Donald Trump will be formally nominated as the Republican presidential candidate later this week after surviving an assassination attempt that has aggravated an already bitter US political divide.
President Joe Biden, a Democrat, ordered a review of how a 20-year-old man with an AR-15-style rifle got close enough to shoot at Mr Trump from a rooftop on Saturday.
Here's a look at three things to keep an eye out for in the week ahead:
1. Republican National Convention
More than 50,000 people are expected to gather in Milwaukee over the next four days for the Republican National Convention.
The event which rolls around every four years to officially select the Republican Party’s nomination for president is usually full of pomp, ceremony and celebration.
This year a dark cloud has been cast over the convention as security is ramped up following the shocking attempted assassination of the former president and presumptive nominee for the party.
President Biden has asked the Secret Service to review all security for the convention to ensure the safety of Donald Trump and attendees.
No doubt that Mr Trump will be met onstage by a turbo-charged crowd who will want to show their strong support to the former president after his ordeal.
Nevertheless, all eyes will be on his speech to delegates as he accepts his nomination.
This is expected to be his first appearance since the attempt on his life.
In a statement, Mr Trump called on the nation to "stand united" after the shooting. Trump-watchers will be looking to see if he continues to tone down the rhetoric after politicians from both sides of the aisle called on campaigns to halt toxic words amid growing concern over more political violence.
Meanwhile, the man hotly tipped to be announced as Mr Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, took a different approach following the assassination attempt.
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He was first out of the traps after the incident, blaming the Democrats for, what he said was, inflammatory language that caused the violence which left one person dead and two seriously injured.
The question still remains on who the former president will choose for a running mate.
2. The Secret Service
In the days, weeks and months ahead questions will be put to the FBI and its Secret Service about their preparedness and response to the attempt made on Mr Trump’s life.
Mr Trump is a former president of the United States and is set to be the Republican nominee for president.
The Secret Service and local authorities work together to make sure his appearances and rallies are safe and secure.
It appears there were serious security lapses at the weekend. In the hours after the incident, eyewitnesses came forward to say that they had seen a suspected-shooter minutes before shots were fired and attempts to notify authorities fell on deaf ears.
How did a shooter get in position only 130m away from the stage?
The White House and Congress have already marked the FBI’s cards.
Last night US President Biden announced that an independent security review will take place to assess exactly what happened at the rally.
US House Speaker Mike Johnson also pledged investigations, stating that "American people deserved to know the truth".
He said that members of the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI will be called before the relevant House committees as soon as possible.
3. Joe Biden
With headlines now solely focused on Donald Trump and the commencement of the Republican National Convention, the US president and his team will use this time to regroup, reflect and recharge.
It has been a bruising fortnight for the president after that infamous CNN debate with Donald Trump, when 51 million people watched President Biden stumble and struggle on live television for an agonising 90 minutes.
The image of Mr Trump defiantly signalling to a crowd after he was shot is in stark contrast to a frail and forgetful Joe Biden that has dominated the news media for the last two weeks.
While Mr Biden has repeatedly (and some would stay stubbornly) said he is staying in the race, it hasn’t stopped an increasing number of Democrats calling for him to step aside and major donors freezing campaign funds.
Mr Biden could use this week to portray himself as a calm, resolute leader, a president that is not a lightning rod for drama rather a force that can rise above the vitriol that has towered over the 2024 election.
A courtesy call to Donald Trump and last night’s address to the nation tried to change the recent narrative.
For a man still clinging onto his nomination, he has a lot of work to do. His party’s convention isn’t until August.
