JD Vance introduces himself to the Republican partypublished at 05:24 British Summer Time 18 July
Brandon Livesay
Reporting from the convention
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Day three of the Republican convention has wrapped up after the biggest speech of JD Vance's life.
Let's recap what happened:
- The Ohio Senator JD Vance formally accepted the Republican nomination to run for vice-president as Donald Trump's running mate
- Vance's mother, a recovered drug addict, was in the audience as her son spoke
- Vance described himself as a "working-class boy" and said Donald Trump's policies will help left-behind voters
- He took a hard line on immigration, saying America welcomes newcomers but "on our terms"
- Family was an unofficial theme of the night - the crowd heard speeches from Donald Trump Jr, his fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, and his 17-year old daughter Kai. Vance was introduced by his wife, Usha
If you want to read more about Vance's big night, you can read this article from my colleauge Mike Wendling here.
That's the end of our live coverage for the day from us here in Milwaukee.
We're back on Thursday, when Donald Trump will deliver his big speech - it's his first since he was shot on stage at a rally on Saturday.