It's Donald Trump’s Party

Scenes From the RNC • A “Changed” Man? • The Uncertainty Election [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( It’s Donald Trump’s Party Good morning. Donald Trump, entering the Fiserv Arena last night with a bandage on his ear, received a “hero’s welcome” from the party faithful, [writes]( Eric Lutz from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. It was a dramatic moment as Trump stood alongside J.D. Vance, whom he [tapped]( hours earlier as his running mate. Plus, Lutz [reports]( on the state of Project 2025 from a Heritage gathering featuring the likes of Vivek Ramaswamy and Senator Mike Lee. Elsewhere, Gabriel Sherman [speaks]( to Trump allies about whether the former president is actually a “changed” man after Saturday’s assassination attempt, while Bess Levin [finds]( Judge Aileen Cannon dismissing Trump’s classified-documents case. Even as events keep breaking Trump’s way, Molly Jong-Fast [argues]( that pundits are jumping the gun writing off Joe Biden’s election chances. Thanks for reading. [Image may contain: Donald Trump, People, Person, Adult, Applause, Accessories, Formal Wear, Tie, and Baby]( [It’s Donald Trump’s Party]( By [Eric Lutz]( [The former president’s triumphant arrival Monday night in Milwaukee, complete with a bandage on his ear, came just two days after a failed assassination attempt.]( [Read more button](   [“Shut It Down”: Project 2025 Architects Rail Against the Administrative State Outside Republican National Convention]( By [Eric Lutz]( [At at Monday event in Milwaukee, the Heritage Foundation’s top brass bemoaned the “deep state” while attempting to draw (unconvincing) daylight between themselves and Donald Trump. “We’re not running for president,” said the executive director of the project.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump Picks Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as His Vice Presidential Nominee]( By [Katie Herchenroeder]( [The Hillbilly Elegy author and Ohio Senator once reportedly feared Trump would be “America’s Hitler,” but has since emerged as a fierce defender of the former president and inheritor of the MAGA mantle.]( [Read more button](   [No One Knows How the Election Will Play Out]( By [Molly Jong-Fast]( [The failed assassination of Donald Trump has led pundits to predict his electoral victory. But if this horrific event has revealed anything, it’s that nothing about this cycle is predictable.]( [Read more button](   [Donald Trump’s Inner Circle Says He’s “Changed” Post-Shooting. But Has He Really?]( By [Gabriel Sherman]( [Sources who’ve spoken to the former president say he’s softened his tone since Saturday’s assassination attempt. Yet Trump has modulated his behavior before, only to revert to his divisive and demagogic ways.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast