个晚上，众议员丹·克伦肖在讲话。
他说，美国的英雄不仅限于战场。
“只要你知道去哪里找，我们每天都能看到它们。护士自愿连续轮班护理COVID患者，因为她觉得这是她的职责。家长们会重新学习代数，因为在学校关闭的时候，他们不可能让自己的孩子落后。警察有一天会被吐口水，第二天会救一个孩子的命。克伦肖说:“美国是这样一个国家:一个年轻的军人妻子带着两个年幼的孩子应门而出，看着那个穿制服的男人的眼睛，即使她的整个世界都崩溃了，她还是站直了，忍住眼泪，照顾她的家人，因为她必须这样做。”
“这就是英雄主义的样子，这就是我们，一个英雄的国家。我们现在比以往任何时候都更需要你。”“我们需要提醒自己什么是真正的英雄主义。英雄主义是自我牺牲。当别人不同意时，这不是对他们进行说教。英雄主义是优雅，而不是永久的愤怒。英雄主义是重建我们的社区，而不是摧毁它们。”
晚上8:49南达科他州州长在4个关键问题上称赞特朗普
南达科他州州长克里斯蒂·诺姆将总统和民主党总统候选人乔·拜登进行了对比。
“我今晚在这里是因为我相信美国是一个特殊的国家，建立在三个原则之上:平等、自由和机会。”但是今天，我们的建国原则受到了攻击。她说:“今年，美国人要在两种人之间做出选择，一种是珍视这些理想并为之努力的人，另一种是不受这些理想指引的人，而这种人碰巧什么也没有创造出来。”
2020年8月26日，南达科他州州长克里斯蒂·诺姆在2020年共和党全国代表大会的第三个晚上发表讲话。
“这个伟大的国家花了244年才建立起来，除了缺点，什么都没有。但是，如果我们继续沿着民主党及其激进支持者的道路走下去，我们将在很短的时间内失去它。从西雅图、波特兰到华盛顿和纽约，全国各地民主党控制的城市都被暴力暴徒占领。”“共和党对个人权利和自治的承诺在今天和1860年一样必要，当时我们赢得了第一次总统选举。我们党尊重个人，基于他们是谁。我们不会根据人们的信仰或根来区分他们。我们不会回避为自己着想的人。在宪法下，我们平等地尊重每一个人，我们按照马丁·路德·金的意愿，根据他们的品格而不是肤色来对待他们。”
她还称赞了总统在她所说的四个关键问题上的领导能力。
“仅在四年时间里，特朗普总统就让所有种族和背景的人摆脱了贫困。他收缩了政府。他把钱放回勤劳的普通美国人的口袋里。他推进了宗教自由，保护了第二修正案。你可以回顾50年，你不会发现有人在这四个问题上超越了特朗普总统。”“历史根据他们所处的时代选择英雄。在我们成立时，麦迪逊是被选中的人之一。当国家的生存受到挑战时，轮到林肯了。多亏了这些人，美国是一块充满希望的土地。他们的例子被追随自己良知的普通美国人以无数方式重复了。但是还有一个美国英雄需要被认可。”这就是普通的美国人。这就是特朗普总统正在为之奋斗的人。他在为你而战。"
晚上8:31雷切尔·斯科特:特朗普和拜登在回应威斯康星州枪击案时形成鲜明对比
据美国广播公司白宫记者雷切尔·斯科特报道，特朗普总统对周日发生在威斯康辛州的雅各布·布莱克枪击案一直保持沉默，取而代之的是“倾向于他的法律和秩序信息。”
她补充道:“这与他的对手乔·拜登的言论形成了鲜明对比。”
特朗普周三发了一条误导性的推文，声称他“将派遣联邦执法部门和国民警卫队”到威斯康星州的克诺沙“恢复法律和秩序!”
