'Unified,' 'fired-up' GOP gathers for first day of convention after Trump shooting

MILWAUKEE — Republicans gathered for the first day of their party’s convention just days after a would-be assassin’s bullet grazed former President Trump’s ear.

But the mood here was far from somber. Instead it was jovial and brimming with confidence, a sharp contrast to the last time there was an in-person GOP convention eight years ago.

“The party’s never been more unified,” Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), who will speak Tuesday night with other Senate candidates, told The Hill in an interview.