“It is my honor to throw Donald Trump over the top. This is a movement and we have to go all the way”.
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McIver, co-author of some of Donald Trump’s books, said she offered to resign but the Republican nominee for president refused to accept her resignation. “Chip in now to make sure he never steps foot in the Oval Office”.
As announced by Ryan, Trump received 1,725 votes, followed by Senator Ted Cruz (475), Ohio Governor John Kasich (120) and Senator Marco Rubio (114). The businessman has survived numerous politically perilous moments that might have doomed other candidates.
Day 3 of the convention will bring two conservative stalwarts to the stage: Trump’s running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, a favorite of evangelicals; and the nominee’s most tenacious challenger in the primaries, Texas Sen. “That’s a great quality to have in a father, and better yet the president of the United States”.
Melania Trump’s address to the convention in Cleveland on Monday night contained a section that was strikingly similar to words delivered at the Democratic convention in 2008 by the woman she hopes to succeed as us first lady, Michelle Obama.
Despite the unmistakable similarities to remarks given by Michelle Obama at the 2008 Democratic convention, the Trump campaign initially denied any wrongdoing, then made a tacit admission before attempting to insulate Melania, adding to a picture of a campaign in chaos.
-New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor, appeared to audition for the role of Trump’s attorney general, whipped the crowd into a Wheel of Fortune-style frenzy in a speech where he called for “prosecuting” Clinton for her record as Secretary of State. Another former candidate, Ben Carson, linked her to Lucifer.
Trump, the in-your-face outsider, won at the cost of alienating many traditional Republicans both on the right and in the center, and the divide has spilled over into the convention, though without overwhelming it.
Before that, she worked on Wall Street, according to the profile.
Behind the scenes, party leaders had to snuff out one final effort to force a divisive fight on the floor over nominating Mr. Trump.
The art of the coronation has taken something of a beating at the Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump’s victory is sweet because he is the choice of the people, not the establishment. “So are we willing to elect someone as president somebody who has as their role model somebody acknowledges Lucifer?”
Steinmeier told Reuters in a written interview that he was concerned about what he called Trump’s ambiguous vows to “make America strong again”, while simultaneously reducing its engagement overseas.
But they spent little time making a positive argument for the man himself on the night Trump officially became the party’s nominee.
US Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama, an early backer of Trump, placed his name in nomination, calling him “a warrior and a victor”.
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Ryan, the House speaker, and McConnell, the Senate majority leader, made few positive references to Trump while setting out the Republican agenda, but said Trump and his running mate, IN governor Mike Pence, were the most likely to sign off on the priorities set by a Republican-controlled Congress.
