16 Jul 2024

USA correspondent Ron Elving

From Nine To Noon, 9:45 am on 16 July 2024
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JULY 14: Law Enforcement Officers from Palm Beach hang out in the Fiserv Forum Plaza ahead of the 2024 Republican National Convention (RNC) on July 14, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Law enforcement officials began final preparations on the eve of RNC where Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is expected to formally receive the GOP nomination for the 2024 U.S. Presidential election. Trump suffered minor injuries during a campaign rally on on July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania after a gunman opened fired killing one person and injuring two critically.   Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Photo: Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images via AFP

Former US president Donald Trump is in  Milwaukee amid strict security,  for his party's election convention.

He has just been confirmed as the Republican Party's nominee for president. Questions however remain over his Secret Service security detail, following an attempt on his life at a rally in Butler Pennsylvania which killed an attendee.

 Ron Elving is a Senior Editor and Correspondent, Washington Desk for NPR news.