RNC 2024 Day 2 updates: Trump rivals take center stage along with divine intervention
The theme of Tuesday's session is "Make America Safe Again."
The second day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee ended Tuesday with appearances from some of former President Donald Trump's former rivals: former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy -- all calling for Republican Party unity.
They were joined by some of Trump's longest allies including Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders and Ben Carson in bashing the Democrats over what they claimed were harmful and failed policies.
The program focused on law and order with a theme of making the country "safe again."
Trump, with a bandage on his ear, made an appearance again Tuesday evening -- just days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt at one of his rallies in Pennsylvania over the weekend. Several speakers touched on that God spared Trump in the shooting, saving him for a divine plan for the presidency.
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'Build that wall' chant breaks out during Scalise's speech
During Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise's speech, the crowd broke out into a chant of "build that wall" after the House majority leader referenced the border wall.
Scalise said that under Trump, they will "repass H.R. 2" -- the GOP immigration bill that would restart border wall construction and more.
"We will lock down the border and yes, we will finish building the wall," Scalise said.
Majority Whip Emmer says House GOP is behind Trump
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the GOP has "held the line" against the Biden administration's agenda.
"We won't just be holding the line any more" if Trump is elected, he said. "We’ll be moving forward," he added, to loud applause.
"I know firsthand that Minnesotans can't afford four more years of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris," he said, promising that Minnesota would turn red for the first time in 50 years.
Chris Christie calls on Trump to unite, says Vance pick was not in that spirit
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called on former President Donald Trump to redirect the Republican Party in "a new direction" and to encourage party members to treat others with respect, in the wake of the assassination attempt targeting Trump, in a New York Times op-ed published Tuesday.
"Mr. Trump has the opportunity to rein in some of the worst rhetorical impulses of the Republican Party at its convention this week," Christie wrote.
Christie wrote that Trump's selection of Sen. J.D. Vance as a running mate was not in that spirit.
"Mr. Vance's first reaction to the assassination attempt against Mr. Trump was to turn directly to the current, flawed playbook: demonize the other side and lay the blame at the feet of the Democrats, as if they had pulled the trigger themselves. Clearly, this is not a message of unity in the face of what could have been a national tragedy," he wrote.
Christie, who in January suspended his campaign for president, has not endorsed Trump.
He praised Trump's remarks to the New York Post about changing his own speech and looking to foster unity.
-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim
Attendee dresses as American Revolution general
One attendee is committed to dressing as historical figures this convention.
Tonight, he is dressed head-to-toe in a custom uniform at Gen. Nathanael Greene, who served in the Revolutionary War.
"It's to show we're still in the fight," he told ABC News Digital at the convention center.
On Monday, he was Alexander Hamilton and on Wednesday, he will be dressed as Capt. Daniel Boone.
What will his outfit be for Thursday, when Trump accepts the nomination? He says he hasn't decided yet and is "taking requests."