The 2016 Republican National Convention kicks off Monday in Cleveland and some attendees already in town made a special effort to show their support for law enforcement in response to three officers being murdered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sunday’s attack marks the second assassination of cops by disgruntled black men in little more than a week, with the death toll now standing at eight when including the five officers killed in Dallas last week.

And at a time when police truly need the public’s support, Republican convention-goers gave a group of officers a rousing standing ovation as they passed by. CNN video producer Brenna Williams captured the inspirational moment on video:

#GOPconvention attendees applaud police officers in the wake of Baton Rouge attack. #RNCinCLE @CNNPolitics pic.twitter.com/DETZbMgiXo

— Brenna Williams (@brennawilliams) July 18, 2016

CNN political reporter MJ Lee also recorded the officers being thanked for their service.

As police officers walk down E 4th St in Cleveland right outside RNC, bystanders give them standing ovation pic.twitter.com/MNw4FyNFKn

— MJ Lee (@mj_lee) July 17, 2016

With the Black Lives Matter-driven “War on Cops” now in full swing, Twitchy.com responded to Sunday’s show of support by challenging Democratic delegates to respond in a similar manner at their convention in Philadelphia at the end of July.

We hope they’ll prove us wrong, but the smart money says don’t hold your breath.

The sentiment was a common viewpoint, based on the reaction by social media users. Here’s a sampling of responses from Twitter:

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@brennawilliams @BarneyFranken @CNNPolitics I can’t get enough of these. So moving. Code Pink mental patients not clapping of course.

— Lex_511 (@Lex_491) July 18, 2016

@brennawilliams @CNNPolitics DNC will be booing God and praising Cop killers and Muslim terrorists

— Buck OFama (@nopenochange) July 18, 2016

@brennawilliams @Trump4Hope @CNNPolitics These are the real celebrities in America not the ones in Hollywood that talk down to cops

— T (@JohnnyrebTH) July 18, 2016

@brennawilliams @CNNPolitics I’m SURE this will also happen at #dncinphilly

— La Flama Blanca (@Caseyatthebat1) July 18, 2016

@mj_lee Wait until the #BLM animals arrive. They’ll treat the cops in a way #MSM wants to televise. You also won’t see this at DNC conv.

— Mathew S Harrison (@MathewSHarrison) July 18, 2016

@mj_lee @TexasSheri This moved me to tears.

— Lex_511 (@Lex_491) July 18, 2016

@MelissaAmour72 @mj_lee at DNC, all you’ll hear is more anti-cop rhetoric, not to mention the “Hate God” bs

— Runce Loh (@Runcie) July 18, 2016

@mj_lee @PolitiBunny That’s what REAL Americans do…

— Harry Gato (@harrygato) July 18, 2016

@mj_lee @HotlineJosh Unfortunately, this is probably the calm before the storm. Left wing thugs think elections are settled in the streets.

— Bob Wilkie (@bob_wilkie) July 17, 2016

@mj_lee @GenGSPatton Let’s see if police get the same reception in Philadelphia during the DNC convention.

— (C) Uri Blago (@UriBlago) July 18, 2016

@mj_lee @KatiePavlich Won’t happen at the Dem Convention.

— Mark Sixtus DeLotto (@allbizkid) July 18, 2016

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