Trump offers dramatic account of assassination attempt, accepts Republican nomination

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks on Day 4 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 18, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

What you need to know:

  • The former president struck an unusually conciliatory tone during the speech's opening moments, when he formally accepted the party's presidential nomination.