For those reasons, his speech last night focused largely on his running mate, attempting to sell the brash businessman to sceptical Republican voters and reassure them of his leadership qualities.
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The 57-year-old conservative, picked by Mr Trump to bring the party together after his polarising campaign split Republicans, said the NY billionaire had run his presidential election campaign “all by himself, against the odds but this week, with this united party, he’s got backup”.
“Wow, Ted Cruz got booed off the stage, didn’t honor the pledge!”
After three days of praise from some of the party’s biggest names and his formal nomination as the Republican presidential nominee, Trump will give his address in Cleveland, Ohio. The Republicans have branded the final day of the convention under the theme “Make America One Again”.
“To those listening, please, don’t stay home in November”, Cruz said. “Stand, and speak and vote your conscience”. Boos turned to cheers again as Cruz walked off stage just as Trump appeared elsewhere in the arena.
Instead, he told them to “vote their conscience” and “vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution”.
McIver’s statement comes more than 36 hours after reporters uncovered striking similarities between the two speeches -during which time the controversy cast a shadow over Trump’s nominating convention and distracted from coverage of the lineup of speakers. However, it’s worth noting that both politicians really hate presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Richard PenceFox News wins conventions ratings race on night 3 Buzz grows that Tim Kaine will be Clinton’s VP pick Portman: Trump has “potential” to help GOP candidates MORE’s acceptance of the party’s vice presidential nomination.
“You know, he’s a man known for a large personality, a colourful style and lots of charisma. We have not abandoned who we are in this country”. “If we’re not going to do that, why do we have elections?” – The Republican nominee for president of the United States Donald Trump said in a tweet account that Senator Ted Cruz, who today declined to support his candidacy, has violated his Republican party loyalty oath.
How will he treat the skeptics in his party who have still not embraced his candidacy, and what will he say to unite his party? He also said the USA should “fix its own mess” before pressuring other governments.
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“She made a mistake. we all make mistakes”, Donald Trump told ABC News later Wednesday.
