Mike Pence, US vice-president, warned voters they would “not be safe in Joe Biden’s America” as the Republican party adopted an uncompromising law-and-order message on the third night of its convention.
Mr Pence touted President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime approach against the backdrop of escalating unrest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where a 17-year-old was arrested on Wednesday in relation to two fatal shootings.
His speech closed the third night of a convention that has sought to contrast Mr Trump’s unflinching defence of the police with the approach of his Democratic rival Mr Biden, who he accused of turning a blind eye to protests and violence in big US cities.