Republicans formally backed President Donald Trump's re-election on the first of four days of a scaled-back convention meant to highlight his pre-pandemic record and sow doubts about Democratic challenger Joe Biden.
Trump formally secured the votes he will need to claim the party's renomination in Charlotte, North Carolina, where party members are meeting amid a coronavirus pandemic.
"The choice in this election has never been clearer, and the stakes have never been higher," Vice President Mike Pence told attendees at the start of the Republican convention.