JD Vance delivers keynote address on Day 3
Ohio Sen. JD Vance delivered his first speech on Wednesday night as Trump's running mate, speaking at length about the former president, including the assassination attempt over the weekend.
"As we meet tonight, we cannot forget that this evening could have been so much different," he started. "Instead of a day of celebration, this could have been a day of heartache and mourning."
He urged people to watch the footage of the shooting to get a sense of Trump's character.
"When Donald Trump rose to his feet in that Pennsylvania field, all of America stood with him," he said.
Vance said the Trump he has gotten to know is tough, "but he cares about people."
"He can stand defiant against an assassin one moment and call for national healing the next," he said.
He said he is "humbled" and "overwhelmed with gratitude" to officially accept the Republican nomination for vice president and his message to the party is: "We love this country and we are united to win."
He said America needs a leader who "answers to the working man" and "won't sell out to multinational corporations, but will stand up for American companies and American industries."
"President Trump represents America's last, best hope to restore what it lost and may never be found again," he said.
