“If he’s such an evil villain, how do you explain the kids?” And indeed, Trump has made much of vanquishing “Never Trump”, the faction of Republican delegates bent on challenging his nomination at the convention. “In writing her lovely speech, Melania’s team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking”, Trump spokesman Jason Miller said.
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Trump’s fundraisers know this to be true; for them, the children have always been a touchstone. Wright State University, a public university near Dayton, Ohio, said yesterday it had decided not to host the first U.S. presidential debate scheduled for Sept 26, citing mounting costs and security concerns. “You either have them or you don’t”. “That’s a great quality to have in a father”.
Mr Trump’s campaign has been marked by frequent controversy over his rhetoric on Muslims, Hispanics, illegal immigration and trade, alarming many in the Republican establishment. “So I’m afraid there’s no issue here”, he tells Business Insider.
“My truther theory: Melania’s speechwriter slipped in a Rickroll to let us know they were tanking it on goal”, NY hip-hop radio host Jay Smooth tweeted.
Party officials hope to use the convention to smooth out some of Trump’s rough edges and present him as a job creator and a strong hand to combat security threats at home and overseas.
Not only have they been some of Trump’s most trusted political advisers, Mnuchin says, but they’ll likely be some of his best fundraising surrogates, starting next week.
Safety was first on tap, and a succession of speakers cast Trump as the leader for perilous times and Clinton as the embodiment of a system that has left America vulnerable – or worse. But Beau Correll, a Virginia delegate who successfully sued to get rid of his state’s delegate binding law and who has been a leading voice in the Free the Delegates movement, alleged that he had asked for a poll of the delegation to measure its Trump vs. non-Trump votes, for the goal of forcing an accurate count on the floor, but had been rebuffed by Whitbeck. “So here I am, a little new to the convention scene, but incredibly honored and very confident in the good man that America is getting to know”.
The states (plus five territories and the District of Columbia) were called in alphabetical order, with the chairman of each delegation reading out the result – often with a digression filled with state historical trivia, chamber of commerce slogans, nods to politicians and boosterism of local sports teams. “I was really disappointed”.
The passages in question came near the beginning of Mrs. Trump’s roughly 10-minute speech.
Addressing the delegates Tuesday evening in a video address, Trump said, “This is going to be a leadership that puts the American people first”. “What’s most interesting to me is two-thirds of the delegates from California have never been to a convention before”.
Reed says donors – and anyone else who meets the children – are likely to be similarly moved.
Pence’s selection has helped reassure Republicans who are skeptical that Trump will govern as a true conservative. Just days earlier, Trump had said a federal judge’s Mexican heritage prevents him from fairly overseeing a lawsuit against him.
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Rakolta cringed when his friend Puzder, also there, approached.
