MILWAUKEE—Even before a gunman took aim at Donald Trump Saturday night, the former president had muted most of his detractors within the Republican Party. The attempted assassination quieted the rest.

       At this week’s Republican National Convention, fellow Republicans, even onetime critics, have elevated him to hero status, and Trump has doubled down on his populist makeover of the party by picking Ohio Sen. JD Vance as his running mate. Deep-pocketed tech executives, led by Elon Musk, also are turning Trump’s way.

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