CAROLINE GRAHAM meets Trump true believers in Milwaukee: 'He's our own very American messiah - and his victory is now pre-ordained'

For Nebraska delegate Fanchon Blythe, 63, a mother of four, seeing Donald Trump successful nan soma was impervious of divine intervention. 

'The manus of God came down and protected him from that bullet. I judge he was saved for a reason,' she said arsenic tears rolled down her cheeks.

'When that slug deed his ear, his first guidance was to guidelines up and fight. I judge God has sent him to prevention our state and conflict for my children's early and my grandchildren's future.'

There is nary uncertainty that Trump's die-hard supporters now respect him arsenic a deity.

At past week's Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee, $75 Trump bibles were connected waste adjacent to T-shirts embossed pinch nan now iconic image of Trump raising his fist, look bloodied, pinch nan American emblem down him.

For Ms Blythe, who is connected nan party's powerful nationalist committee, it is nan fusion of religion and authorities which she believes will nonstop Trump backmost to nan White House.

She said: 'There person been lies and lies told against Trump, but he has unified Republicans for illustration ne'er before. We are sick and tired of forbidden immigrants pouring complete our borders, astir inflation, wokeness successful schools, of nan Left trying to show america what a female is.'

Many remarked really Trump's demeanour initially changed aft nan assassination attempt.

Lawyer Jennifer McGrath from Nevada, who attended nan arena pinch her mother Millicent, 89, said: 'You can't neglect to beryllium changed erstwhile personification tries to return your life. By nan clip he made his acceptance speech, he was backmost to nan man we cognize – but location was a deeper knowing there.

'He's changed connected a belief level. He is much thoughtful, much consenting to correspond not conscionable Republican Americans but each Americans.' Donald Trump Jr. told me: 'My begetter stood up to a slug and I person ne'er been much proud of him. He has unified nan country. I judge successful God's plan.'

Singer Lee Greenwood's opus God Bless The USA has go Trump's anthem. He's successful nary uncertainty his triumph is pre-ordained. 'This is simply a man who's fulfilling his destiny. His first small heart erstwhile changeable was to guidelines up, show that he was OK and outcry 'Fight! Fight! Fight!'

'No-one is going to messiness pinch America pinch a man for illustration that astatine nan helm who has shown toughness successful nan look of evil.'

Nancy Burton, a delegate from Atlanta, Georgia, wearing a dress pinch Trump's image connected it, said: 'People are calling him a messiah but he's a very American one. He has swagger. He has character. He's nan literal saviour of our country.'

While location were times nan belief fervour astatine nan normal became a circus (the delegate proprietor of a labrador work canine called Lambeau said it was averaging 250 photo-ops a day), location is nary uncertainty successful my mind, barring disaster, Trump will triumph successful nan statesmanlike ballot successful November.

Polls person him up of ailing President Joe Biden successful astir cardinal plaything states including Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Arizona.

P Rae Easley, a financier who heads a group of achromatic supporters successful Chicago, said: 'Trump took action to make things amended past clip and we judge he will do truthful erstwhile he becomes president again. Blacks are overwhelmingly supporting him this clip around.'

Martha Fierro, a caregiver who was calved successful Mexico but came to nan US aged 7 and is now seeking to beryllium elected to nan Texas Senate, said: 'The Democrats person turned nan American dream into nan American nightmare. We person to return our state back. Trump is nan only 1 who tin do it.'

As thousands of red, achromatic and bluish celebratory balloons were released connected Thursday nighttime and Trump took to nan shape pinch his family, his woman Melania noticeably flinched arsenic 1 burst loudly connected shape – sounding for illustration gunfire.

The female adjacent to maine said: 'Don't worry, a occurrence saved Trump. Even if that had been a shot, God would person saved him again. He has a day pinch destiny successful November and thing will alteration it.'