Trump makes first public appearance since shooting: key moments of first day of the Republican national convention
The first day of the Republican national convention in Milwaukee has now concluded.
Delegates will return to the Fiserv Forum at 5pm CT tomorrow for the second day of the four-day event, which is a crucial moment on the road to the 5 November election.
Here’s a look back at what happened today so far.
The Republican party formally nominated Donald Trump as their candidate for president, and the former president in the evening appeared at the convention, his first public outing since being wounded by a gunman on Saturday.
Trump announced that Ohio senator JD Vance would be his running mate. Not long after, Vance turned up on the floor of the convention, and the GOP made him their vice-presidential nominee by acclamation.
Joe Biden said Vance was “a clone of Trump on the issues”. ABC News reports that Kamala Harris tried to call Vance, but couldn’t reach him, and left a voicemail.
The president acknowledged that it was a “mistake” to say that he wanted to put a “bullseye” on Trump, in an interview with NBC News.
Robert F Kennedy Jr met with Donald Trump in Milwaukee, Politico reports, as Trump sought his endorsement. Kennedy, an independent presidential candidate, is polling at around 9% nationally, and received Secret Service protection today.
Donald Trump Jr told the Guardian he advised his father to pick JD Vance because he thought the senator would fight for him.
Marjorie Taylor Greene, the rightwing congresswoman, said divine intervention kept Trump safe on Saturday.
The Biden campaign characterized Vance as an enabler of Trump.
Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters, defended his controversial decision to address the convention, then said Trump was “one tough SOB” for surviving the assassination attempt.
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Donald Trump pumped his fist repeatedly and waved at supporters as he leisurely walked down the stairs from the VIP seating and into a tunnel that led backstage.
Secret Service agents followed him closely.
