Donald Trump gave his former rival Nikki Haley a standing ovation at the end of a rousing speech in which she offered him her full endorsement.
The show of unity at the Republican National Convention came three days after Trump miraculously survived an assassination attempt, and he still sported a bandage where a bullet ripped through his right ear.
In his private box at the pumped-up Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Trump listened as his former opponent in the 2024 race called on the GOP to ‘put our differences aside’.
Initial boos for the former South Carolina Governor were quickly drowned out by applause as she lambasted Kamala Harris and urged the GOP to get behind Trump in the aftermath of the horrifying assassination bid.
Haley was part of a line up that included another of Trump’s ex-opponents, FloridaGovernor Ron DeSantis, and everyday Americans impacted by border crime and the opioid epidemic.
The former president laughed delightedly when DeSantis mocked Joe Biden’s sleep schedule and said the U.S. could not take four more years of his ‘Weekend at Bernie’s’ presidency’.
Donald Trump gave his former rival Nikki Haley a standing ovation at the end of her rousing speech giving him her full endorsement in a show of unity at the Republican convention
Haley dropped her criticisms of Trump and gave him her full support in the general election battle with Biden.
She also admitted that ‘you don’t have to always agree with him to vote for him’ and thanked him for his ‘gracious invitation’ to speak on Tuesday night.
‘I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear. Donald Trump has my strong endorsement,’ she said to thunderous applause.
‘Our country is at a critical moment. We have a choice to make. For more than a year, I said a vote for Joe Biden is a vote for President Kamala Harris. After seeing the debate, everyone knows it’s true.’
‘No president can fix all our problems alone,’ she said. ‘We have to do this together.’
She took the stage just after Trumpmade yet another WWE-style walkout during night two of the Republican National Convention.
The jumbotron showed the former president fist pumping and smiling as he walked from the tunnels backstage to the convention lower bowl.
A brief video montage of Trump dancing to the The Village People’s YMCA set the awaiting fans alight with excitement and joy.
Flashing red, white and blue lights and a roar of support greeted the former president as he emerged to his VIP box full of family, friends and his most loyal supporters.
The former president rises from his seat and applauds on the second night of the Republican National Convention, where his former rivals called for the GOP to get behind him
US Senator from Arkansas Tom Cotton introduces his son Daniel Mark Cotton to Trump in the private box at the Fiserv Forum
Trump speaks to his son Eric, who earlier in the evening claimed Secret Service ‘incompetence’ almost cost his father his life
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump points to the crowd as he arrives on the second day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 16, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Boos for the former South Carolina Governor were quickly drowned out by applause as she criticized Kamala Harris and urged the GOP to get behind Trump in the aftermath of the horrifying assassination attempt
‘I’ll start by making one thing perfectly clear. Donald Trump has my strong endorsement,’ she said to thunderous applause
