Day 1 of the Republican National Convention:Top highlightsFormer President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since his attempted assassination at a Pennsylvania rally on SaturdayTrump chose Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his vice presidentTrump and Vance were both officially nominated as the GOP ticketRepublican Party Chairman Michael Whatley hailed the ticket as an ideal team to defeat President Joe Biden and Democrats in NovemberMonday night's speakers included senators, House members, governors, podcasters, a union leader, and everyday supportersTop issues of the night included the economy, Biden's fitness for office and unity Here are the archived live updates from the first day of the Republican National Convention:Day 1 in the booksTrump greeted supporters as he exited the arena. He was being protected by a noticeably larger security contingent of U.S. Secret Service agents.Teamsters president makes notable appearanceJust a week after the AFL-CIO reaffirmed its backing of President Biden, another union leader came and spoke at the Republican National Convention.Teamsters Union President Sean O맥스카지노�Brien said workers are being taken for granted and sold out to big banks, big tech and the corporate elite. O맥스카지노�Brien said the Teamsters 맥스카지노�are not beholden to anyone or any party맥스카지노� and will work with a bipartisan coalition.맥스카지노�I don맥스카지노�t care about getting criticized,맥스카지노� O맥스카지노�Brien said as he defied organized long-standing support of Democrats.O'Brien notably did not formally endorse Trump during his speech.Trump arrives at conventionDonald Trump, entering the stadium, has a large white bandage on his right ear after being shot at a rally Saturday night.The delegates were all on their feet as Trump came out, cheering and many holding up signs or their phones to take photos and video. Trump shook hands with people as he entered, including his son, Donald Trump Jr. He맥스카지노�s standing near his vice presidential pick, JD Vance. Trump is smiling and mouthing, 맥스카지노�Thank you.맥스카지노�JD Vance recalls the moment Trump called with VP newsJD Vance said his 7-year-old son was being noisy in the background when Trump called to offer him the vice president spot on the Republican ticket.Vance knew Trump was calling with big news, but he didn맥스카지노�t know if it was good or bad news for him, the first-term Ohio senator told Fox News host Sean Hannity in his first interview since Trump announced his pick.He said Trump also asked to speak to his son.맥스카지노�The guy just got shot a couple of days ago, and he takes the time to talk to my seven-year-old,맥스카지노� Vance said.맥스카지노�It맥스카지노�s a moment I맥스카지노�ll never forget.맥스카지노�He said he and Trump have been close since Trump endorsed him in his 2022 Senate race, which he said he would not have won without Trump맥스카지노�s support.Noem praises Trump for pandemic handlingSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem praised Trump for his handling of the pandemic, stating that he "let me do my job and he let me keep my people free."She added, "When other states were pushing mandates and lockdowns, instead in South Dakota, we hit the gas. We embraced liberty."Noem also addressed Saturday's assassination attempt, highlighting the striking image of Trump bloodied, raising his fist with the American flag in the background. 맥스카지노�Prior to this week, we already knew that Donald Trump was a fighter,맥스카지노� Noem said. But on Saturday, she said, 맥스카지노�Even in the most perilous moment this week, his instinct was to stand and to fight.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�Trump맥스카지노� chants broke out among the crowd. Outside the convention, mostly quiet streets The streets of downtown Milwaukee were largely quiet Monday evening, with most of the day맥스카지노�s protests wrapping up earlier in the afternoon. At one of the convention맥스카지노�s main entrances, a sole anti-Trump protester stood holding a sign, telling those entering the arena to 맥스카지노�enjoy the clown show.맥스카지노�Anthony Marlow, a retired sanitation worker, said he had spent the day protesting the convention, arguing at times with Trump supporters.맥스카지노�I want them to know they are not welcome in this great city,맥스카지노� he said. Referencing Trump맥스카지노�s reported denigration of Milwaukee weeks earlier, Marlow added, 맥스카지노�He don맥스카지노�t appreciate Milwaukee. The man is a clown.맥스카지노�Youngkin says, 'Joe must go'Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, a reported finalist for Trump's vice president, walked onto the stage to a big cheer Monday night and the crowd chanting about Biden, 맥스카지노�Joe must go!