Just over 48 hours after surviving an assassination attempt, Donald Trump made an appearance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Just a couple of hours before that, Trump announced that Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance would be his running mate. 

Trump eventually came out to join the man who will hopefully be his VP starting on January 20th and it was an amazing scene: 

Trump seemed genuinely moved by all that's happened within the span of just a few days and the audience could feel it: 

Lee Greenwood sang "God Bless the USA" as Trump walked out with a bandage on his ear:

In politics it doesn't get more badass than this:

What a way to kick off the convention!

Meanwhile, clips of the current president's interview with NBC News' Lester Holt started to trickle out and... let's just say Biden keeps not doing himself any favors. Maybe next time Biden will have a bandage on his ear just to try and match his opponent.