特朗普将“法律和秩序”作为正在进行的共和党全国代表大会和他的整体连任竞选的中心主题。
他在推特上说，威斯康辛州民主党州长托尼·埃维斯已经“同意接受联邦援助”，但目前还不清楚联邦援助实际上被接受了多少。
在没有州政府直接邀请的情况下，总统派遣联邦资源的权力是有限的，与召集国民警卫队有关的决定也仅限于州政府。
埃弗斯周三宣布，他已经授权500名威斯康星国民警卫队成员支持当地执法。
这一决定是在周二至周三的一夜之间，在克诺沙有三人被枪杀，两人死亡后做出的。
阅读更多来自美国广播公司新闻的伊丽莎白·托马斯和乔丹·菲尔普斯:
下午8:22 RNC对特朗普新冠肺炎回应的称赞与数月的失误不一致:分析
在共和党全国代表大会的第一个晚上，人们对唐纳德·特朗普总统应对冠状病毒大流行的措施赞不绝口:兜售治疗方法、停止从中国来的旅行以及重振美国经济。
但是所有关于总统处理病毒的传言都与现实形成了鲜明的对比。
马里奥·塔玛/盖蒂影像公司
2020年8月25日，洛杉矶，2020年共和党全国代表大会第二天晚上，第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普在白宫的一家泰国餐馆接受电视采访。
晚上8点，特朗普将加入彭斯在麦克亨利堡的获奖感言
周三晚些时候，总统将和副总统一起在麦克亨利堡发表获奖感言。
受邀嘉宾包括荣誉勋章获得者、前线工作人员、退伍军人、消防队员、警察和士兵强壮组织的成员，这是一个慈善组织，为瘫痪的退伍军人提供可以站立的服装。
特拉维斯·德芙/泳池
2020年8月24日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普和副总统彭斯在夏洛特会议中心的理查森舞厅鼓掌，代表们聚集在这里进行唱名表决，再次提名特朗普为美国总统，提名迈克·彭斯为副总统。
晚上7点56分，在共和党全国代表大会周期间，拜登在电视广告上的花费大大超过了特朗普
本周，70多名发言人和数千名支持者齐聚一堂，正式提名唐纳德·特朗普为共和党总统候选人，并为即将到来的11月大选助他一臂之力，特朗普的竞选活动正在进行被大大地超过在竞争对手日益激烈的电视广告战中被拜登竞选团队击败。
特朗普竞选团队在大会周期间在广告支出方面变得保守，这是一个明显的转变，因为此前竞选团队承诺在选举日之前对民主党对手发起“死星”级别的攻击。
美国广播公司新闻
民主党总统候选人乔·拜登在特拉华州威尔明顿参加了他与竞选伙伴参议员卡马拉·哈里斯的首次联合采访。，2020年8月21日。
根据广告分析公司CMGA/坎塔尔媒体公司的广告购买数据，从周二到下周一，特朗普竞选团队在电视广告上的花费不到150万美元，主要是在全国有线电视上，相比之下，拜登竞选团队本周的花费超过了1700万美元。据CMAG称，预计本周将有更多来自特朗普的全国性有线电视购买，但不太可能超过拜登的购买量。
就像在上周的民主党大会上一样，特朗普竞选团队在RNC期间投资了数字广告，占领了YouTube的首页横幅，并用支持特朗普的信息淹没了Facebook和谷歌。
目前还不清楚这两个竞选团队的数字支出总额到本周末将达到多少，但特朗普团队总体上一直在数字领域领先于拜登团队。
下午7:44乔纳森·卡尔:特朗普竞选团队和特朗普白宫之间的界限“模糊得无法辨认”
美国广播公司首席白宫记者乔纳森·卡尔回顾了第二天晚上第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普在白宫的主题演讲和国务卿迈克·庞贝在耶路撒冷的讲话，预演了RNC的第三天晚上。
这一打破常规的政治事件将白宫变成了总统竞选的背景，提出道德问题因为他推翻了先例。
卡尔周三在美国广播公司(ABC)新闻直播频道(News Live Prime)上表示:“特朗普竞选团队和特朗普白宫之间的界限正在变得模糊不清，因为总统将在白宫南草坪发表获奖感言的舞台已经搭建好了。”
本周早些时候，在威斯康星州的克诺沙，雅各布·布莱克被枪击事件发生后，体育团队推迟了周三的比赛，他也超越了大会的泡沫。在密尔沃基雄鹿队拒绝与奥兰多魔术队进行第五场比赛，其他球队似乎也有可能效仿之后，美国职业篮球联赛周三宣布推迟原定于当天的三场比赛。ESPN还报道说，WNBA和几支MLB球队也推迟了周三的比赛。
“有趣的是，琳西，像总统一样，彭斯经常批评那些跪着抗议种族不公正的职业运动员。”在这一天，在威斯康星州，当所有这些NBA比赛被取消后，警察开枪，我被告知，他实际上不打算重复的批评跪运动员，他告诉美国广播公司新闻'林西戴维斯。
下午7:25美国广播公司新闻2020互动选举地图
