MILWAUKEE (NEWSnet/AP) — Donald Trump takes the stage Thursday night at the Republican National Convention to accept his party’s nomination and give his first speech since Saturday's assassination attempt in Pennsylvania.

Trump’s address is the finale of the four-day convention in Milwaukee. The headlines have included Trump naming Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate for the 2024 election.

Trump has not spoken in public since Saturday’s shooting, though he’s given interviews off camera. He has been wearing a bandage over his right ear, which was injured during the attack.

His moment of survival has shaped the week, even as convention organizers insisted they would continue with their program as planned. Speakers and delegates have repeatedly chanted “Fight, fight, fight!” in homage to Trump’s words as he got to his feet and pumped his fist after Secret Service agents killed the gunman.

And some of his supporters have started sporting their own makeshift bandages on the convention floor.

Trump has said the shooting also led him to change his RNC speech, from what was going to be “a humdinger” made up largely of attacks on President Joe Biden to one more focused on bringing the country together.

“Honestly, it’s going to be a whole different speech now,” Trump told the Washington Examiner.

Some national polls show a close race between Trump and incumbent President Joe Biden, though others suggest Trump with a lead.

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