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

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. 

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. 

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.