Senator Jeff Sessions from Alabama, who heads the national security and foreign policy team of Trump, nominated the real estate tycoon as the Republican presidential nominee. There were no big missteps Tuesday, but the event was void of the glitzy, Hollywood touch Trump promised, with a series of Republican officials parading on stage to level sharp, but repetitive, criticisms of Clinton.
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“Today has been a very very special day”, he said in a brief address broadcast into the arena by satellite. I will work hard and never let you down! If they do, look for Trump supporters to respond in kind and tempers to rise.
I can say, without a doubt, that this presidential election will go down in history as the weirdest one, ever.
He pledged to bring back jobs, rebuild the military, take care of veterans, protect the border, get rid of ISIS and “restore law and order”. “Together, we’ve achieved historic results with the largest vote total in the history of the Republican Party”, he added.
“Impossible is just a starting point”, Trump Jr. said of his father’s determination.
After the roll call, the Alaska delegation protested that its votes had been miscounted.
While a change in the count wouldn’t alter the ultimate outcome – Trump had many more delegates than the required 1,237 – the state’s delegates were insistent on a recount.
“I’m going to present the case now on the facts against Hillary Rodham Clinton”, said Christie.
The theme of the second day was “Make America Work Again”, and speakers were to take aim at Mr Obama’s record on the economy.
Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y., the first House member to endorse Trump, called him “not merely a candidate”.
Two senior Republicans, US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, were due to speak in favor of Trump.
The night’s most prominent speech will come from Indiana Gov. Mike Pence – who, as the GOP vice presidential candidate, will be the prime-time headliner. They don’t respond to rational, opposing arguments as to why he is the least equipped candidate to lead our nation that has ever run for this office.and could quite conceivably plunge the United States into World War III and cause global economic collapse.
In a video message, Mr Trump said that winning the nomination was something he would “never forget”.
In Melania Trump’s roughly 15-minute address on Monday night, a small section closely resembled a part of Michelle Obama’s speech in 2008 in support of her husband, Barack Obama, who was then campaigning for his first term as president.
Mr Lewandowski was sacked by the Trump campaign last month but has continued to voice his support for his old boss in his new job as a commentator on CNN. The event will now be held at Hofstra University in NY.
In retrospect, this was another unforced convention error.
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“These were phrases that many people have used, whether you’re going to a motivational speech, whether you’re reading a book by a successful entrepreneur, ” Trump spokeswoman Katrina Pierson said on SkyNews.
