Speeches turn to Bible verses and depiction of Trump as ‘grandpa’ after Haley and DeSantis rouse GOP delegates with endorsements – as it happened

Former rivals for Republican presidential nomination gave full-throated endorsements in Milwaukee. This blog is now closed.

In addition to getting Donald Trump back in the White House, Republicans really want to retake the majority in the US Senate in the November elections, and have dedicated much of the convention tonight thus far to promoting their candidates for crucial seats.

In addition to Kari Lake, who is vying for Arizona's open senate seat, the convention has heard from Eric Hovde, the party's candidate to beat incumbent Democrat Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin. Here's what Hovde told the crowd:

Tammy Baldwin called the Biden administration the most successful in generations. Can you believe that one? I mean, seriously, this shows how detached she is from everyday Wisconsinites. It doesn't have to be this way. Under President Trump, family budgets were more secure, our border was secure, our world was secure. Where Biden and Baldwin have failed, President Trump and I will get the job done.

I love America, and I've lived the American dream. I married my best friend, raised a family, built successful businesses and created thousands of jobs for hard-working Americans. But the American dream that I lived is under attack from Joe Biden and his enablers in the Senate like Sherrod Brown.