Who's sitting next to Donald Trump at the RNC? Jason Aldean, Eric Hovde and more

Alison Dirr and Mary Spicuzza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Former President Donald Trump was flanked by some notable names as he took his seat at Fiserv Forum to take in the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.

Among those sitting with Trump was his vice-presidential pick, U.S. Sen. JD Vance and his wife Usha; Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde; and country music star Jason Aldean and his wife, Brittany Aldean.

Trump entered the arena well before he was scheduled to formally accept the nomination on the stage later Thursday night, taking a seat in a box above the stage.

Republican presidential nominee Donald , nest to Jason Aldean during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
Republican presidential nominee Donald , nest to Jason Aldean during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde sits with Trump on final night of RNC

U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Hovde (R-Wisc.) shakes hands with Donald Trump during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.
U.S. Senate Candidate Eric Hovde (R-Wisc.) shakes hands with Donald Trump during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Hovde was seated behind Trump and shook the former president's hand when Trump arrived in the box.

The multimillionaire banking mogul is running against U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat from Madison.

Jason Aldean, Brittany Aldean, Sen. Ted Cruz and others join Trump in box at RNC

Aldean sat directly next to Trump.

Aldean will be performing at a party the RNC Host Committee is throwing after the convention ends Thursday night, Reince Priebus, chair of the RNC host committee, told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz was seated behind Donald Trump Thursday and next to Hovde.

Cruz, Trump's former rival, has struck a very different tone in 2024 compared to 2016, when he refused to endorse Trump and urged people to "vote your conscience."

Sam Brown, a U.S. Senate candidate from Nevada, joined Trump and others Thursday in Trump's box, which was wrapped in red and labeled, "Make America Great Once Again." Brown, who previously spoke at the RNC, survived an explosion in Afghanistan.

Later in the evening, Trump was also joined after a while by his vice-presidential running mate Ohio Sen. JD Vance and his wife Usha Vance in addition to Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee and his daughter-in-law. Politicians and others continued to exit and join the box throughout the night.

Journal Sentinel reporter Jordyn Noennig contributed to this story.

Alison Dirr can be reached at adirr@jrn.com. Mary Spicuzza can be reached at mary.spicuzza@jrn.com.

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