Darryl Glenn, a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in the western state of Colorado, took to the stage and told those gathered at the convention that somebody "with a nice tan needs to say this — all lives matter.” Glenn said civil rights activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson do not speak for black America.
Several speakers on Monday night's program made references to the activist group Black Lives Matter, which took root after several incidents nationwide where African-American men were killed by police.
Milwaukee (Wisconsin) County Sheriff David Clarke Jr. just took the stage and told the crowd: "Blue Lives Matter," to cheers and shouts from the crowd. Clarke has given interviews where he described the activist group Black Lives Matter as having a “hateful ideology." Blue Lives Matter refers to law enforcement officials.
The theme of Monday night's program at the Republican National Convention is Make America Safe Again. Actor Antonio Sabato Jr. was part of the Hollywood star power on display Monday night. He joined Duck Dynasty reality start Willie Robertson and Scott Baio.
Pat Smith, mother of Benghazi attack victim Sean Smith, a U.S. State Department official, addresses delegates and officials at the Republican National Convention Monday evening. The theme of the night was Make America Safe Again. She said Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who was secretary of state when her son died, deserved to be in prison, and that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump "is everything" Clinton is not.
