Tens of thousands of supporters are in Milwaukee on Monday for the Republican Party's convention, an historic, high-voltage gathering turbocharged by the attempted assassination of the former president.

With the country still digesting the image of a bloodied Trump -- his fist raised, an American flag behind him, shouting "Fight!" as the Secret Service rushed him to safety -- the former president is set to be anointed the party's champion to again face Joe Biden at the ballot box.

Some 50,000 Republicans have descended on the shores of Lake Michigan for the four-day salute to all things Trump, culminating in his acceptance speech on Thursday.

Before that Trump will unveil his vice-presidential pick, with Fox News reporting that he will "make a VP choice today."

Convention organizers insisted the show would go on despite the attempt on Trump's life at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.

"We're not going to change anything because of a tragic event in Pennsylvania," David Bossie, head of conservative........

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