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Donald Trump's attempts to show affection for Mike Pence -- and the Indiana governor's apparent resistance with a stiff arm -- led to an "air kiss" from the Republican presidential nominee to his running mate Wednesday. The exchange between the two men who are still getting to know each other was teased on social media.
As Benjy Sarlin of MSNBC observed on Twitter, Wednesday night's Republican convention fiasco, in which Sen. Ted Cruz was booed off the stage for urging Americans to "vote your conscience," was the result of a deal that Donald Trump negotiated. The man who claims to be the world's leading authority on deals made a really stupid deal in front of the entire country he hopes to lead.
Republicans from all corners of the party scorned Ted Cruz Wednesday night after the Texas senator delivered a speech before the Republican National Convention that not only failed to endorse nominee Donald Trump, but encouraged audience members to not do so if it would violate their "conscience." "Cruz condemned to Republican hell," conservative-news mogul Matt Drudge tweeted, before placing a "HELL'S A-BURNIN'" banner on his popular website.
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.
Furious Republicans are restrained from Ted Cruz while his wife Heidi is escorted off Convention floor after he REFUSES to endorse bitter rival Trump and tells Americans to 'vote your conscience' 'We like Mike!' Pence wins over GOP convention and stokes more anti-Hillary shouts of 'Lock her up!' as 'deeply humbled' Indiana governor formally accepts VP nomination Former NASA space shuttle commander goes rogue and LEAVES OUT endorsement of Trump in her convention speech - despite it being in her prepared remarks Eric Trump's speech is beset by technical problems as the big screens around the arena go blank during heartfelt tribute to his father The moment Ivanka lost her cool: Normally picture-perfect daughter jabs her finger while the entire Trump clan shoot daggers following Ted Cruz's speech 'I really love her!' Ivanka Trump gushes over her bond with Tiffany, but admits she is 'not ... (more)
FILE: What is very clear, however, is that the labyrinthine web of suspicion orbiting around the two former Attorneys General and others brought into their sphere is a matter of high public interest. What is very clear, however, is that the labyrinthine web of suspicion orbiting around the two former Attorneys General and others brought into their sphere is a matter of high public interest.
Cleveland: Great hopes for Republicans uniting behind the contentious presidential nomination of Donald Trump fractured on Wednesday evening when Texas Senator Ted Cruz pointedly refused to endorse Trump - causing extraordinary scenes on the floor of the GOP convention, and backstage - in the usually decorous donor suites. US Senator Ted Cruz, a former rival of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, was booed after he held back on offering Trump an endorsement during his speech at the RNC.
Indiana's governor, Mike Pence, has accepted the Republican nomination to be vice president. Pence says he never thought he'd be standing on the stage at his party's national convention.
This is it, folks, the Thursday night you've all awaited. Whether Republican or Democrat, it's a fair bet that almost none of you thought you'd ever see Donald J. Trump, a billionaire real estate developer and larger-than-life television celebrity, stand on the stage of the Republican National Convention and accept the nomination for president.
At Trump's convention, boos for Cruz's non-endorsement Raucous delegates disappointed when GOP runner-up says 'vote your conscience' Check out this story on USATODAY.com: http://usat.ly/29UZ8ps The Republican National Convention is heading into its third day. USA TODAY's Susan Page gives you 3 things to look forward to in Cleveland.
The Wisconsin governor says if Clinton was anymore on the inside, she'd be in prison, while speaking at the Republican National Convention. Scott Walker: America deserves better than Hillary Clinton The Wisconsin governor says if Clinton was anymore on the inside, she'd be in prison, while speaking at the Republican National Convention.
Undercutting calls for Republican unity, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz stubbornly withheld his endorsement from Donald Trump on Wednesday night as he addressed the GOP convention, instead encouraging Americans to "vote your conscience" in November.
Governor Rick Scott , Sen. Marco Rubio, and Attorney General Pam Bondi are all slated to speak, but there are some big names missing. Had anyone else gotten the nomination, it's likely the Bush family would have been in Cleveland but they've chosen to sit it out.
Blackberry's chief executive John Chen says he's a long-time Republican, but he's struggling over what to do when he enters the voting booth come November. Chen's sentiment reflects the uneasiness many business leaders feel in this election.
Nomination in hand, Donald Trump's campaign charged ahead Wednesday with a convention-week mission to redefine the party's celebrity leader as a serious-minded family man. It's a project proving harder than uniting skeptical Republicans behind their distaste for another brand they know well: The Clintons.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie addresses the audience on the second day of the Republican National Convention Tuesday night at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. CLEVELAND - The refrain of this Republican convention hasn't been "Make America Great Again."
If the first night of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland was a mishmash of unusual speakers, attacks on Hillary Clinton, and a controversy involving Donald Trump 's wife, the second night Tuesday was a bit more tempered. But only slightly.
We're halfway through the Republican National Convention, and with any semblance of doubt about who will be the standard-bearer for the GOP put to rest Tuesday night , the party turns its eyes to November. And a few may be looking ahead to November 2020.
The art of the coronation has taken something of a beating at the Republican National Convention. Nevertheless, Donald Trump now has the crown - and a final chance to summon unity from the party's restive ranks in the ritual's closing days.
The US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce endorsed Hillary Clinton Wednesday, saying she'll be "America's first small business president." "Hillary Clinton will be America's first American small business president.