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Republican National Convention in bullish mood after formally nominating Trump for 2024
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump appears with vice presidential candidate JD Vance, R-Ohio, during the Republican National Convention, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee

THE Republican National Convention was in bullish mood today after formally adopting former president Donald Trump as its 2024 presidential candidate on Monday night.

Videos at the conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, mocked sitting President Joe Biden’s physical and mental frailty, which has become a source of deep anxiety for the Democrats after high-profile lapses including incomprehensible remarks during a televised debate with Mr Trump and referring to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as “President Putin” of Russia during last week’s Nato summit.

Mr Trump received a hero’s welcome when he appeared on Monday, ear bandaged because of its grazing during a weekend assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

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