Who’s in Trump’s box: Tucker Carlson, J.D. Vance, son Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfioyle take their seats with the bandaged former president

Former President Donald Trump seated family members, key political allies and his newly elected Vice President-elect — Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio — in the box where he sat during his guest appearance Monday night at the Republican National Convention.

Seated in the front row next to Trump were former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donaldson and House Speaker Mike Johnson, as well as his wife, Kelly.

Behind the president were Kimberly Guilfoyle with her fiancé Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and his wife Lara Trump, and Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos.

Melania, Ivanka and Barron Trump have not yet appeared at the convention in Milwaukee.

Trump made a dramatic entrance Monday night wearing a bandaged ear — a reminder that he had been shot by an assassin just two days earlier.

Former President Donald Trump grins from his friends and family box Monday night at the Republican National Convention, flanked by Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donaldson, Sen. J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson

Trump arrived in Milwaukee on Sunday, but was not seen on the convention grounds until just after 9 p.m. Monday evening.

Cameras were trained on him as he waited to enter the lobby of the Fiserv Forum, practicing on the large ear bandage.

Lee Greenwood, the musician who plays Trump’s classic song God Bless the USA, was on hand to perform the song.

He spoke dramatically about Trump’s survival of Saturday’s assassination attempt, praising his “resistance against someone who tried to kill him.”

“You’re not going to catch this guy,” Greenwood said.

Earlier on Monday, Trump officially secured the Republican nomination.

The state of Florida gave him a higher number of delegates than required and his family members were also present at the time.

Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump sat together in a row behind former President Donald Trump in a special friends and family box on Monday at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

Tiffany Trump (top left) applauds with her husband Michael Boulos (center) as Sen. JD Vance (right) is introduced as former President Donald Trump’s (bottom left) running mate on Monday night.

Seated in the friends and family box were (bottom row) Tucker Carlson, Rep. Byron Donalds, former President Donald Trump, Sen. J.D. Vance, House Speaker Mike Johnson, (top row) Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Lara Trump and Tiffany Trump

Eric, Lara, Donald Trump Jr., Tiffany Guilfoyle and Boulos gathered with other delegates from the Sunshine State and cheered on the new nominee.

As the vote was taking place, Trump announced on Truth Social that he had already made his choice for vice president and that it would be Vance, a MAGA favorite and a friend of Trump Jr.

Vance and his wife Usha made their debut on the convention floor shortly after, when Republican delegates voted unanimously to add him to the list.

Trump was not officially scheduled to appear at the party convention in Milwaukee on Monday night, but made a similar move when he was the Republican nominee in 2016. The last time traditional party conventions were held was four years ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In 2016, Trump broke with the precedent of candidates not appearing at their party conventions until the end of the week.

On the first day in Cleveland, he teased the audience by appearing as a silhouette on the screen as Queen’s We Are the Champions played, then walked onstage to greet the crowd.