Bandaged Trump defiantly appears at RNC 2024 just days after dodging assassin's bullet | 15 July 2024 | Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an appearance Monday at the GOP convention, two days after he was left bloodied by a sniper's bullet. Most of the 78-year-old former president's right ear was seen wrapped in a bandage when he emerged at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. Trump strolled onto the convention floor as Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" blared in the background. The former president pumped his fist, gave several thumbs up and clapped as he joined his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), and members of his family seated near the stage.