Donald Trump accepts nomination to take on Joe Biden

Donald Trump, shown speaking from the South Lawn of the White House, has accepted his party’s nomination to contest the presidency in November (Alex Brandon/AP)

Donald Trump has warned Americans about the “damage” of Joe Biden while formally accepting his party’s nomination to take on the Democrat in November.

The 74-year-old, speaking at the Republican National Convention, broke with tradition by using the White House’s executive mansion as a political backdrop and defying pandemic guidelines to address a tightly packed, largely maskless crowd.