“We’re going to win”, Trump said.
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GOV. MIKE PENCE, Republican Vice Presidential Nominee: This is no ordinary time in the life of our nation.
And Republicans were of mixed opinions about whether it was plagiarism or something more innocuous, who did it (if it was even done), and whether or not heads should roll (and if they should, whose?).
When asked if he was upset about not being chosen as Trump’s VP, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that he wouldn’t be doing interviews – but this Instagram from The Star-Ledger might be worth a thousand words.
Clinton was due to be formally nominated at a Democratic convention next week in Philadelphia.
“I did it by changing New York City from the crime capital of America to the safest large city in the United States”.
“It is my honor to throw Donald Trump over the top tonight”, said Trump Jr., flanked by his siblings.
This week’s four-day convention is Trump’s highest-profile opportunity to convince voters that he’s better suited for the presidency than Clinton, who will be officially nominated at next week’s Democratic gathering. Tiffany Trump, the candidate’s 22-year-old daughter from his marriage to Marla Maples, said her father is a “natural-born encourager” who has motivated her to work her hardest.
The state-by-state vote to put Trump’s name in nomination took place a day after opponents staged a failed attempt to force a vote opposing his candidacy, and after a speech by his wife, Melania, drew accusations of plagiarism. A Trump campaign official suggested the similarity was the result of an error by her speech writers. Donald Trump’s name has officially been placed into nomination.
They send their representative to the microphone to declare their state’s pick for president. “To be able to do that, it’s historic, it’s awesome”, Trump, Jr., told CNN immediately after casting the deciding votes. “We are taking care of Americans”. But we have to go all the way.
Announcing Trump’s nomination for president, Chairman Paul Ryan said Trump received 1,725 votes – well over the 1,237 he needed. Priebus said the RNC allowed states to voice the votes as they wanted on the floor, but recorded them in accordance with state rules. “But you just look at the body language and there’s something going on”.
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“Unstated is a threat, if you persist in your complaints, we will attack you”.
