Donald Trump readies to take on all comers as Democrats plot Joe Biden's exit from 2024 race

Even arsenic he was putting nan finishing touches connected a record-length RNC reside past night, governmental aides to erstwhile President Donald Trump were mounting strategies for his tally against personification different than nan existent Democratic candidate, President Joe Biden.

Trump aides gathered successful nan Trade Hotel adjacent to nan Fiserv Forum mulling who Vice President Kamala Harris could prime arsenic her moving mate if she replaces Biden connected nan ticket, Politico reported.

MAGA Inc., nan superior pro-Trump ace PAC, has been doing guidance investigation and connection testing against prospective Biden replacements, nan outlet reported.

Those include Harris, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and moreover billionaire TV characteristic Mark Cuban, a personification pinch knowledge told Politico.

Another Trump-aligned ace PAC, nan outlet reported, has commissioned polling into really Trump would fare against Harris and a said nan information showed Harris faring worse against Trump than Biden is — which runs antagonistic to immoderate different study findings frankincense far.

Donald Trump quipped astir nan floor plan that 'saved my life' by causing him to move his caput astatine nan infinitesimal his would-be assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks reigned down bullets astatine his Pennsylvania rally connected Saturday.

Speaking astatine nan conclusion of nan Republican Convention successful Milwaukee, Wisconsin connected Thursday, nan erstwhile president was capable to ace a joke astir nan assassination effort aft getting affectional earlier successful his remarks erstwhile recounting nan attack.

Trump gave a moment-by-moment retelling of nan events he knowledgeable astatine his past rally and said he would ne'er talk astir it again because it's 'too painful.'

'Less than 4 years ago, I handed this management nan strongest separator successful American history,' Trump said. 'But you tin spot connected nan floor plan that saved my life – that was nan floor plan that saved my life.'

'I said, 'look astatine it.' I'm truthful proud of it. I deliberation it's 1 of nan top – it was done by nan separator patrol – 1 of nan top charts I've ever seen. It showed everything conscionable for illustration that – you cognize nan chart.'

At 1 point, Trump appeared to recognize nan floor plan was up connected nan screens down him successful nan Fiserv Forum.

'Oh, location it is. That's beautiful good. Wow,' nan erstwhile president lauded.

'Last clip I put up that floor plan I ne'er really sewage to look astatine it,' he joked. 'But without that chart, I would not beryllium present today. Never sewage to look astatine it.'

'I ne'er sewage to spot it that day.'

Donald Trump's youngest of 10 grandchildren sat connected his thigh for her begetter Eric's remarks astatine nan Republican National Convention connected Thursday - and stole nan show.

The last nighttime of nan normal featured Trump's biggest entourage of family members, including Eric and Lara Trump's children Carolina, 4, and Luke, 6 – and erstwhile first woman Melania Trump.

All of Trump's children were successful nan guest-of-honor's conception of nan arena isolated from for Barron – though nan begetter of 5 did declare nan 18-year-old was around.

Carolina clapped arsenic she sat connected Trump's thigh while her older relative Eric Luke joined successful connected cheering connected their dada arsenic he sat connected mom Lara's lap.