- Donald Trump arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee for his first public appearance since he survived an assassination attempt two days ago.
- He arrived with a bandage over his wounded right ear to a rapturous applause from the crowd.
- Donald Trump was officially nominated as the Republican Party’s presidential pick for November’s election.
- Trump picked Ohio Senator JD Vance as his vice president. The 39-year-old politician, who once called Trump “America’s Hitler”, said he had been sceptical of the former president but has changed his mind since then.
- Trump also enjoyed a big legal win earlier today, after a judge in Florida threw out the classified documents case against him.
- The head of the US Secret Service has expressed confidence in the plan to secure the RNC, while the FBI said the motive behind the Pennsylvania rally shooting – suspected to have been carried out by Thomas Matthew Crooks – is still under investigation.
- US President Joe Biden told NBC News that it was a mistake to say he wanted to put a “bulls-eye” on Trump, but defended his portrayal of his Republican rival as a threat to democracy. (Al Jazeera)
