A delegate from North Carolina takes a photo as the RNC begins Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
As the Republican National Convention takes place in Milwaukee, several blocks around the Fiserv Forum are included in a perimeter to make space for local vendors, security, protests, journalists, politicians and delegates from across the country.
Delegates and other attendees gather in the Fiserv Forum every evening to listen to Republican speakers voice their vision for the United States and the presidency.
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Editor’s note: This photo essay will be updated as the RNC continues Thursday afternoon and evening. For more photo and video from the convention, visit WPR’s Instagram, and for more of our coverage, check out our politics page.
Former President Donald Trump and his vice presidential nominee JD Vance stand together in the stands during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRMembers of the Florida delegation sing and dance as live music plays at the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRSigns are distributed among RNC attendees Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRSen. Ron Johnson speaks at the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRAsayca Noblin, from Milwaukee, writes on a sign as protesters to the Republican National Convention congregate in Red Arrow Park in Milwaukee. This is the first protest for Noblin, who said she cares about LGBTQ issues and Palestine. “I don’t want Trump here,” she said. Angela Major/WPRProtesters hold a banner as they march from Red Arrow Park to an area in view of the Fiserv Forum, where the Republican National Convention is being held, on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRAnti-Trump protesters march through the streets of Milwaukee on the first day of the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRAn anti-abortion protest group directs chants at the anti-Trump protest gathered in Red Arrow Park during the first day of the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPREdward X. Young of New Jersey wears a shirt featuring Donald Trump’s “fight, fight, fight” chant days after the former president was injured by a gunman Wednesday, July 17, 2024, outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. He said a Wisconsin delegate sold it to him at a party. Angela Major/WPRFormer Deputy Assistant to former President Donald Trump Sebastian Gorka, left, takes a selfie with Corey Lewandowski, right, on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRAttendees dance to live music during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRSenate Candidate Eric Hovde speaks during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRNational Committeewoman for the Republican Party of New Hampshire Juliana Bergeron dances with other members of the New Hampshire delegation during the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRWisconsin Assembly Majority Leader Tyler August stands with the Wisconsin delegation during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRRNC attendees hold signs during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRHouse Speaker Mike Johnson speaks during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRFormer Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker mingles at the RNC on Monday, July 15, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRBabydog, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s dog, appeared on stage alongside the governor as he spoke during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRRep. Bryan Steil stands with the Wisconsin delegation during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, left, is interviewed Wednesday, July 17, 2024, outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRAndreina Patilliet, chairwoman of the Republican Party of Rock County, center, smiles during the second day of the RNC on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPRMembers of the Texas delegation pose for a photo Wednesday, July 17, 2024, outside the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
