Good morning. The Vice President of the United States is here, so good morning. All right, fantastic. As i said earlier, thanks for being here today and i want to thank kurt our for his remarks earlier. We are grateful today to honor the workforce and workers across the United States and im proud of thei am part dairyland family and want to recognize the team and their families that sacrifice every day to keep the lights on and industry operating 24 hours, seven days a week. Our next speaker is United States senator ron johnson. It is my honor to introduce him. He was elected in 2010 and reelected in 2016. Senator johnson is a graduate of the university of minnesota. He started a manufacturing wisconsin. He is chairman of the Homeland Security Government Affairs committee. He also serves on the budget Foreign Relations and commerce finance and transportation committees. Please welcome senator ron johnson and thank you for all the work he does for the citizens of wisconsin. [applause] s
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And america has our promise. We will build on the progress of our past, and unlock the promise of our future. That future starts when the American People reelect president donald trump. Thank you. Good night. And may god always bless merica. Good evening, america. Im donald trump jr. Were here tonight to talk about the Great American story, to talk about this country we all love, this land of promise and opportunity of heroes and greatness. Just a few short months ago, we were seeing the American Dream become a reality for more of our citizens than ever before. The greatest prolonged economic expansion in american history, the lowest Unemployment Rate in nearly 50 years, the lowest Unemployment Rates ever for black americans, hispanic americans, women, and pretty much every other demographic group. And then courtesy of the Chinese Communist party, the virus struck. The president quickly took action and shut down travel from china. Joe biden and his democrat allies called my father a ra
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I stand before you i stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. [applause] as your nominee, i will have an aggressive fighting campaign. [applause] the republicans l willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some damages some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with david willkie. I want you to introduce the cabinet audiences of some of the fervor. Your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. Here we are just entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the Roosevelt Administration. President roosevelt was right at the height of its power. That opened up a tie for a dark horse candidate. Keep in mind the state of the Republican Party. It was a party defeated by roosevelt in 1932. What were the republicans looking for and why was your grandfat