Who's in Trump's box: Tucker Carlson, J.D. Vance, son Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfioyle take their seats with the bandaged former president

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By Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent For Dailymail.Com In Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Published: 23:54 EDT, 15 July 2024 | Updated: 00:34 EDT, 16 July 2024

Former President Donald Trump seated family members, cardinal governmental friends and his recently picked VP - Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance - successful nan container wherever he was seated during his cameo Monday nighttime astatine nan Republican National Convention.

In nan beforehand statement astatine Trump's sides were erstwhile Fox News big Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donalds and House Speaker Mike Johnson, arsenic good arsenic his woman Kelly. 

Behind nan president were Kimberly Guilfoyle pinch her fiance Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and his woman Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump and her hubby Michael Boulos. 

Melania, Ivanka and Barron Trump person yet to beryllium seen astatine nan Milwaukee convention. 

Trump made a melodramatic entranceway Monday nighttime sporting an receptor bandage - a reminder that he had been clipped by an assassin's slug conscionable 2 days before. 

Former President Donald Trump was surrounded by family and cardinal governmental friends during his Monday nighttime quality astatine nan RNC: (from near bottom) Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donalds, Sen. J.D. Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson (from near top) Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump 

Former President Donald Trump grins from his friends and family container Monday nighttime astatine nan Republican National Convention flanked by Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donalds, Sen. J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson 

Trump arrived successful Milwaukee Sunday but hadn't been seen astatine nan normal tract until somewhat aft 9 p.m. Monday. 

Cameras focused connected him opinionated and waiting to travel into nan Fiserv Forum's hall, training connected nan ample receptor bandage. 

Lee Greenwood, nan musician who plays Trump's classical walk-on song God Bless nan U.S.A., appeared in-person to execute nan tune. 

He said dramatically astir Trump surviving Saturday's assassination effort hailing his 'defiance against personification that tried to termination him.'

'You will not return this man down,' Greenwood said. 

Earlier Monday, Trump had officially clinched nan Republican nomination. 

The authorities of Florida put him complete nan needed delegate count and family members were location past too. 

Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump were seated together 1 statement down erstwhile President Donald Trump successful a typical friends and family container Monday astatine nan Republican National Convention successful Milwaukee 

Tiffany Trump (top left) applauds alongside her hubby Michael Boulos (center) arsenic Sen. J.D. Vance (right) is introduced Monday nighttime arsenic erstwhile President Donald Trump's (bottom left) moving mate 

Seated successful nan friends and family container were (bottom row) Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donalds, erstwhile President Donald Trump, Sen. J.D. Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, (top row) Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump

Eric, Lara, Donald Trump Jr., Tiffany Guilfoyle and Boulos huddled pinch different delegates from nan Sunshine State and shouted for nan caller nominee. 

As that ballot was happening, Trump fto gaffe connected Truth Social that he had made his VP prime and it would beryllium Vance, a MAGA favourite and friend of Trump Jr. 

Vance and his woman Usha made their normal level debut not agelong after, arsenic nan Republican delegates voted successful unison to adhd him to nan ticket. 

Trump wasn't officially connected nan schedule to look astatine nan Milwaukee normal Monday night, but made a akin move erstwhile he was nan Republican nominee successful 2016 - nan past clip accepted conventions were held owed to nan COVID-19 pandemic 4 years ago. 

In 2016, Trump bucked nan precedent that candidates wouldn't look astatine their conventions until adjacent nan extremity of nan week. 

On time 1 successful Cleveland he teased nan crowd by appearing arsenic a silhouette on-screen arsenic Queen's We are nan Champions played earlier stepping retired to shake hands them.

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