谁将在11月获胜?看看选举团如何利用美国广播公司新闻的2020年互动选举地图:
下午7:14共和党全国代表大会应该是关于美国的，而不是唐纳德·特朗普:共和党战略家弗兰克·伦茨
资深共和党战略家和民意调查专家弗兰克·伦茨周二在美国广播公司新闻频道的“动力政治”播客中说，共和党全国代表大会应该更多地关注美国的故事，而不是唐纳德·特朗普总统的故事。
“唐纳德·特朗普在2016年全国代表大会上的最佳单句台词是，‘我将是你的声音’。”现在，在2020年，一切都是关于他的声音...他的受害者身份，他的不满，他是如何被虐待的。”
布伦丹·斯米罗斯基/法新社
2020年8月25日，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普抵达华盛顿，在白宫玫瑰园聆听第一夫人梅兰妮·特朗普在共和党大会第二天的讲话。
伦茨说，总统在2016年的部分成功归结于这样一个事实，即美国人觉得他们被当时的候选人听到了。
“我相信他现在已经失去了一些。关于他的事太多了，而关于他们的却不够。这就是我每天晚上听到的:这是一个关于美国的演讲，还是一个关于唐纳德·特朗普的演讲?如果是关于美国的，他可以再一次重新获得他所需要的。”
周三晚上7:00的全部演讲者阵容
特朗普竞选团队公布了大会第二天晚上的发言名单。以下是它们预计出现的顺序:
南达科他州州长克里斯蒂·诺姆
斯科特·戴恩，明尼苏达州合同伐木工人和卡车司机协会执行董事
田纳西州参议员玛莎·布莱克本
德克萨斯州众议员丹·克伦肖
彭斯·基思·凯洛格中将的国家安全顾问
纽约众议员李·泽尔丁
特拉·李·迈尔斯，一个有特殊需要的孩子的母亲
白宫新闻秘书凯丽·麦克纳尼
第二夫人凯伦·彭斯
凯莱恩·康威总统的顾问
迪尔德丽·伯恩修女，外科医生，退役陆军上校
卢·霍尔茨，前大学足球教练
迈克尔·麦克黑尔，全国警察组织协会主席
纽约众议员伊莉斯·斯特凡尼克
北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区的共和党候选人麦迪逊·卡霍恩
中国异议人士陈光诚
爱荷华州参议员乔尼·恩斯特
伯吉斯·欧文斯，犹他州第四国会选区的退休橄榄球运动员和共和党提名人
劳拉·特朗普，特朗普竞选顾问，埃里克·特朗普的妻子
萨姆·维吉尔，一个新墨西哥州的男人，他的妻子在车道上被枪杀
克拉伦斯·亨德森，民权活动家
国家情报局前代理局长理查德·格雷诺
副总统迈克·彭斯
下午7:00发言者概述
当晚的发言人包括田纳西州参议员玛莎·布莱克本、南达科他州州长克里斯蒂·诺姆、得克萨斯州众议员丹·克伦肖和麦迪逊·卡霍恩赢得了他的共和党初选在特朗普的幕僚长马克·梅多斯空出的北卡罗莱纳州国会席位上——没有得到白宫的最初支持。
总统顾问凯莱恩·康威仍然被安排在她之后发言惊喜公告周日晚上，她将在月底离开白宫，理由是需要关注她的家庭。
2019年12月18日，总统顾问凯利安·康威在白宫简报室与记者交谈。2020年8月23日，周日，白宫顾问凯利安·康威宣布，她将于本月底离职，而她的丈夫乔治·康威则表示，他将退出林肯项目，两人都表示需要关注他们的家庭。
唐纳德·特朗普总统也有望出现。
计划在周三晚上发言的人包括:
副总统迈克·彭斯
第二夫人凯伦·彭斯
田纳西州参议员玛莎·布莱克本
爱荷华州参议员乔尼·恩斯特
南达科他州州长克里斯蒂·诺姆
德克萨斯州众议员丹·克伦肖
纽约众议员伊莉斯·斯特凡尼克
纽约众议员李·泽尔丁
国家情报局前代理局长理查德·格雷诺
凯莱恩·康威总统的顾问
彭斯·基思·凯洛格中将的国家安全顾问
北卡罗来纳州第11国会选区的共和党候选人麦迪逊·卡霍恩
克拉伦斯·亨德森，民权活动家
劳拉·特朗普，特朗普竞选顾问，埃里克·特朗普的妻子
RNC 2020 Live: Mike Pence headlines from battlefield in Maryland, Kellyanne Conway slated to speak
TheRepublican National Convention continuesWednesday under the theme "America, Land of Heroes" with Vice President Mike Pence closing out the evening from Fort McHenry in Baltimore, the site of a battle during the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner."
