Donald Trump says he has completely rewritten convention speech after shooting as aides plan toned down Milwaukee event amid calls for unity

A time aft being grazed by an assassin's bullet, Donald Trump said he had decided to rewrite nan reside he will present this week astatine his statement normal and usage it arsenic a chance to bring nan state together.

He flew into Milwaukee, Wisconsin, connected Sunday evening successful a show of defiance arsenic he demonstrates that he is already backmost astatine work.

He spent Sunday connected calls to world leaders, journalists and friends earlier announcing that nan onslaught would not sound him disconnected a engaged schedule.

But astatine nan aforesaid time, aides person softly fto it beryllium known that nan convention—expected to beryllium a rowdy, Democrat-baiting coronation for nan nominee—must beryllium a much muted affair. 

Starting pinch nan president's ain speech.

'Unite America!' Trump posted connected Truth Social aft revealing that he would beryllium flying to Milwaukee arsenic planned. 

He is expected to make his first nationalist quality connected Monday erstwhile he whitethorn (or whitethorn not) denote his vice statesmanlike prime earlier his large set-piece reside connected nan last nighttime of nan convention.

'The reside I was going to springiness connected Thursday was going to beryllium a humdinger,' he told nan Washington Examiner.

'Had this not happened, this would’ve been 1 of nan astir unthinkable speeches aimed mostly astatine nan policies of President Joe Biden. 

'Honestly, it’s going to beryllium a full different reside now,' he added.

People who said to him said he was successful bully spirits passim nan time and was intent connected showing that life goes on. 

'Instead of going backmost to Florida, aliases alternatively of staying astatine Bedminster, he comes to Milwaukee, a small early, alternatively of late, which astir each nan prognosticator said he was going to do,' said Trump confidant and statement committeeman for Maryland,' said Trump confidant David Bossie, who is connected nan convention's readying committee. 

'it's what leaders do. They want to dispel nan thought that anything's wrong.'

A time earlier, a gunman came adjacent to ending his life.

Instead, Trump turned his caput astatine nan captious infinitesimal and ended up pinch a bloody ear. He was hustled disconnected shape by his Secret Service detail, but not earlier springiness his supporters a clenched fist salute.

Since past he has trim nan fig of a leader intent connected getting connected pinch business. 

He has spoken by telephone to President Joe Biden, nan caller British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and erstwhile Speaker of nan House Kevin McCarthy. 

'You would deliberation he would beryllium down,' said Fox News big Lawrence Jones, who said pinch nan erstwhile president connected Sunday.

'He's successful nan saddle. He's excited.'

Trump himself said he was not going to fto a gunman upend his run aliases his life.

'Based connected yesterday’s unspeakable events, I was going to hold my travel to Wisconsin, and The Republican National Convention, by 2 days, but person conscionable decided that I cannot let a "shooter," aliases imaginable assassin, to unit alteration to scheduling, aliases thing else,' he said successful a station connected Truth Social.

Trump's level landed astatine MIlwaukee astatine astir 6pm section time. He raised a fist arsenic he descended nan steps. 

Attendees will announcement immoderate changes to nan party's four-yearly jamboree. 

Security was already tight, pinch a 10-ft obstruction erected astir nan Fiserv Forum and dirty-bomb sniffing helicopters successful nan air.

But a root told DailyMail.com that elder Trump aides had asked for a much sober reside to proceedings than successful erstwhile years.

'It won't beryllium each kumbaya,' they said, opinionated connected nan normal level beneath a ceiling already filled pinch red, white, blue, and golden balloons fresh to beryllium released.

'But there'll beryllium much astir unity and a spot little of nan attacks.'

Bossie said nary 1 had told delegates to alteration their tone. Governors, senators aliases U.S. representatives knew what was expected of them.

'if you cognize really to publication nan nation, you're going to present remarks that are reflective of that,' he said.

'And I'm not saying ... what they whitethorn aliases whitethorn not person said was wrong. It's conscionable possibly they opportunity it successful a different way. That's really what it is.'