The Republican convention in Cleveland, which formally anointed Trump on Tuesday as the party nominee for the presidential election, was meant to be an occasion for the party to rally around its unorthodox White House candidate after a bitterly divisive primary campaign.
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Even as some of the addresses were more Clinton than Trump, the day’s proceedings as a whole served to restore a sense of party unity at a convention that faced some disruptions a day earlier, when anti-Trump delegates tried to force a roll-call vote on rules that bound many of them to back Trump.
Melania Trump’s speech – given during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio – came under scrutiny after accusations of plagiarism were leveled against her.
But it was U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan who electrified the crowd soon after Trump’s brief address – the cheers had faded a bit following a lengthy nominating roll call.
Donald Trump Jr., who directs new project acquisition and development for the Trump Organization, said his father, “his mentor”, understands working-class people, because he spent years pouring concrete and hanging sheet rock on construction sites.
Trump Jr. was the second Trump family member to speak Tuesday night. This would allow officials to keep their jobs in a new, possibly Republican, administration, Mr Christie said.
The 70-year old real estate baron and reality TV star, who has never been elected to an office, will faceoff with Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton in November for the most powerful office in the world.
Over the weekend, Donald Trump repeatedly insisted that Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) was always his “first choice” for a running mate.
Mr Trump’s family again took centre stage, underscoring the campaign’s urgent task to reshape the image of a candidate seen by many voters as harsh and divisive.
Trump was put over the top by his home state of NY.
A Trump aide has taken responsibility for the controversy over Melania Trump’s speech, saying she offered to resign but Trump rejected it. All spoke only on one theme – Mr. Trump’s greatness and qualities.
There was no immediate comment from the American Federation of Government Employees, which is the largest federal employee union in the United States.
Delegates at the Republican National Convention. “AMERICA FIRST”, he wrote.
“My dad in a natural born encourager, the last person to tell you to lower your sights or give up your dreams”, Tiffany said.
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Trump’s aide Paul Manafort denied during an interview with CNN on Tuesday that the former model had done anything wrong, stating that her speech just contained “common words and values”.