Though Republicans promised an optimistic convention that would be a sharp departure from the "doom and gloom" virtual gathering they saidDemocrats put on last week, the RNC has so far sprinkled in apocalyptic language to cast the country as a place on the brink of violence and corruption in its pitch to Americans to reelect the man currently in charge.
Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the 2020 Republican National Convention in Charlotte, Aug. 24, 2020.
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.
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9:15 p.m. Mother talks about how school choice helped her son
Tara Myers shared how school choice helped her son, Samuel, who has Down syndrome:
"Unlike the doctor who told me to end Samuel's life before it began, President Trump did not dismiss my son," she said.
"Tonight I would like to extend my thanks to President Trump and his administration for their work toward making every student's dream of a meaningful education a reality," she continued. "And for fighting to ensure every child in America has an equal seat at the table of education freedom and an equal opportunity in life. Thank you."
Tera Myers speaks during the third night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Aug. 26, 2020
9:09 p.m. Retired general offers defense of Trump's foreign policy
Ret. Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg offered a defense of Trump's "America First" foreign policy.
He said he has "witnessed every major foreign policy and national security decision" by the president and "I saw only one agenda and one guiding question when tough calls had to be made: Is this decision right for America?"
9:04 p.m. Sen. Marsha Blackburn claims 'leftists' want to 'cancel' law enforcement, armed services heroes
Sen. Marsha Blackburn claimed that "leftists" want to "cancel" the "heroes of our law enforcement and armed services."
"I'm here to tell you these heroes can't be cancelled," she said Wednesday night.
9 p.m. Rep. Dan Crenshaw on American greatness, strength and values
Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, opened his remarks at the RNC to describe a teammate who laid down cover fire against Taliban insurgents so that Crenshaw could walk to a medevac helicopter -- blinded and bloodied -- and survive. His teammate did not.
"But he didn't. Dave Orson was killed two months later. He died a hero to this great country," Crenshaw said. "Here's the truth about America: we are a country of heroes. I believe that. So should you. We are a people with a common set of ideals, conceived in liberty. People that have sacrificed, time and time again, for the freedom and freedom of others -- that's something that no country ever, anywhere can claim."
Rep. Dan Crenshaw speaks during the third night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Aug. 26, 2020.
America's heroes are not limited to the battlefield, he said.
"Every single day we see them, if you just know where to look. It's the nurse who volunteers for back-to-back shifts caring for COVID patients because she feels that's her duty. It's the parent who will relearn algebra because there's no way they are letting their kids fall behind while schools are closed. And it's the cop that gets spit on one day and will save a child's life the next. America is the country where the young military wife of two young children answers the unexpected knock at the door, looks the man in uniform in the eye and even as her whole world comes crashing down, she stands up straight, she holds back tears and takes care of her family because she must," said Crenshaw.
"This is what heroism looks like, it's who we are, a nation of heroes. And we need you now more than ever," he continued. "We need to remind ourselves what heroism really is. Heroism is self-sacrifice. It's not moralizing and lecturing over others when they disagree. Heroism is grace, not perpetual outrage. Heroism is rebuilding our communities, not destroying them."
8:49 p.m. South Dakota governor lauds Trump on 4 key issues
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem contrasted the president and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.
"I'm here tonight because I believe America is an exceptional nation, founded on three principles: equality, freedom, and opportunity. But today, our founding principles are under attack. This year the choice for Americans is between a man who values these ideals, and all that can be built because of them, and a man who isn't guided by these ideals and coincidentally has built nothing," she said.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks during the third night of the 2020 Republican National Convention, Aug. 26, 2020.
"It took 244 years to build this great nation, flaws and all. But we stand to lose it in a tiny fraction of that time, if we continue down the path taken by the Democrats and their radical supporters. From Seattle and Portland to Washington and New York, Democrat-run cities across this country are being overrun by violent mobs," she continued. "The Republican party's commitment to individual rights and self government is as necessary today as it was in 1860, when we won our first presidential election. Our party respects individuals based on who they are. We don't divide people based on their belief or their roots. We don't shun people who think for themselves. We respect everyone, equally, under the constitution, and we treat them as Martin Luther King Jr. wished, according to the content of their character, not the color of their skin."
