Delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are putting homemade bandages on their ears in the latest sign of devotion to former President Donald Trump.
Trump, 78, was seen entering the Republican National Convention on Monday with a bandage over his ear, just two days after he was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
And in a near-feverish sign of support for Trump, Republican delegates were seen sporting their own bandages, which they made and brought or had handed to them as they walked through the Fiserv Forum in the heart of Wisconsin’s largest city.
Texas delegate Jackson Carpenter told the Washington Post that he put on the blindfold after learning that someone else was handing them out at the conference.
He liked the bandage as a symbol, sinceWe need a symbol to show that political violence is not acceptable in the United States.
In a sign of almost feverish support for Trump, Republican delegates were seen sporting their own bandages over their ears.
Trump, 78, was seen entering the Republican National Convention with a bandage over his ear on Monday, just two days after he was shot at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.
Meanwhile, Zachary Landsdowne, a delegate from Washington state, said he brought one he made at home out of Band-Aids, but no one paid attention to him until he swapped them for white paper.
“I saw a guy with a whole napkin over the side of his head, but it didn’t look like a bandage,” he added, laughing.
The Republican National Convention, which concludes today, saw the vast majority of delegates support Donald Trump to become the next official Republican nominee for the 2024 election.
They joined the regular conference attendees, who had dressed up in MAGA fashion for the event.
There were sequins, glitter, stars, stripes, elephants and lots of red, white and blue in downtown Milwaukee as attendees jumped into a series of events throughout Fiserv Forum.
Republican delegates overwhelmingly voted for Trump as the Republican nominee in the election.
Delegates got creative with their bandages, with some using what appears to be tissue paper.
Others used folded pieces of white paper.
Many are said to have put the bandages on their heads after some people distributed them at the conference.
The Republican National Convention, which concludes today, saw the vast majority of delegates support Donald Trump to become the next official Republican nominee for the 2024 election.
On Monday, some state delegations sported matching themed outfits as Trump was nominated for a second term in the White House. Other delegations opted for a mix of their best American attire.
While they weren’t dressed to the nines from head to toe, some people managed to get into the mood with different accessories, hats and other inspired looks.
Delegate Sylvia Spivey and her husband Randy were decked out in Texas-inspired attire. In addition to their hats, Sylvia wore a shirt decorated with cowboy shoes, while Randy sported a Houston Astros jersey.
The couple had traded in their cowboy boots due to all the walking, but Sylvia also had an elephant purse, Trump earrings and a commemorative belt buckle from the convention, which was designed for the delegation.
“It was amazing to see Trump come in last night,” said Sylvia Spivey. For her and Randy, securing the border is the most important thing.
Delegates at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, place homemade bandages on their ears.
The conference is scheduled to end on July 18.
Albert Herrera and his son Yosef Herrera, who heads the National Republican Federation of High Schools, were at the convention wearing cowboy hats decorated with pins depicting the yellow rose of Texas.
They were also wearing the Lone Star T-shirts that the entire delegation plans to wear this week.
The Herraras also had a special four-legged friend with them. Albert’s service dog, Tzeitel, was also sporting his Texas attire, which included a red cowboy hat, bedazzled booties and a Texas state flag on his harness.
Idahoan Sara Brady wears one every day of the Republican National Convention and might be the most formally dressed attendee on the convention floor.
On Monday, she wore a red, white and blue Trump-themed dress featuring an image of the former president after he raised his fist following the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance speaks during the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s God & Country Breakfast at the Republican National Convention
Trump managed to escape Saturday’s shooting with only a scratch on his ear
The dress she wore on Tuesday was a yellow dress with the phrase “Don’t Tread on Me.” She claimed she had made it as a party dress after charges against her were dropped after she took her children to a playground during the pandemic and was arrested.
She said she has an “Appeal to Heaven”-themed dress ready for Wednesday before bringing back Trump’s dress for Thursday night when the former president gives his speech.
While the Republican National Convention has been a celebration of the Republican Party, police officers were forced to shoot and kill a knife-wielding man less than a mile from where the convention was being held.
Five officers patrolling on bicycles reportedly opened fire after the man turned on them with the knife.
This came hours before Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, were to hear speeches from Republican luminaries on the convention floor.
He was chosen as a Republican candidate for the 2024 elections.
UNC fraternity boys carry the American flag on the third day of the Republican National Convention at Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024
Police in Columbus, Ohio, were involved in the shooting. The officers were on duty in Milwaukee to help reinforce security for the event following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on Saturday.
The shooting occurred outside the perimeter guarded by the Secret Service.
Initial reports suggested the dead man was homeless, had been involved in a fight with another homeless man and was a crack user.
Witnesses said the man was known by the nickname ‘Jehovah’.
