Photos: Trump, Vance and all the Republican National Convention fanfare

Donald Trump is welcomed during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Donald Trump, surrounded by, from left, sons Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, and vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance, is welcomed during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

(Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

By Jason Armond

and Robert Gauthier

July 16, 2024 10:35 AM PT

The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee.

The city of beers and brats was supposed to host the Democratic convention four years ago, but the in-person gathering was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This time, the event comes on the heels of Saturday’s attempted assassination of Donald Trump, who, undeterred, arrived to formally claim the GOP nomination for president.

People waving Trump placards

Republican National Convention attendees wave Trump placards on Monday.

Donald Trump

A musical act entertains delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention.

Country singer Chris Janson entertains delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.

Donald Trump soaks in the adulation from delegates after being formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.

Donald Trump soaks in the adulation from delegates after being formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate.

J.D. Vance speaks to supporters at the Republican National Convention.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) speaks to supporters after being introduced as Donald Trump’s running mate in the 2024 election.

From left, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump, Lara Trump and Donald Trump Jr.

Members of the Trump family clap as they watch the roll call of states at the 2024 Republican National Convention. From left are Donald Trump’s daughter Tiffany Trump; his son Eric Trump and Eric’s wife, Lara Trump; and his son Donald Trump Jr.

A worker lays out Trump signs during the 2024 Republican National Convention.

A worker lays out Trump signs during the 2024 Republican National Convention.

A delegate from Michigan gets fired up on Day One of the Republican National Convention.

Ken Crider, a delegate from Michigan gets fired up on Day One of the Republican National Convention.

Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, speaking

Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, speaks at the 2024 Republican National Convention on Monday.

Protesters hold up signs near the Fiserv Forum during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

Protesters hold up signs near the Fiserv Forum during the first day of the 2024 Republican National Convention.

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Jason Armond is a staff photographer at the Los Angeles Times. A native of North Carolina, he graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received a bachelor’s in media and journalism. His work as a photographer and videographer has been recognized by the Hearst Journalism Awards, the White House News Photographers Assn. and the North Carolina College Media Assn. As a freelance visual journalist, his work has been featured in several publications before joining The Times.

Robert Gauthier

Robert Gauthier has been with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. He was the photographer for a project detailing the failings of an L.A. public hospital that won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for public service. Before The Times, Gauthier worked at the San Diego Union-Tribune, the Escondido Times-Advocate and the Bernardo News in San Diego County, his hometown.

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