Chants of "we love Trump" could be heard as he entered the RNC.
The first day of the Republican National Convention has wrapped up in Milwaukee -- marked with an appearance by former President Donald Trump just two days he was wounded in an assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday evening.
Despite the shooting, the gathering of more than 50,000 attendees, including an expected 2,400 Republican delegates, is slated to maintain its original programming as a time to bring the party together -- but now newly energized by Trump's amazing survival and raised-fist show of defiance.
One of the most anticipated moments of Trump's campaign happened Monday when Trump named 39-year-old Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate.
Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno made a procedural motion to further Vance's nomination.
"I know firsthand that my dear friend J.D. is a selfless and brilliant fighter," Moreno said. "He is a patriot who loves America. He loves Ohio, he loves his family. He's a great father. He's a great man, and that's what we need in this nation today."
-ABC News' Tommy Barone
Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted took to the stage to formally nominate his home-state senator for vice president.
"Are we ready, are we ready to nominate the vice president?” Husted said, addressing the Ohio delegation.
Chants of "J.D." broke out near the Ohio delegation section.
Husted said Vance is the "embodiment of the American dream."
-ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler
J.D. Vance has been introduced to a big round of applause, with people in the arena rising to their feet.
He stopped for selfies upon entering the convention floor to the Merle Haggard song "America First" with his wife, Usha Vance, by his side.
-ABC News' Alexandra Hutzler
Trump called JD Vance with the news that he was selecting the senator as his running mate roughly 20 minutes before announcing it on Truth Social, a source familiar with the call told ABC News.
-ABC News' Rachel Scott
