Donald Trump to be Republican nominee for US presidential elections
Ohio: Republicans formally chose Donald Trump as the party`s presidential nominee Tuesday, a landmark moment in American politics and a stunning victory for a man whose White House ambitions were once openly mocked.
After a roller-coaster campaign that saw Trump defeat 16 rivals and steamroller stubborn party opposition, the tycoon said it was time to “go all the way” and beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in November.
On the convention floor, states from Alabama to West Virginia took it in turns to pledge their delegates.
It fell to Trump`s home state of New York, represented by a coterie of the candidate`s adult children, to hand him the majority-plus-one needed to clinch the nomination.
When the bombastic mogul came down the escalators of Trump Towers in New York 13 months ago to announce his candidacy, few experts gave him even the faintest chance.
His campaign has defied political norms — embracing racially inflammatory policies, offending key voting blocks, eschewing big-spending advertising campaigns and relying on saturated media coverage above campaign structure.
Around the convention floor, Trump`s victory was far from universally welcomed.
Many delegates clapped politely after his victory, a few angrily walked out or voiced their unease.
Several states refused to honor party convention and pledge their delegates to a frontrunner who was by then unopposed.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan declared “the Obama years are almost over. The Clinton years are way over. Two-thousand sixteen is the year America moves on.”
The Trump campaign will hope that disdain for Clinton will unite the party and make a series of missteps irrelevant.
Donald Trump Jr made a sweeping speech peppered with personal anecdotes that humanized his father.
The married father of five touched on themes of economic inequality, job creation, promised healthcare for “our most vulnerable citizens” and to improve public education.
Clinton wasted no time seeking to capitalize on Trump`s party victory.
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