A major theme of both his address and the night as a whole will be support for law enforcement. In numerous swing state appearances this summer, he has inaccurately suggested that the former vice president would side with far-left activists who favor defunding the police. The vice president made a last-minute decision to address the situation in Kenosha. The vice president argued that Biden's comment showed he had "capitulated to the radical left-wing mob" and told voters "the hard truth is: you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America." This story has been updated with additional reporting about a reference to violence in Wisconsin in Pence's speech.

Source: CNN August 26, 2020 23:02 UTC