Takeaways from Day 1 – KION546

Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican presidential ticket was sealed Monday when Donald Trump named J.D. Vance as his running mate. By tapping the 39-year-old senator from Ohio, the Republican nominee injected new energy into a campaign that has focused in recent weeks on questions about age in the wake of President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performances. The Republican National Convention kicked off less than 48 hours after Trump was the subject of a shocking assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. The shooting, which left Trump wounded and one man dead, hung like a dark cloud over the convention, with speakers expressing gratitude for the former president’s survival and resolving to win back the White House in November.