What to watch as the Republican National Convention enters its third day in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The third day of Republican National Convention begins Wednesday with the Republicans – led by the newly appointed donald trump and JD Vance – shifting to national security and foreign policy issues.

Republicans Expected to Focus on Democratic President Joe Biden management of ongoing crises in Europe and the Middle East. Former Trump administration officials are expected to take the stage to outline what foreign policy would look like in a second Trump term.

This will likely include speeches from Richard Grenell, Trump’s former acting director of national intelligence, and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

And Vance is expected to accept his party’s nomination for vice president.

Here’s what to watch for on day three of RNC:

JD Vance gets his turn in the spotlight

Despite his celebrity following the publication of his memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” the 39-year-old Ohio senator is unknown to many Americans — and even to many prominent Republicans in Milwaukee. He will have a chance to address a national audience on Wednesday.

Expect a speech that features his family – his wife, Ushaand his three children – and his endorsement of Trump’s policies.

Vance defeated North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum and Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida to be Trump’s running mate. He developed a strong relationship with the former president over the years, speaking regularly on the phone.

Trump also praised Vance’s beard, saying he “looks like a young Abraham Lincoln.”

Foreign policy will take center stage

Many of Wednesday’s speeches will take aim at the Biden administration’s handling of global issues, including the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the ongoing Israel-Hamas Waraccording to the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee, with the theme “Make America Strong Once Again.”

“Under Joe Biden, the weakest commander in chief in our country’s history, America has become a global laughingstock,” the committee said in an advance statement.

Republicans see foreign policy as one of their strongest campaign issues, arguing that America’s position on the world stage has been stronger under Trump despite the party’s increasingly isolationist shift.

“I can tell you that countries around the world, leaders, are absolutely uncomfortable with the unpredictability of Donald Trump,” Grenell, Trump’s former ambassador to Germany, said during a roundtable of reporters on Monday. We don’t know exactly what he’s going to do next and that’s a positive for us.”

It’s an argument he’ll likely make again Wednesday night.

Border and immigration will likely be highlighted again

While the focus of Wednesday’s session is expected to be beyond America’s borders, Republicans are also expected to highlight how Biden’s alleged “weakness” on immigration is also endangering our reputation abroad. Many speakers have already documented allegations that a growing number of foreign terrorists have gained illegal entry into the United States from Mexico. Republicans pointed to the arrests, last month, on American soil, of eight people from Tajikistan with suspected links to the Islamic State group.

The RNC has not released the full schedule for the day.

Convention organizers are not expected to announce who will speak on the second day of the event until late Wednesday morning.