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What to watch tonight

- David Jackson

President Donald Trump wraps up the four-day convention. Other speakers include Ben Carson, Ivanka Trump and Rudy Giuliani.

President Donald Trump wraps up the weeklong Republican convention with a nomination acceptance speech that is already contentiou­s because of its location: the White House.

Despite objections that the executive mansion should not be used for such an overt campaign event, Trump will make his prime-time argument for a second term from a makeshift outdoor theater on the South Lawn.

Programmin­g starts at 8:30 p.m. ET. Trump is expected to speak shortly after 10 p.m., and his speech will be followed by a fireworks display. Housing and Urban Developmen­t Secretary Ben Carson is on the speaking list, just before Trump’s acceptance speech.

The Thursday program also includes presidenti­al daughter Ivanka Trump.

Congressio­nal speakers include Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif. Viewers will also hear from Rep. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., a former Democrat who switched parties during the president’s impeachmen­t.

Non-government Trump supporters scheduled to speak include the widow of a slain retired police officer in Missouri, a businesswo­man from Wisconsin and the parents of a U.S. aid worker killed overseas by the Islamic State.

Also scheduled is former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, a defense attorney for Trump during impeachmen­t.

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