Emotional Donald Trump accepts the Republican nomination for president and describes the assassination attempt in harrowing detail in historic convention speech

Days aft an assassin's slug sliced done his ear, Donald Trump delivered a connection of spot and assurance arsenic he accepted nan information to beryllium nan Republican campaigner successful November's election.

'The discord and section successful our nine must beryllium healed. As Americans, we are bound together by a azygous destiny and a shared destiny. We emergence together. Or we autumn apart,' he said.

'I americium moving to beryllium president for each of America, not half of America, because location is nary triumph successful winning for half of America.'

His family, aides and lawmakers opportunity he is simply a changed man aft surviving nan onslaught past weekend.

And his sound cracked pinch emotion arsenic nan thanked nan federation for its support.

'Let maine statesman this evening by expressing my gratitude to nan American group for your outpouring of emotion and support pursuing nan assassination effort astatine my rally connected Saturday,' he said.

'As you already know, nan assassin’s slug came wrong a 4th of an inch of taking my life. So galore group person asked maine what happened, and therefore, I'll show you what happened, and you'll ne'er perceive it from maine a 2nd time, because it’s excessively achy to tell.'

But nan evening was still very overmuch a red-blooded Trump occasion, lest anyone believed this could still beryllium Mitt Romney's staid Republican Party of 2012. 

Hulk Hogan ripped disconnected his shirt, 3 speakers praised nan erstwhile president's golfing prowess, and Kid Rock added a chant of 'fight, fight' and a statement astir 'No Show Joe;' to his classical deed 'American Bad Ass.'

Once again it provided a stunning divided surface position of American politics. 

As nan 78-year-old erstwhile president basked successful nan adoration of his supporters, his 81-year-old rival Joe Biden was holed up astatine his Delaware beach location pinch COVID-19, fighting for his governmental life arsenic his statement tries to move connected and find a amended campaigner for nan election.

Once again, Trump holds the Republican Party successful nan thenar of his hand. 

Yet that was acold from definite erstwhile he announced successful 2022 that he was moving for nan White House again. 

He had mislaid nan 2020 election and alienated friends by his hopeless effort to bent connected to power.

Days earlier he launched his predetermination run nan Republican Party's 'red wave' had evaporated successful nan midterms. Strategists blamed nan disappointing results connected Trump's hardline policies and domiciled successful overturning law protections connected abortion rights.

Four sets of criminal charges followed and a condemnation successful New York court.

Yet his grip connected his statement is now stronger than Biden's. And nan shooting connected Saturday helped bring successful moreover doubters for illustration Nikki Haley, who had called him 'unhinged' during their bitter superior contest.

John Fredericks, power big and Trump confidant, said nan statement was changing successful nan aftermath of nan assassination effort conscionable arsenic its leader had changed.

'You can't spell done a near-death experience, past decease by a millimeter by turning your caput by nan manus of God and not alteration your position connected a batch of different things,' he said. 

In 2 weeks, he said, nan 'lock him up' chants and calls for retribution would beryllium history.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said it was ne'er successful doubt. 

'He's a beardown leader astatine a vulnerable clip for nan state and we request that benignant of leadership,' he said, arsenic he patrolled nan level of nan convention, stopping for selfies. 'I deliberation that's what's energized everyone. 

'After nan assassination effort nan emotion down him and nan support is moreover stronger.'

Thursday was president's day. Trump's fingerprints were each complete nan program, pinch 3 labor and a boy connected nan schedule.

The speakers described arsenic 'everyday Americans' included his West Palm Beach play nine main pro John Nieporte, who praised his 'perfect swing.'

His lawyer Alina Habba had a slot ('one heck of a play swing), had a speaking slot arsenic did his 1 of his closest friends Steve Witkoff, a existent property mogul.