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Trump running mate Vance to deliver 'the most important speech' of his career at Republican convention
MILWAUKEE – The spotlight will shine firmly on GOP vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance on day three of the Republican National Convention.
Vance on Wednesday night will address the roughly 2,400 delegates and thousands of other attendees packed inside Milwaukee’s Fiserv Arena, and the millions of Americans watching the GOP convention from home, in his first speech since former President Trump on Monday named the 39-year-old senator from Ohio as his running mate.
“This is clearly the most important speech of JD Vance’s career,” Dan Eberhart, an oil drilling chief executive officer and a prominent Republican donor and bundler who’s attending the convention, told Fox News.
Trump, in making his greatly anticipated and high-stakes running mate announcement as the GOP convention kicked off in swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city, will now share the ticket with one of his top supporters in the Senate and a one-time Trump critic who has transformed into a leading America First ally.
TRUMP ANNOUNCES JD VANCE AS HIS RUNNING MATE
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump applauds as Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance gestures on Day 2 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 16, 2024. (REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz)
The former president and Vance teamed up on Monday and Tuesday nights in the family box above the floor of the GOP convention.
Vance, a former venture capitalist and the author of the bestselling memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” before running for elective office, on Wednesday night will appear on the podium to tell his story.
A source in Vance’s political orbit told Fox News to “expect the speech to focus heavily on his bio and incredible life story and how that ties into the America First Agenda.”
Another source with knowledge of the speech told Fox News it will “connect his life experiences to the Trump policies. Folding in his firsthand experience of a tough upbringing that shaped his views on a lot of the biggest issues he is passionate about.”
The source said those issues include trade, immigration, ending endless wars, fentanyl and drugs, and how inflation hurts the poor the most.
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That story began with Vance growing up in a working-class family in a small city in southwestern Ohio. His parents divorced when he was young, and as his mother struggled for years with drug and alcohol abuse, Vance was raised in part by his maternal grandparents.
After high school graduation, Vance enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Iraq. He later graduated from The Ohio State University and then earned a law degree at Yale University.
Vance, who lives in Cincinnati, moved to San Francisco after law school and worked as a principal in a venture capital firm owned by billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, who later became a major financial supporter of Vance’s successful 2022 campaign for the Senate.
U.S. Sen. JD Vance and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance look on as he is nominated for the office of Vice President on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Before running for Senate, Vance grabbed national attention after “Hillbilly Elegy” – which tells his story of growing up in a struggling steel mill city and his roots in Appalachian Kentucky – became a New York Times bestseller and was made into a Netflix film. The story spotlighted the values of many working-class Americans who became supporters of Trump’s policies.
Vance was a vocal critic of Trump when the former president first ran for the White House in the 2016 cycle.
However, Vance eventually supported Trump, praising the former president’s tenure in the White House, and in a Fox News interview in 2021, he apologized for his earlier criticism of Trump.
Trump’s endorsement of Vance days before the 2022 GOP Senate primary boosted him to victory in a crowded, competitive and combustible race.
“I think the American people are going to love to hear JD’s story of overcoming adversity as a young man, becoming a Marine and serving his country in uniform in Iraq, and going on to becoming a business leader, and now a successful elected leader as well,” fellow veteran and fellow Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas told Fox News on Tuesday.
Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. J.D. Vance react during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024. (REUTERS/Mike Segar)
Eberhart, asked what Vance needs to accomplish in his address, said that what the senator “needs to do today is show America who he is, why he supports Donald Trump, and why Americans should support Donald Trump.”
Democrats, in a taste of things to come, on Monday wasted no time in criticizing Vance.
President Biden told reporters that Vance was “a clone of Trump on the issues.”
Vice President Harris, in a campaign video released on Wednesday, charged that “Vance will be loyal only to Trump, not to our country.”
And the president’s campaign argued that Vance was selected because he would “do what [former Vice President] Mike Pence wouldn’t on January 6: bend over backwards to enable Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda, even if it means breaking the law and no matter the harm to the American people.”
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Fans pack Campus Martius for USA-Belgium World Cup match
USA fans pack Campus Martius in downtown Detroit for the World Cup Round of 16 match vs Belgium watch party hosted by Detroit City FC on July 6, 2026.
Another Team USA match in the World Cup means another party in downtown Detroit.
