US Vice President Mike Pence speaks while standing in front of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood home in a segment streamed during the largely virtual 2020 Republican National Convention broadcast from Washington, US August 25, 2020 ReutersThe speeches were in stark contrast to the Democratic convention last weekVice President Mike Pence headlined the third night of the Republican National Convention, as speakers praised President Donald Trump’s support for “heroes,” including law enforcement, the military and healthcare providers. The speech was politically innocuous – Ernst focused on Trump’s assistance for farmers during the coronavirus pandemic and the administration’s response to destructive storms. Republicans have accused Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of wanting to defund the police, although he has rejected that position. On Wednesday, a white teenager was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of two protesters. The speeches were in stark contrast to the Democratic convention last week – albeit before the Kenosha unrest began – when multiple speakers proclaimed that “Black Lives Matter.”

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 27, 2020 02:37 UTC