Republicans will kick off night one of the Republican National Convention Monday with a theme focused around the “Land of Promise.”
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are expected to appear at the roll call in North Carolina on Monday to thank delegates. Notable speakers on Monday night include some of Trump’s Republican allies in Congress (Sen. Tim Scott, House GOP Whip Steve Scalise, Rep. Matt Gaetz and Rep. Jim Jordan), former US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, and the President’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr. The night will also feature speeches from private figures who have lent their voices to supporting the Trump administration or exhibited values the President has commended, including the St. Louis couple who were filmed brandishing guns at a group of protesters walking along the neighborhood’s private street. Here’s what to watch on Monday: It starts in Charlotte After a series of convention venue changes — from North Carolina to Florida and back to North Carolina, again — the formal convention will kick off in Charlotte for one in-person event before moving the rest of the production to the nation’s capital. The formal presidential nomination process begins in Charlotte on Monday morning and will be attended by six delegates from each state and territory, amounting to a total of 336 delegates, according to the RNC. RNC Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel will preside over the nomination process. After the nomination, prime-time speeches are expected to be delivered from the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium — a venue within walking distance of the White House and across the street from the Trump International Hotel. Appearances by Trump and Pence Trump and Pence are expected to make an appearance during the convention roll call in Charlotte on Monday, according to a Republican official familiar with the plans. The President is expected to give brief remarks to the delegates. Trump will spend most of Monday morning and afternoon in North Carolina, according to his public schedule. He’s scheduled to make multiple stops in the state and deliver a speech on the US Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program. The President is also expected to make appearances on each night of the convention before delivering his nomination acceptance speech Thursday evening from the White House. A second term agenda The President has struggled to outline his goals for a second term in the Oval Office, but on the eve of the convention, the Trump campaign announced a specific set of second term priorities, which convention speakers will likely touch on during Monday’s events and through Thursday’s schedule.
