With some states passing on their turn, it was New York’s delegation that put Trump over the 1,237 delegate threshold. “Over The Top” was splashed across the convention’s big screens, and the convention band began playing “New York, New York”.
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It’s official: Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for presidency.
Trump’s youngest child from his marriage to Marla Maples, his second wife, she declared that “like my father, I never back down from challenges”.
As the states were finalizing the selection of Trump, an Ohio State Highway Patrol officer stood guard at one of the many doors to the Quicken Loan arena, listening to radio reports of what was going on out in the streets.
Trump’s victory was assured by the delegates from his home state of NY on Tuesday as the roll call commenced on the convention floor.
“He’s the ultimate outsider and he did it. We are so proud of him”.
When pressed, Cox said he enjoyed Melania Trump’s speech, but continued to insist he hadn’t read about the plagiarism charges.
Trump’s campaign fought off an attempt by Never Trump delegates to secure rules that would have allowed delegates to vote their conscience, but not before a spectacle in which some delegates from Colorado and Utah shouted their dismay and walked out.
“Donald is, and always has been, an fantastic leader”, said the 46-year-old. “Now, he will go to work for you”.
News reported Tuesday night that the draft Republican speechwriter Matthew Scully submitted toDonald Trump’s campaign did not include the phrases Melania Trump delivered that matched almost word-for-word remarks Michelle Obamamade in 2008.
Campaign chair Paul Manafort dismissed the whole kerfuffle as “absurd”.
“Mr. Trump and his Trump supporters prevailed, the people of America prevailed”.
“Who cares? It was her speech”.
“This is an outrage, and this is a reason the Republican Party is turning off a lot of voters”, a D.C. delegate who voted for Kasich reportedly told MSNBC.
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There were flurries of dissent on the convention floor as states that Trump did not win recorded their votes, but he far outdistanced his primary rivals.
