Protesters Gather Around the Republican National Convention

Protesters gather in the Public Square in downtown Cleveland, where the Republican National Convention is being held, July 18, 2016. Presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump will give a speech Thursday, the final night of the convention.

William Hale watches as Mohamed Omar of Washington, D.C., prays in the downtown Public Square, in Cleveland, July 18, 2016. Omar said he traveled to Cleveland by himself.

Nancy Ballou of Cleveland said she opposes the presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, citing what she called his xenophic, racist and anti-woman message, in the Public Square in downtown Cleveland, July 18, 2016.

Jim Gilles of Evansville, Indiana, said he is a born-again Christian and joined a small group of people from around the country protesting Islam, in the Public Square in downtown Cleveland, July 18, 2016. The Republican National Convention, being held a f
Willard Manning of West Monroe, Louisiana, calls himself "God's prophet," in the Public Square in downtown Cleveland, July 18, 2016. The Republican National Convention, being held a few blocks away in the Quicken Loans Arena, began Monday.
A man sells Donald Trump whoopie cushions in downtown Cleveland, where the Republican National Convention is being held, July 18, 2016.