Trump shooting, RNC Convention latest: Wounded Donald Trump arrives at convention to standing ovation, Musk pledges $66m a month for Trump bid

Republican nominee Donald Trump, sporting a bandaged ear, receives a standing ovation from a packed convention, as running mate JD Vance reveals his plea to 'help save the country' and Elon Musk backs new pro-Trump super political-action committee.

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on the first day of the Republican National Convention. Picture: Getty Images via AFP)

Welcome to The Australian's rolling coverage of the aftermath of assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention which is underway in Milwaukee.

Here are the main developments you need to know about. 

• Donald Trump arrived at the Republican National Convention to a cheering, packed house.
• Elon Musk will inject more than $66m a month to political committee aimed at countering Democrat spending on mobilising voters.
• US President Joe Biden has admitted in a TV interview that he 'screwed up' the debate, while defending his age and mental acuity. He also admitted at it was a mistake to call for Trump to be put in the 'bullseye' days before the assassination attempt.
• Donald Trump has chosen 39-year-old JD Vance as his vice presidential running mate, a conservative populist who was once a Trump critic but has since become one of the former president’s closest allies.
• Biden called Vance a 'Trump clone' as his campaign began a new fundraising push targeting Vance as the 'poster child for Project 2025'.
• A federal judge has dismissed the classified documents prosecution against Trump.