At the end of one of the most incredible weeks in American political history and at the culmination of the National Republican Convention in Milwaukee, finally took to the stage to accept the presidential nomination – and make his first speech since the assassination attempt last Saturday.
Around 9pm local time, the former president appeared in front of a blaze of lightbulbs spelling out 'TRUMP', a showbiz backdrop redolent of Elvis in his heyday.
In silhouette, he looked like a minotaur: bulky in the shoulders but light in the hooves as he trotted over to the lectern. His right ear was still bandaged, occasionally he sweated under the spotlights and in mood he switched from folksy and emotional to pugnacious and aggrieved, then back again.
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