Mealer says he was given a 1 percent chance to walk and he compares himself to Trump, whose candidacy was given a 1 percent chance to win in a poll a year ago. Crowd claps. He then introduces a short video clip of Bobby Knight, who supports Trump.
Really loud interlude by the RNC house band.
Now it's U.S. Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn.
Blackburn is the first speaker to address the convention's nightly theme tonight: "Do YOU, do YOU, want to Make America One Again?" Crowd acts nonplussed.