She also lauded the president's leadership on what she referred to as four key issues.
"In just four years, President Trump has lifted people of all races and backgrounds out of poverty. He shrunk government. He put money back into the pockets of hard-working, ordinary Americans. He has advanced religious liberty, he protected the second amendment. You can look back 50 years, you won't find anyone that has surpassed President Trump's success on these four issues alone," she said. "History chooses its heroes for the time in which they live. At our founding, Madison was one of the chosen. When the nation's very existence was challenged it was Lincoln's turn. Thanks to these men, America is a land of hope. Their examples have been repeated in countless ways by simple Americans following their conscience. But there is another American hero to be recognized. "And that is the common American. This is who president Trump is fighting for. He's fighting for you."
8:31 p.m. Rachel Scott: Stark contrast between Trump, Biden in response to Wisconsin shooting
President Trump, so far, has remained silent about the shooting of Jacob Blake in Wisconsin on Sunday and instead is "leaning into his law and order message," ABC News White House Correspondent Rachel Scott reports.
"And that does serve as a stark contrast to what his rival, Joe Biden, is saying," she added.
Trump on Wednesday sent a misleading tweet claiming that he "will be sending federal law enforcement and the National Guard" to Kenosha, Wisconsin "to restore LAW and ORDER!"
Trump has made "law and order" a central theme of the ongoing Republican National Convention and his overall reelection campaign.
He said in his tweets that Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has "agreed to accept federal assistance" but it was not immediately clear what, if any, federal assistance had in fact been accepted.
The president's authority to send in federal resources is limited without the direct invitation of the state government and decisions related to calling up the National Guard are limited to state governments.
Evers did announce Wednesday he has authorized 500 members of the Wisconsin National Guard to support local law enforcement.
The decision came after three people were shot and two killed in Kenosha overnight Tuesday into Wednesday.
8:22 p.m. RNC praise for Trump's COVID-19 response at odds with months of missteps: ANALYSIS
Scattered throughout the first night of the Republican National Convention were rave reviews of President Donald Trump's response to the coronavirus pandemic: touting treatments, shutting down travel from China and rebounding the American economy.
But all the spin on the president's handling of the virus is in sharp contrast with reality.
8 p.m. Trump to join Pence at Fort McHenry for acceptance speech
The president will be joining the vice president at Fort McHenry when he gives his acceptance speech later Wednesday night.
Invited guests include Medal of Honor recipients, frontline workers, military veterans, firefighters, police officers and members of Soldiers Strong, a charitable organization that provides suits that allow paralyzed veterans to stand.
President Donald Trump and Vice President Pence applaud in the Charlotte Convention Center's Richardson Ballroom, where delegates have gathered for the roll call vote to renominate Trump to be President of the United States and Mike Pence to be Vice President, in Charlotte, N.C., Aug. 24, 2020.
7:56 p.m. Biden dramatically outspends Trump on TV ads during Republican convention week
As more than 70 speakers and thousands of supporters get together this week to officially name President Donald Trump the Republican nominee and boost him for the upcoming November election, the Trump campaign isbeing dramatically outspentby the Biden campaign in the rivals' ever-growing television advertising wars.
The move by the Trump campaign to go conservative with its ad spending during the convention week is a stark turn for a campaign that previously promised to unleash a "Death Star"-level onslaught on its Democratic opponent leading up to Election Day.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden participates in his first joint interview with his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, in Wilmington, Del., on Aug 21, 2020.
From Tuesday through next Monday, the Trump campaign has spent just under $1.5 million on television ads -- mostly on national cable -- compared to more than $17 million that the Biden campaign has placed for the week, according to ad-buy data from ad analysis firm CMGA/Kantar media. More national cable buy from Trump is expected this week, but not likely to surpass Biden's placements, according to CMAG.
As it did during last week's Democratic convention, the Trump campaign has instead invested in digital advertising during the RNC, taking over YouTube's front page banner and flooding Facebook and Google with pro-Trump messaging.
It's unclear how much the two campaigns' total digital spending is going to be by the end of the week, but the Trump campaign in general has been leading the Biden campaign on the digital front.
