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Trump formally named Republican candidate, picks right-winger for VP

Former US President Donald Trump and US Senator JD Vance. [AFP]

Donald Trump won formal nomination Monday as the Republican presidential candidate and picked a right-wing loyalist for running mate, kicking off a triumphalist party convention in the wake of last weekend's failed assassination attempt.

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