맥스카지노�맥스카지노�Yes, Joe must go,맥스카지노� Youngkin said.Youngkin, a businessman and political outsider when he ran for governor in 2021, painted Trump as a man of a similar story, calling him 맥스카지노�an outsider, a businessman who stepped out of his career맥스카지노� to run for president.맥스카지노�I believe this year Virginia will elect another Republican outside businessman as president of the United States,맥스카지노� said Youngkin.Sen. Tim Scott: 맥스카지노�An American lion got back up on his feet and he roared맥스카지노� Sen. Tim Scott got one of the biggest applause of the RNC맥스카지노�s opening night. Scott of South Carolina nearly immediately touched Trump's assassination attempt, telling delegates, 맥스카지노�If you didn맥스카지노�t believe in miracles before Saturday, you better be believing right now.맥스카지노�Scott, who frequently references his faith and quotes Bible verses, got major applause for doing so on Monday.맥스카지노�On Saturday, the devil came to Pennsylvania holding a rifle,맥스카지노� Scott said, referencing the rally shooting, adding of Trump: 맥스카지노�But an American lion got back up on his feet and he roared.맥스카지노�Scott was reportedly on Trump's shortlist for vice president before the former president selected Vance. GOP congressman focuses on the economyRep. Wesley Hunt of Texas says grocery and energy prices are crippling Americans and quoted Ronald Reagan in calling inflation 맥스카지노�the cruelest tax on the poor.맥스카지노�He says Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris don맥스카지노�t seem to understand the problem.Hunt, one of a handful of Black Republicans in Congress, said in November 맥스카지노�we can fix this disaster맥스카지노� by electing Trump and 맥스카지노�send him right back to where he belongs, the White House.맥스카지노�Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign that the worst price spike in four decades is steadily fading and may soon usher in interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.Attendees wait in long lines for food inside Fiserv ForumWhile there are food options outside the security perimeter at this week's Republican National Convention, many people chose to remain in Fiserv Forum in between Monday맥스카지노�s events.Delegates from across the country, as well as other attendees, waited in lines for up to an hour to get grab-and-go food.Thousands of Republicans are attending the RNC, including more than 2,400 delegates.Volunteers at the event said they맥스카지노�re hoping to make some changes to lower line times for the rest of the week.RNC speakers stick with stock party talking points in beginning of nightThe U.S. economy is a diverse and sprawling behemoth. It맥스카지노�s possible to have a solid job market and problematically high inflation at the same time. But nuance died a long time ago at political party conventions.That맥스카지노�s why the convention speech by Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, hit some simple bullet points. Republicans want lower prices, tax cuts and fewer regulations, a message he sprinkled with some culture war rallying cries.RNC Chairman Michael Whatley mentioned the recent assassination attempt on Trump and the 맥스카지노�strength and resilience맥스카지노� he said the former president had shown, Whatley called on his fellow Republicans to 맥스카지노�unite as a party,맥스카지노� adding, 맥스카지노�and we must unite as a nation.맥스카지노�Speakers known for incendiary rhetoric like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson have also focused on the party's new theme of unity.Jill Stein joins protest marching toward the RNCGreen Party presidential candidate Jill Stein joined with a group of about two dozen protesters who were rallying and marching in Milwaukee on Monday.The Philadelphia-based group Poor People맥스카지노�s Army, which advocates for economic justice, organized the rally and march. It came after a larger march earlier Monday that attracted hundreds of people near the site of the RNC.Stein called for a reduction in military spending and investments in public education, social housing and health care, adding that Americans were clamoring for a true third-party candidate on the ballot.맥스카지노�How much do people want the same candidates that have been rammed down our throat for so long?맥스카지노� she said. 맥스카지노�Not at all.맥스카지노� Vance blamed Biden for Trump assassination attempt, White House declines commentWhite House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre declined direct comment when asked about Vance being quick to blame Biden for the attempt on Trump맥스카지노�s life.