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Donald Trump has received enough votes at the Republican National Convention (RNC) to become the party's official presidential nominee - days after surviving an assassination attempt, Sky News reports.

At the gathering in Milwaukee, the ex-president was confirmed as the Republican candidate ahead of the 5 November election.

The 78-year-old also named Ohio senator JD Vance as his election running mate on his social media platform Truth Social.

Mr Trump's dominance over the party was reasserted as his confirmation as the Republican nominee sparked scenes of celebration in the convention hall.

Meanwhile, protests against him were held outside the venue.

It comes after Mr Trump survived an assassination attempt on Saturday when a gunman, named by authorities as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, shot at him during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.

Mr Trump, who was struck on the ear in the attack, has been the presumptive nominee for months, having easily clinched a majority of convention delegates earlier in the year - brushing aside rivals like South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and Florida governor Ron DeSantis.

However, he didn't officially become the party's standard-bearer until Monday's roll call, where delegates voted for him.