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Capitol Lens | Republican National Convention, Day 3

Roll Call photojournalists’ photos from the third day in Milwaukee

Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, greets his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, after he addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday.
Ohio Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, greets his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance, after he addressed the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark and Tom Williams
Posted July 18, 2024 at 10:21am

MILWAUKEE — Wednesday’s roster at the Republican National Convention presented some controversial speakers, including former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, fresh from serving a four-month prison sentence for ignoring a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 committee. And it capped the evening with Sen. JD Vance of Ohio giving his acceptance speech for the vice presidential nomination.

Here are some highlights from Wednesday in Milwaukee.

A Secret Service counter-assault team arrives on the Fiserv Forum’s convention floor in Milwaukee on Wednesday shortly before former President Donald Trump’s microphone check. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
A man cleans the Fiserv Forum stage on Wednesday before the start of day’s events. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Trump stands on the stage for a microphone check on Wednesday before the start of the session. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
An aide distributes Trump signs in the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Members of the Texas delegation wave “mass deportation now” signs on the floor of the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Peter Navarro, former White House director of the Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy, gets a hug from his fiancee, Bonnie, as he speaks at the convention on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Donald Trump Jr. greets his daughter, Kai Madison Trump, on the Fiserv Forum stage before her speech to the convention on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Arizona delegate Ray Michaels is pictured in the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday wearing an ear bandage to show solidarity with Trump. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., center, appears behind Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., right, in the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Texas delegates cheer in the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Ohio Sen. JD Vance stands on stage with family on Wednesday night after accepting the vice presidential nomination. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Trump points as Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., center, and Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., greet him as he arrives in the Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
Vance acknowledges the crowd after addressing the convention on Wednesday night. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

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