 CBS News special report. It's official. Pursuant to Rule 40D of the rules of the Republican Party, I formally declare President Donald J. Trump and J.D. Vance as the Republican nominees for President and Vice President of the United States. Former President Trump and his new number two, Ohio's junior senator, making it official at T.O.P.'s National Convention in Milwaukee. Mr. Trump appeared with a bandage over his ear, a reminder of Saturday's assassination attempt. South Carolina Senator Tim Scott.