Hundreds of fans filled out Campus Martius Park ahead of Team USA’s Round of 16 match against Belgium. If USA wins at Lumen Field in Seattle, it’ll be its first time the Americans made the World Cup quarterfinals in more than 20 years.
This is the fifth Team USA watch party held by Detroit City Football Club for the World Cup.
One US soccer fan, Ankur Gupta, came with a red, white, and blue Einstein wig. Gupta said he hopes the fanfare at Campus Martius matches the in-person experience for Team USA matches.
“I went to the US-Seattle, US-Paraguay games, and they have this complete (expletive) show,” he said. “And it’s awesome.”
The conversation around tonight’s match has been dominated by FIFA’s last-minute decision to allow Folarin Balogun to play, nullifying a one-game suspension from his red card against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
With Balogun available, the USMNT has an improved shot to reach the quarterfinals for the first time since 2002, and only the second time ever.
Detroit watch party erups after USA goal vs. Belgium in World Cup
The downtown Detroit crowd reacts as USA’s Malik Tillman scores against Belgium in the World Cup Round of 16 match on July 6, 2026.
This story will be updated.
USA TODAY contributed.
MILWAUKEE – On Tuesday, July 7, Milwaukee officials are set to release new quarterly crime numbers, following two separate incidents over the holiday weekend in two of the city’s popular entertainment districts that injured two police officers.
Holiday weekend violence
What we know:
Shortly after midnight Sunday, Milwaukee police said officers were chasing after people setting off fireworks in the Brady Street area when a firework injured an officer, a 33-year-old woman, near Cambridge and Brady Streets.
Viewer video of the fireworks
About two hours later, police said officers were running to the sound of gunshots near Water and Knapp Streets, when a car fleeing the scene hit an officer.
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In that incident, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman said the injured officer, as well as other officers, shot at the vehicle – which sped off. Norman said the car was found about 12 blocks away, near 12th and Fond du Lac, as well as the injured 18-year-old driver. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds, and is expected to survive. Police said a gun was found in the suspect vehicle, as well as in the area where the man was arrested.
Milwaukee police said both officers are recovering.
Officials respond
What they’re saying:
On Monday, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson noted the hundreds – if not thousands of people – who celebrated the holiday weekend responsibly, while calling out the upbringing of people who cause chaos in the city.
“This is beyond a policing thing,” said Johnson, following a press conference in the city’s Uptown neighborhood at 55th and Wright. “I don’t want to put this at the feet of the police department. Those folks who go down there and cause problems, they make a decision to do that,” Johnson said.
The events are just the latest incidents to happen in the city’s entertainment districts. Brady Street recently implemented its pilot safety plan.
“Is there a concern these have an impact on business and drawing more people that want to be there, to enjoy a safe environment?” asked FOX6’s Bill Miston.
“I’m always taking a look, and trying to be cognizant of what these sort of events mean for businesses, for public safety, and for the city as a whole,” Johnson said.
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Milwaukee Downtown said it was disheartened by the incidents on Water and nearby Brady Streets, and wished the officers a quick and full recovery. In a statement, Milwaukee Downtown thanked police for their dedication to keeping the entertainment districts safe.
“Downtown Milwaukee welcomed tens of thousands of guests over the milestone holiday weekend. It is unfortunate that these actions overshadow the many positive experiences shared by residents and visitors,” said CEO Matt Dorner.
Portions of this article were formatted using A.I. FOX6’s Bill Miston and an editor reviewed it for accuracy and tone prior to publishing.
The Source: Information in this story was gathered from the Milwaukee police, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman, Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson, and Milwaukee Downtown.
Minneapolis, MN
Overnight shooting outside Minneapolis recording studio leaves teen injured, 3 men hurt
Minneapolis police are investigating a shooting that injured a 17-year-old boy and three men overnight on Monday.
Law enforcement was called to the 1300 block of Water Street around 2:35 a.m. on a report of a shooting. Officers found a 17-year-old boy with an apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wound; he was brought to Children’s Hospital for treatment, Minneapolis police said.
About 20 minutes later, three men, whose ages were not specified, showed up at the hospital with apparent non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, police confirmed.
Law enforcement says the four men were leaving a building when gunfire broke out. During a live broadcast on Monday, Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher confirmed the men were walking out of a recording studio.
No arrests have been made at this time.
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