She added that Donald Trump “not only has the strength and ability necessary” to be the next president of the United States, “but also the kindness and compassion that will enable him to be the leader that this country needs”.
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Unusually at a Republican convention, Mr Trump also gave his support to the gay community, promising protection against “the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology” following last month’s massacre in Orlando.
The point echoed throughout – from his guarantee to bring jobs “roaring back into our country… fast” to his promise that “we will be a country of generosity and warmth” but also “of law and order” to his vow to “rescue kids from failing schools by helping their parents send them to a safe school of their choice”.
The remarks by Trump, 70, closed out a four-day convention that underscored his struggle to heal fissures in the Republican Party over his anti-illegal-immigrant rhetoric and concerns about his temperament.
Without giving a specific example, she said that he believed in people before they believed in themselves, and said Trump would help those in need find jobs or “get them a break”. He said he’ll create the “best intelligence gathering operation in the world”. His nominating event has been consumed by a plagiarism charge, unusually harsh criticism of Clinton, and Texas Sen.
A political novice, he completed the greatest step yet in his improbable rise, accepting the GOP nomination to face Clinton, the former first lady, senator and secretary of state.
Cruz’s speech was another stumble at a convention marked by several missteps, including a speech by Trump’s wife, Melania, that included lines similar to those in a 2008 Democratic convention speech by President Barack Obama’s wife, Michelle. He set aside much of his usual bravado. In one instance, while criticizing Clinton, he declined to join in on chants of “Lock her up!” instead encouraging delegates to “defeat her in November”.
He offered himself as a powerful ally of those who feel Washington has left them behind.
“The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon, and I mean very soon, come to an end”, he said.
“Hillary Clinton’s legacy does not have to be America’s legacy”, Trump will say.
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.: “If Hillary Clinton is allowed to elect the next few Supreme Court justices, that in itself could be a fatal blow to our republic…”
In her speech, Ivanka focused on advocating for women’s rights including equal pay and maternity leave, as an attempt to appease the women voter base Trump had previously alienated. She will introduce her father tonight before his address to the convention.
Trump’s is most popular among white men.
On Wednesday, he withheld his support from Trump during a passionate late-night speech.
But the convention briefly erupted in chaos on Monday when opponents of Trump stormed out of the room and others chanted in a failed attempt to force a vote opposing his candidacy. “#TrumpYourself” That statement followed the use of Queen’s “We Are the Champions” for Trump’s convention entrance earlier in the week.
Trump did not repeat those comments from the convention stage.
“After 15 years of wars in the Middle East, after trillions of dollars spent and thousands of lives lost, the situation is worse than it has ever been before”, he said.
“We are going to have an immigration system that works, but one that works for the American people”, according to Trump’s speech draft.
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He had promised to describe “major, major” tax cuts. “These are the forgotten men and women of our country”.
