On a day he wasn’t meant to see, he wasn’t going to miss it.

Donald Trump took a bow on day one of the Republican Convention, a cameo role on the occasion he was crowned nominee.

His speaking part is scheduled for Thursday when he delivers a set-piece address, but the party wasn’t going to be spared its protagonist as the convention kicked off.

Trump felt the love and more amongst the faithful inside the venue. He carries a cachet he didn’t have before he took a bullet.

The question is how the emotional response of people generally, shocked and distressed by the spectacle, translates into support beyond Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum.

Chances are it won’t lose him votes.

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On the work trip in Wisconsin, he received a bulletin from home that a Florida judge had dismissed the criminal case around classified material.

Of the various charges against him, they were probably the easiest to prove, with a prosecution case hardened by the exhibits at its heart – the documents in question.

The indictment reflects a recklessness, at least, around national security.

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Laid out in a court case, it would damage any candidate running for the White House.

It’s a boost for Trump, unquestionably, and it’s not the only one in the past few weeks.

There was the TV debate with Joe Biden, the Supreme Court ruling on immunity and a delayed sentencing in New York.

And now Elon Musk has pledged to support Trump’s campaign to the tune of $45m (£35m) a month.

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