Kimberly Guilfoyle took to the stage at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday to highlight “the most important election of our lifetimes” in November.
Donald Trump Jr.’s fiancee argued that President Joe Biden’s concerns about immigration along the southern border are making millions of Americans feel like enemies in their own country.
At the 2020 Republican National Convention, the former campaign official gave a speech warning about the Democratic Party’s “socialist agenda,” but critics panned him for the volume and tone he used.
“They want to destroy this country and everything we fought for and held dear. They want to take away your freedoms and your rights. They want to control what you see, what you think, what you believe, and they want to control your lives,” Guilfoyle said in 2020. “Do not let the Democrats and their socialist allies take you for granted.”
Many of those same themes were echoed in Guilfoyle’s speech on Wednesday night, which you can watch in full here.
The Republican National Convention runs through Thursday in Milwaukee. Former President Donald Trump and Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio were formally selected as the 2024 presidential and vice presidential candidates on Monday, with Trump expected to accept the nomination on the convention’s final day.
Trump’s nomination came just days after a gunman, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, opened fire at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, wounding Trump and surviving the assassination attempt.
USA TODAY and the USA TODAY Network have more than 60 journalists in Milwaukee and will be live blogging to bring you the latest updates throughout the day.
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What you need to know about Kimberly Guilfoyle
- Who is she: Guilfoyle is Donald Trump Jr.’s fiancée and Trump’s future daughter-in-law. Guilfoyle, who formally trained as a lawyer and worked as a prosecutor in California, began dating Trump’s eldest son in 2018 after Trump filed for divorce from his ex-wife Vanessa. The two got engaged in 2020 and went public with their engagement in 2022, People magazine reported.
- The roles she plays: Guilfoyle, who also worked as a host for Fox News, was married to former San Francisco mayor and current California lieutenant governor Gavin Newsom for four years before divorcing in 2005.
- Important Quotes: “This is a choice between safety or chaos, wealth or poverty, national sovereignty or open borders. This election is a choice between Joe Biden’s vision of American weakness and Donald Trump’s vision of American greatness.”
When and where is the Republican National Convention?
The four-day Republican Convention is scheduled to begin on Monday, July 15th in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and conclude on Thursday, July 18th.
The Fiserv Forum, home of the Milwaukee Bucks, will be the main venue for the Republican National Convention.
Related events will also be held at nearby University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Panther Arena and Baird Center.
How can you watch the event and get the latest news about the tournament?
USA TODAY is streaming the Republican National Convention from start to finish, available to watch here starting Monday, July 15.
Updates from the RNC can be found at gopconvention2024.com.