7:44 p.m. Jonathan Karl: Line between Trump campaign, Trump White House 'blurring beyond recognition'
ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl previews the third night of the RNC with a look back at the second night that featured first lady Melania Trump's keynote speech at the White House and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's remarks from Jerusalem.
The norms-busting political event has transformed the White House into a backdrop for the president's campaign,raising ethical questionsas he steamrolls over precedent.
"The line between the Trump campaign and the Trump White House is blurring beyond recognition, as the stage is now set for the president to give his acceptance speech here on the South Lawn," Karl said Wednesday on ABC News Live Prime.
He also looked beyond the convention bubble at sports teams postponing games Wednesday over the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, earlier this week. The NBA announced Wednesday it chose to postpone all three games scheduled for the day after the Milwaukee Bucks refused to play their Game 5 against the Orlando Magic and other teams appeared likely to follow suit. ESPN was also reporting that the WNBA and several MLB teams were also postponing scheduled games Wednesday.
"What's interesting, Linsey, is that Pence -- like the president -- has often criticized professional athletes who have kneeled to protest racial injustice. And on this day, a day where when all of these NBA games are being canceled in the wake of the police shooting, in Wisconsin, I am told that he is actually not planning to repeat that criticism of the kneeling athletes," he told ABC News' Linsey Davis.
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7:14 p.m. Republican National Convention should be about America, not Donald Trump: GOP strategist Frank Luntz
The Republican National Convention should focus more on the story of America and less on the story of President Donald Trump, veteran GOP strategist and pollster Frank Luntz said on ABC News' "Powerhouse Politics" podcast Tuesday.
"Donald Trump's single best line in the 2016 convention is when he said, 'I will be your voice.' Now, in 2020, everything is about his voice...his victimhood, his grievances, how he's been mistreated," Luntz told ABC News Chief White House Correspondent Jonathan Karl and Political Director Rick Klein.
President Donald Trump arrives to listen to first lady Melania Trump address the Republican Convention during its second day from the Rose Garden of the White House, Aug. 25, 2020, in Washington.
Luntz said that part of the president's success in 2016 boiled down to the fact that Americans felt they were being heard by the then-candidate.
"I believe he has lost some of that now. It's been too much about him and not enough about them. And that's what I'm listening for every night: Is this a speech about America, or a speech about Donald Trump? If it's about America he once again can recapture exactly what he needs," he said.
7 p.m. Wednesday night's full speaker lineup
The Trump campaign released its speakers list for the second night of the convention. Below is the order they're expected to appear:
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Scott Dane, executive director of Associated Contract Loggers and Truckers of Minnesota
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw
National security adviser to Pence Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg
New York Rep. Lee Zeldin
Tera Lee Myers, mother of a special needs child
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany
Second lady Karen Pence
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway
Sister Deirdre Byrne, a surgeon and retired Army colonel
Lou Holtz, former college football coach
Michael McHale, president of the National Association of Police Organizations
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik
Madison Cawthorn, Republican nominee for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
Chen Guangcheng, Chinese dissident
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst
Burgess Owens, retired NFL player and Republican nominee in Utah's 4th Congressional District
Lara Trump, Trump campaign adviser and wife of Eric Trump
Sam Vigil, a New Mexico man whose wife was shot and killed in her driveway
Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell
Vice President Mike Pence
7 p.m. Overview of speakers
The evening's speakers include Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw and Madison Cawthorn, a 25-year-old political newcomer whowon his Republican primary runoffin the North Carolina congressional seat vacated by Trump's chief of staff Mark Meadows -- without having the initial endorsement of the White House.
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway is still slated to speak following hersurprise announcementSunday night that she's departing from the White House at the end of the month, citing a need to focus on her family.
Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks with reporters in the briefing room at the White House, Dec. 18, 2019. White House counselor Kellyanne Conway announced on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, she will leave her post at the end of the month while her husband, George Conway, said he was withdrawing from The Lincoln Project, both citing a need to focus on their family.
President Donald Trump is also expected to make some sort of appearance.
Those scheduled to speak on Wednesday night include:
Vice President Mike Pence
Second lady Karen Pence
Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn
Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem
Texas Rep. Dan Crenshaw
New York Rep. Elise Stefanik
New York Rep. Lee Zeldin
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell
Counselor to the president Kellyanne Conway
National security adviser to Pence Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg
Madison Cawthorn, Republican nominee for North Carolina's 11th Congressional District
Clarence Henderson, civil rights activist
Lara Trump, Trump campaign adviser and wife of Eric Trump
