Trump formally accepts GOP nomination for president

By Nathan Layne, Joseph Ax and Jeff Mason
Updated July 19 2024 - 1:26pm, first published 1:20pm
Former US president Donald Trump is officially the Republican nominee for the 2024 election. Photo: AP PHOTO
Former US president Donald Trump is officially the Republican nominee for the 2024 election. Photo: AP PHOTO

Donald Trump has described how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life, telling a rapt audience at the Republican National Convention in his first speech since the attack that he was only there "by the grace of Almighty God".

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