RNC 2024 live updates: Smiling Trump walks into a roaring crowd at RNC, sits next to JD Vance

Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley called the first day of the convention to a close on Monday — with festivities continuing Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Donald Trump appeared at the Republican National Convention, marking the first time he’s been seen at a large event after the assassination attempt on Saturday.

Firebrand Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas) spoke at the historic Republican National Convention 2024 on Monday.

Earlier in the day, former President Donald Trump named JD Vance, a 39-year-old populist conservative, as his VP.

The RNC is the ex-prez’s first public event since he was shot at his Pa. rally on Saturday by Thomas Matthew Crooks.

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