맥스카지노�I맥스카지노�m not going to politicize this moment. We맥스카지노�re not going to politicize this moment. It is wrong to politicize this moment,맥스카지노� Jean-Pierre said Monday at her daily White Houe press briefing.She repeated what Biden said about lowering the temperature and uniting the country when he addressed the nation on Sunday night.Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell booed at RNCSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell faced a flurry of boos Monday at the Republican National Convention when he stood on behalf of Kentucky to send the state맥스카지노�s delegates to Donald Trump.McConnell, a onetime critic who blamed the then-president for 맥스카지노�disgraceful맥스카지노� acts in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, made a remarkable turnaround in March when he endorsed Trump as the GOP nominee. The two men came face-to-face last month when Trump visited Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill where they shook hands and exchanged pleasantries.Biden맥스카지노�s campaign chair says Vance 맥스카지노�will do what Mike Pence wouldn맥스카지노�t on January 6맥스카지노�President Joe Biden맥스카지노�s campaign chair responded to Vance맥스카지노�s selection as Trump맥스카지노�s running mate by saying Vance 맥스카지노�will do what Mike Pence wouldn맥스카지노�t on January 6: bend over backwards to enable Trump and his extreme MAGA agenda, even if it means breaking the law and no matter the harm to the American people.맥스카지노�Jen O맥스카지노�Malley Dillon said the campaign would spend 맥스카지노�every single day making the case between the two starkly contrasting visions Americans will choose between at the ballot box this November."Vance has challenged the legitimacy of criminal prosecutions and civil verdicts against Trump and questions the results of the 2020 election.He told ABC News in February that, if he had been vice president on Jan. 6, 2021, he would have told states where Trump disputed Biden wins 맥스카지노�that we needed to have multiple slates of electors, and I think the U.S. Congress should have fought over it from there.맥스카지노�맥스카지노�That is the legitimate way to deal with an election that a lot of folks, including me, think had a lot of problems in 2020,맥스카지노� he said.Vance officially nominated at RNCOhio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted put forward Sen. JD Vance as the vice presidential nominee at the Republican National Convention hours after Trump맥스카지노�s announcement.맥스카지노�JD is a living embodiment of the American dream,맥스카지노� Husted said. 맥스카지노�He came from humble beginnings.맥스카지노�The crowd chanted in response, 맥스카지노�JD! JD!맥스카지노�Video below: Who is JD Vance? What we know about Donald Trump's VP pickBernie Moreno, the Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, seconded the motion for the convention to nominate Vance.He was officially nominated by voice vote.Trump receives enough delegate votes to become official GOP nomineeDonald Trump became the official Republican presidential nominee after receiving enough votes from delegates at the Republican National Convention.Trump has been the presumptive nominee for months. But it was the vote of RNC delegates in Milwaukee that made it official Monday afternoon.Trump hit the necessary threshold with votes from his home state of Florida.Trump picks Vance for VPDonald Trump selected Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his Republican running mate. Vance swept to national prominence with his bestselling memoir, 맥스카지노�Hillbilly Elegy.맥스카지노� Vance was a vocal opponent of Trump during the 2016 presidential election but changed his position, arguing he was proved wrong by Trump맥스카지노�s performance in office. Vance was rewarded for his turnaround during his bid for an open Senate seat in 2022, during which he landed Trump맥스카지노�s coveted endorsement. Vance is now a Trump loyalist who challenges the legitimacy of criminal prosecutions and civil verdicts against him and questions the results of the 2020 election.List of Day 1 speakers Musical performance by Chris JansonRep. Marjorie Taylor Green (GA-14)Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (NC)Rep. Wesley Hunt (TX-38)Rep. John James (MI-10)Sara Workman, supporterSen. Katie Britt (AL)Sen. Tim Scott (SC)Gov. Glenn Youngkin (VA)Bob Unanue, CEO of Goya FoodsGov. Kristi Noem (SD)Robert "Bobby" Bartels, supporterRep. Byron Donalds (FL-19)David Sacks, Former CEO of YammerVanessa Faura, supporterCharlie Kirk, CEO of Turning Point USASen. Marsha Blackburn (TN)Mark Laws, supporterBenjamin Josephs, supporterAmber Rose, mother & entrepreneurLinda Fornos, supporterSean O'Brien, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters