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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he addresses delegates during the final day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles as he addresses delegates during the final day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016.
In the end, Donald Trump's four-day coronation was eerily similar to his GOP primary campaign: an unscripted, backhanded slap at political orthodoxy. The Republican National Convention featured nasty spats, an unexpected scandal and a polarizing nominee who some Americans see as a strongman for increasingly nasty times and others view as perhaps the biggest threat facing the country.
President Barack Obama answers questions during a joint news conference with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, July 22, 2016. Obama says he has worked to deepen the U.S. relationship with Mexico and that the two countries are not just strategic and economic partners, "we're also neighbors and we're friends."
Ivanka Trump, daughter of Republican Presidential Nominee Donald J. Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. FILE - In this Thursday, July 21, 2016 file photo, Republican Presidential Candidate, Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, an avowed white supremacist, officially signed up Friday to run for U.S. Senate in Louisiana. President Barack Obama fiercely rejected Donald Trump's depiction of an America in crisis on Friday, arguing that violent crime and illegal immigration have plunged under his leadership to their lowest rates in... President Barack Obama fiercely rejected Donald Trump's depiction of an America in crisis on Friday, arguing that violent crime and illegal immigration have plunged under his leadership to their lowest rates in decades.
The Republican National Convention ended with a night free of rancor in the convention hall, with the Q packed to the rafters and the party loyal appearing ready, at least for this night, to take on Hillary Clinton in the fall campaign. It also ended with an uncharacteristic speech by Donald Trump, delivering acceptance remarks relatively free of insults or superlative-laden boasts.
As Donald J. Trump made his exhilarating run through the Republican primaries, the last thing anyone would have predicted was that the culmination of his takeover of the GOP would be, well, boring. People expected blood on the floor as the #NeverTrump die-hards went down swinging.
In officially accepting the Republican nomination for President, Donald Trump vowed to put "America first" and put forward a credo of "Americanism, not globalism." While the speech was mainly focused on domestic issues, Trump singled out China as a beneficiary of what he described as the decline of the U.S. " supported China's entrance into the World Trade Organization -- another one of her husband's colossal mistakes," Trump told the Cleveland crowd.
Those looking for reasonable solutions to the nation's fractured immigration system won't find them in the Republican Party. Under the banner of "Make America Safe Again," this year's Republican National Convention highlighted and gave prominence to a populist, more knee-jerk approach to immigration that is not only harmful but counter to what actually makes America great.
Speaking to the country at what he said was "a moment of crisis for our nation," Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took his audience on a tour of a dark and dangerous America teetering at the brink. "We don't have much time," Trump said.
The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix fired up the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland by reminding them of Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. To chants of "build the wall," Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Trump will secure the border, "restore law and order and keep drugs and illegal immigrants from entering into our country."
A British artist who installed a mini-wall around Donald Trump's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame says he fears the US could be set back 40 years if the billionaire tycoon becomes president. The artist, who is known by the pseudonym Plastic Jesus, built a 15cm high grey wall around the star, topped with razor wire, miniature US flags and Keep Out signs.
As the Republicans met for the third day of their national convention, it was Eric Trump's turn to take the stage - following appearances by his brother and sister, Donald Trump Jr. and Tiffany Trump. Donald Trump's vice presidential pick, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, introduced himself to the gathering, and one of Trump's harshest critics in the bitterly fought primaries, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, got booed.
Associated Press has obtained UGC video showing the Munich attacker trying to escape from police on Friday. The video starts with the 18-year-old on the roof top.
CLEVELAND >> California Trump Delegate Arun Bhumitra believes Indian Americans' strong preference for the Democratic Party boils down to two issues. “Indians are passive, non-violent people from the land of Ghandi -- they don't carry guns and they believe in a woman's right to choose,” said Bhumitra, a member of Indian American Republicans of California who favors abortion rights himself.
Once and perhaps future presidential candidate Ted Cruz attacked Hillary Clinton, hammered President Obama, and whacked the political establishment in remarks Wednesday to the Republican convention - but he did not explicitly endorse rival and GOP nominee Donald Trump. Trump delegates booed and pointed fingers at the Texas senator as he told the delegates to "vote your conscience" - but did not mention Trump.
Delegates on the floor of the convention are reflected in a mirror on the side of a camera stand during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Delegates on the floor of the convention are reflected in a mirror on the side of a camera stand during the second day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Tuesday, July 19, 2016.
On the day Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination for president, a miniature wall appeared around the former reality TV host's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Tourists stopped Tuesday to snap photos of the 6-inch gray wall that was topped with razor wire and plastered with "keep out" signs.
Thirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn. His eldest child, Donald Trump Jr, announced the support of New York, their home state, during a roll-call vote at the Republican National Convention, ensuring Trump had the majority of delegates - 1 237 - needed to contest the Nov. 8 U.S. presidential election against presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.