‘You will not be safe’ under Biden
Pence warns voters
US vice president Mike Pence took center stage at the Republican convention Wednesday to warn voters they "won't be safe in Joe Biden's America" -- casting Donald Trump as their protector against the "radical" left.
Pence was the keynote speaker in a parade of Trump acolytes who sought to uplift the president as an economic virtuoso and champion of conservative and pro-life values, law enforcement and civil rights.
They also spoke of dark forces intent on ending the American dream, and said losing to their Democratic rivals is not an option.
"Law and order is on the ballot," Pence stressed on the third night of a convention amid mounting racial tensions in the United States.
With that backdrop, Pence made the patriotic case for Trump getting a second term instead of allowing the nation to be "fundamentally transformed" by a Biden administration he warned would take an uncharted path towards socialism and mob rule.
"The hard truth is, you won't be safe in Joe Biden's America," said the 61-year-old Pence.
Trump's Democratic rival holds a lead nationally, but a CNBC-Change Research poll released Wednesday showed the race tightening across six swing states including Florida, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Biden's running mate Kamala Harris, will be attacking Trump on his coronavirus record at a speech Thursday in Washington, the same day Trump gives his main acceptance speech at the White House to close out the Republican convention.