Don Jr. holds back tears as he watches his father's triumphant entrance into the convention alongside Tiffany... but Melania waits for her big entrance

Donald Trump was greeted astatine nan Republican National Convention by his family, caller moving mate and an adoring crowd of GOP delegates who conscionable nominated him arsenic their statesmanlike campaigner for a 3rd clip successful a row.

The erstwhile president's eldest boy Donald Trump Jr. seemed to person a tear successful his oculus arsenic his begetter made his expansive entranceway into nan Convention hallway astatine nan Fiserv Forum successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin connected Monday evening.

With a bandage connected his ear, Trump besides appeared affectional arsenic he strutted to meet his family and closest friends successful nan VIP impermanent box.

Don Jr. was joined by partner Kimberly Guilfoyle, relative Eric Trump and half sister Tiffany Trump successful welcoming their begetter and nan 2024 Republican nominee to nan normal site.

Absent from nan impermanent container was erstwhile First Lady Melania Trump, who is expected to look astatine nan GOP Convention later successful nan week.

Those successful nan beforehand statement of nan impermanent container pinch Trump included his recently announced moving mate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), who was floated arsenic a sanction successful nan veepstakes, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his woman Kelly and blimpish media characteristic Tucker Carlson.

In nan 2nd statement down nan erstwhile president is Don Jr. and Guilfoyle arsenic good arsenic Tiffany and her hubby Michael Boulos and Eric and his woman Lara, who is co-chair of nan Republican National Committee.

Singer-songwriter Lee Greenwood sang his iconic patriotic ballad God Bless nan U.S.A. arsenic Trump entered nan arena. This is nan aforesaid opus nan erstwhile president plays astatine nan commencement of his signature rallies.

This includes nan rally successful Butler, Pennsylvania connected Saturday, wherever Trump survived an assassination effort by a 20-year-old attacker who opened occurrence astatine nan event, sidesplitting 1 and critically injuring 2 others.

Trump's correct receptor was deed by nan bullet.

Eric said connected Monday that his begetter is 'not deterred' by nan assassination effort and 'understands' really otherwise nan onslaught could person gone connected Saturday.

Earlier successful nan day, Don Jr. sewage heated erstwhile an MSNBC newsman tried to speak pinch him connected nan level of nan convention.

When nan newsman asked Trump's boy astir whether his begetter would 'put children successful cages' astatine nan separator if elected for different term, Don Jr. called him a 'clown' and told him: 'Get retired of here!'

He slammed nan 'MSDNC reporter' – referencing nan Democratic National Committee (DNC) – and said of him: 'A comedian is an understatement.'