Cruz allies have since repeatedly pointed to that low blow from Trump as a reason for refusing to support the Republican nominee.
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Newly crowned Republican nominee Donald Trump thanked volunteers and staff members Friday for “an fantastic convention” and proclaimed party unity – even as he continued to bash rival Ted Cruz and re-litigated their primary disputes of the spring.
Trump has boosted his efforts to collect online donations as he races to compete with Democrat Hillary Clinton’s well-established fundraising network.
Ivanka Trump took the stage tonight at the Republican National Convention and attempted to humanize her father before he took the stage and proceeded to paint the bleakest picture of America since Nixon christened himself the “Law and Order” candidate – a moniker that Trump, of course, adopted for himself in his speech. “Death, destruction, terrorism and weakness”.
Here’s a sign that his transformation is complete: Moller says he’s “extremely disappointed” Cruz blew the opportunity to endorse Trump from the convention stage Wednesday night.
In his speech Trump said he would do everything in his power to protect the country’s LGBTQ citizens from the violence and oppression of a hateful foreign ideology.
“We must immediately suspend immigration from any nation that has been compromised by terrorism until such time as proven vetting mechanisms have been put in place”, he said.
“We’re not going to make good decisions based on fears that don’t have a basis in fact”, Obama later said. “That’s why I can fix it”.
He set aside much of his usual bravado. Her record as secretary of state was described as calamitous, and delegates regularly broke into extended chants of “lock her up” in reference to her use of a private email server at the State Department.
The billionaire’s eldest daughter – and one of the more famous siblings – Ivanka, will introduce her father.
“He will focus on making quality childcare affordable and accessible for all”, she said. “Than all of the people who voted in the elections?” he said.
“I don’t want his endorsement”, he added.
“A change in leadership is required for a change in outcomes”, Trump declared Thursday in accepting the 2016 GOP presidential nomination. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN that he “totally” disagrees with Trump’s suggestion that USA support could be conditional. “We are a team”, he said in his speech.
Cruz delegate Stan Kapp, 52, said he heard everything he needed from Trump.
“I was disappointed”, Billington said. And when dad went looking for a running mate this summer, they all were a part of the process that resulted in choosing Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
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“When you have my father in your corner, you will never again have to worry about being let down”, Ivanka Trump told the American people in her speech.
