The first stop for the Minnesota delegation on Tuesday was at Mader's, the oldest German restaurant in the country.
There, WCCO's Susie Jones talked to Michael Hammond, a Republican Delegate from St. Louis Park.
"I love herring but never had it at 9:00 in the morning," Hammond joked.
Several speakers were on hand at the breakfast, including Rick Grinnell, a former acting director of the National Intelligence Service.
"Fight, fight, fight, go win Minnesota," Grinnell said to the gathered delegates.
Natalie Barnes of Prior Lake is one of Minnesota's alternate delegates and says it is an indication that Minnesota is definitely in play come November.
"For me, it's been inspirational, meeting all of the heroes that I've seen, just fighting the good fight," says Barnes.
Many of those in attendance are still talking about the fiery address delivered by Teamsters President Sean O'Brien Monday.
Barnes said she's also part of a nurse's union.
"There are some things that we can agree upon, and I think that if you can focus on the areas that you can agree upon, then you can actually move forward in a better way for all people involved," Barnes said.
Here are some of the other things still happening on Tuesday:
Nikki Haley will speak on Tuesday
The former United Nations ambassador and South Carolina governor was the last major rival against Trump in this year’s primary contest. She waited two months after dropping out in March to say she would vote for him. Then last week, she announced she would instruct her convention delegates to vote for Trump but wasn’t planning to attend the convention.
It wasn’t until Sunday — hours after the shooting — that her office reversed itself and said she would speak.
It’s likely that she will call on her party to show cohesion in the face of this fall’s general election battle against President Joe Biden.
So will Ron DeSantis
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to address the RNC Tuesday night, according to a person familiar with the schedule who was not authorized to speak publicly.
DeSantis was seen as Trump’s strongest challenger for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination until he dropped out right before the New Hampshire primary.
His remarks along with Haley’s will put two of Trump’s most visible rivals turned supporters on stage in a show of party unity.
Immigration will be back in the spotlight
Many of the speeches Monday focused on economic policies and claims that Biden had mishandled the economy.
On Tuesday, the overview shifts to immigration and crime, according to Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, with the theme of “Make America Safe Once Again.”
Be on the lookout for speakers to argue that they have been damaged by Biden-era immigration policies. Trump and Republicans believe the border debate is among their strongest issues.
As part of a broader attempt to blame crime on border policies, expect speeches from family members of slain people in cases where immigrants in the U.S. illegally face criminal charges. Trump has repeatedly brought up the issue at rallies this year.
Last week, the Trump campaign and the RNC announced that the brother of Rachel Morin — a Maryland woman whom prosecutors say was killed and raped by a fugitive from El Salvador — would be one of the speakers at the convention. Officials say the suspect, Victor Antonio Martinez Hernandez, entered the U.S. illegally after allegedly killing a woman in his home country.
He was arrested last month in Oklahoma and charged with first-degree murder and rape in Morin’s death.
Biden goes back on the trail
The Democratic president gets back on the campaign trail Tuesday with events in Nevada, as he continues to try to reassure members of his party about his candidacy after his disastrous debate last month. He had canceled a planned Monday trip to Texas and his reelection campaign temporarily suspended its television ads after Saturday’s shooting.
He will address the NAACP convention in Las Vegas on Tuesday, conduct an interview with the BET network and participate in an economic summit with Rep. Steven Horsford, chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus.
As the RNC got underway, Biden had his own slice of the prime-time spotlight Monday. In an interview with Lester Holt on NBC, Biden called it a “mistake” to say he wanted to put a “bull’s-eye” on Trump, but argued that the rhetoric from his opponent was more incendiary, while warning that Trump remained a threat to democratic institutions.
Those remarks from Biden came during a private call with donors last week as the Democrat had been scrambling to shore up his imperiled candidacy with key party constituencies. During that conversation, Biden declared that he was “done” talking about his poor debate performance and that it was “time to put Trump in the bull’s-eye,” saying Trump has gotten far too little scrutiny on his stances, rhetoric and lack of campaigning.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.