Photos show the biggest moments from the Republican National Convention
Talia Lakritz
- The 2024 Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee.
- On Monday, Donald Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt.
The 2024 Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee, and there have already been a number of standout moments.
Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. He also announced his pick for vice president, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio.
Photos show some of the biggest moments from the convention so far.
Security was tight at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum as the Republican National Convention began days after Donald Trump survived an attempt on his life.
The US Secret Service is under scrutiny following the shooting at a Pennsylvania Trump rally on Saturday that killed one attendee, wounded two others, and left Trump bleeding from an injury to his ear.
Delegates were emotional as "God Bless the USA" played during the first day of the convention.
Florida delegate Rick Roth raised his fist in the air as the song played, mimicking Trump's defiant pose as the former president was rushed to safety after the shooting.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was whisked off stage when the teleprompter malfunctioned.
"It is now my honor to introduce the attorney general. And there goes the teleprompter," he said while he was supposed to be introducing Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird.
The band played music to fill the silence as Johnson exited the stage.
In her speech, Trump loyalist Marjorie Taylor Greene railed against "the establishment in Washington" and "illegal aliens."
Greene began her speech by acknowledging the death of Corey Comperatore, who died while shielding his family during the Trump rally shooting, and then proceeded with her usual Trumpian talking points.
Of Biden and Democrats, Greene said, "They promised unity and delivered division. They promised peace and brought war. They promised normalcy and gave us transgender visibility day on Easter Sunday."
Donald Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt.
Trump arrived at the convention with a bandage covering the ear that was struck during the shooting.
JD Vance, Trump's pick for vice president, entered the convention with his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance.
The 39-year-old Ohio senator, a former "Never Trumper" who rose to fame as the author of the best-selling memoir "Hillbilly Elegy," would be one of the youngest vice presidents in US history if elected.
Trump sat next to Vance, as well as Donald Trump Jr., Kimberly Guilfoyle, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and Tiffany Trump.
Eric Trump's wife, Lara Trump, co-chairs the Republican National Committee. Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle have also remained heavily involved in Trump's 2024 campaign.
Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, and Jared Kushner did not attend the first day of the convention.
In one of the night's high-profile speeches, Amber Rose shared how she initially believed that Trump was a "racist" until she "did her research."
Rose, a model and reality TV star, slammed "left-wing propaganda" in her speech, saying that "the media has lied to us about Donald Trump."
"I realized Donald Trump and his supporters don't care if you're Black, white, gay or straight, it's all love," Rose said. "And that's when it hit me: These are my people. This is where I belong. So, I let go of my fear of judgment, of being misunderstood, of getting attacked by the left, and I put the red hat on too."
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