As expected, more than half of the approximately 2,400 delegates elected the former Republican ruleramid shouts of joy, as voting continued with states yet to announce their results.
The four-day convention of the Republican Party It was inaugurated in the Fiserv Forum from the center of Milwaukee, Two days after Trump survived an assassination attempt in Pennsylvaniaand hours after he scored a major legal victory when a federal judge dismissed one of the criminal cases against him.
The Republican Convention nominated Donald Trump as the party’s candidate
Trump will formally accept the party’s nomination in a speech on Thursday and will face Democratic President Joe Biden in the November 5 electionThe two are locked in what opinion polls show as a tight race, although the tycoon pulled out an advantage after the president’s lackluster performance in the debate.
Meanwhile, the Republican leader continues to falsely claim that his 2020 loss to Biden was the result of widespread fraud and has not committed to accepting the election results if he loses.
“This is an opportunity to unite the entire country, even the entire world. The speech will be very different, very different from what it would have been two days ago.”said Trump The would-be assassin’s bullet hit Trump’s right ear but caused no significant damage.
Donald Trump confirmed the senator JD Vance as his vice presidential candidate
Earlier, Trump announced the name of his running mate, the US senator JD Vance. “I have decided that the most appropriate person to serve as Vice President of the United States is Senator JD Vance from the great state of Ohio,” he said on his Truth Social platform.
Vance He was a harsh critic of the Republican tycoon but recently became one of his most loyal supporters in Congress. “As Vice President, JD will continue to fight for our Constitution, support our troops, and do everything he can to help me ‘Make America Great Again,'” he wrote. Trump.
After the attempted murder suffered last Saturday, the United States Secret Service It will also provide an adequate level of security to its running mate. This was announced by the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas.
“He shouldn’t be here, he could be dead,” Trump said. On Sunday, The New York Post reported that He said that the former ruler was wearing a white bandage on his injured ear. He also said that he was saved by turning slightly to the right to read a graphic on migration, which is why the shot hit his ear.
Trump congratulated the secret service for its workin charge of presidential security, and the sniper who eliminated the attacker with a shot “between the eyes”.
Leading the polls despite his legal troubles and a conviction, the tycoon is aiming for victory while Biden, 81 years old, receives calls from his own side to abandon the race, after several gaffes and a poor performance in the debate against Trump that raised alarm bells about his mental health.
Source: Ambito
