Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump attends Day 1 of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisc. on July 15, 2024. (Mike Segar/Reuters)
Former President Donald Trump made an unscheduled appearance toward the end of the first night of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Monday night. Wearing a large white bandage over his right ear, where he was injured in an assassination attempt while speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, Trump walked onto the convention floor as country singer Lee Greenwood performed the song that has become the former president’s anthem, “God Bless the U.S.A.”
Earlier in the evening, Trump and his running mate, Republican Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, were officially nominated as the Republican party’s nominees for president and vice president in the 2024 election. Vance, a 39-year-old who grew up in Kentucky and Ohio, rose to prominence in 2016 with his bestselling memoir Hillbilly Elegy. He has served as Ohio’s junior U.S. senator since 2023.
The Republican National Convention, which comes on the heels of an assassination attempt on Trump at a rally over the weekend, is scheduled to run through Thursday. Read our full guide to the week here, and stick with Yahoo News for full coverage of the convention this week.LIVE56 updates
Tue, July 16, 2024 at 3:13 AM GMT+1David KnowlesBiden: ‘I don’t know’ if shooting at Trump rally has changed trajectory of presidential racePresident Biden speaks with reporters earlier in the day. (AP/Susan Walsh)In an interview with NBC News that aired during the first night of the Republican National Convention, President Biden was asked if he thought that Saturday’s shooting at Trump’s Pennsylvania had changed the trajectory of the presidential race.”I don’t know,” Biden responded, “and you don’t know either.”Later in the interview, NBC News anchor Lester Holt pressed Biden about pressure he’s faced within the Democratic Party to withdraw from the presidential race after a highly criticized debate performance last month. Biden repeatedly stressed he would not be departing the contest.”Who do you listen to on deeply personal issues like the decisions whether to stay in the race or not?” Holt asked Biden.”Me,” Biden responded. “Look, I’ve been doing this a long time. The idea that I’m the old guy, I am. I’m old. But I’m only three years older than Trump, number one. And number two, my mental acuity’s been pretty damn good.”
- Tue, July 16, 2024 at 3:06 AM GMT+1David KnowlesTrump makes unscheduled appearance at RNCDonald Trump made an unannounced visit to the first night of the Republican National Convention on Monday, taking the stage as country singer Lee Greenwood performed the song that has become the former president’s anthem, “God Bless the U.S.A.”Trump wore a large white bandage over his right ear, where he was injured when someone shot at him Saturday while he was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania. Trump joined his vice presidential pick, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, in the audience as Greenwood sang.
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