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The Republican Party nominated Donald Trump as its candidate for president of the United States - and I responded ending my 44-year GOP membership. First, Trump's boorish, selfish, puerile, and repulsive character, combined with his prideful ignorance , his off-the-cuff policy making, and his neo-fascistic tendencies make him the most divisive and scary of any serious presidential candidate in American history.
Stubbornly undercutting calls for Republican unity, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz refused to endorse Donald Trump Wednesday night as he addressed the GOP convention, ignoring thunderous boos from furious delegates as he encouraged Americans to simply "vote your conscience" in November. In a surreal moment, Trump unexpectedly walked into the arena just as Cruz was wrapping up his remarks.
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' 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 'He would pick up the phone every single time:' Ivanka Trump tells sweet story about calling dad collect everyday from a janitor's closet at school 'I support him not despite the color of my skin but because of it': Loyal Trump exec gives moving speech about 'her boss' and his children who 'I love like the siblings I never had' 'Hillary's dishonesty could be the loss of America as we know it': Newt Gingrich says Americans are 'lucky' 9/11 wasn't worse and the next attack could destroy an entire city NASA space shuttle commander goes rogue and ... (more)
Ohio Gov. John Kasich, left, arrives with his wife Karen at the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on Tuesday, July 19, 2016, in Cleveland, during the second day of the Republican convention. Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, give his running mate Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana a kiss after Pence's acceptance speech during the third day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016.
Ted Cruz sensationally withheld an endorsement of Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention Wednesday, earning a chorus of boos from the floor before he was upstaged in a power play by the GOP nominee himself. In a dramatic development, as Cruz wrapped up his speech, Trump suddenly appeared in the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
TRUMP: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, points toward Republican vice presidential candidate Indiana Gov. Mike Pence after Pence's acceptance speech during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20. 1. IT'S TRUMP'S MOMENT TO TALK TO THE NATION - AND GOP DOUBTERS The most important speech of his presidential campaign will bring down the balloons on a convention marked by divided loyalties and unwanted distractions. 2. CRUZ JEERED AS HE REFUSES TO ENDORSE TRUMP The Texas senator tries to link arms with Republicans at the party's national convention but is booed lustily by delegates when he ended his speech without offering the New York billionaire his endorsement.
Republican Vice Presidential Nominee Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana speaks during the third day session of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Wednesday, July 20, 2016. WASHINGTON>> Donald Trump's new running mate and other Republicans are wrongly accusing Hillary Clinton of speaking with indifference about the death of Americans in Benghazi, Libya - twisting her comments out of context to make their indictment.
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 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.
Last week, the Sustainable Trails Coalition announced the introduction of a bill that seeks to modify blanket bans on human-powered travel in federal wilderness areas by allowing local federal officials to determine "the manner in which non-motorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas, and for other purposes." Basically, if passed, the bill would put the authority to lift bans on mountain biking in wilderness areas and on several protected backcountry trails in the hands of local land managers.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
Political experts believe Hillary Clinton will announce her pick for vice president on Friday in Florida, ahead of the Democratic National Convention. "I don't have any plans to do anything, but be in Ohio this weekend," said U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown.
People attend a candlelight vigil for Baton Rouge police officer Montrell Jackson, outside Istrouma High School, where he graduated in 2001, in Baton Rouge, La., Tuesday, July 19, 2016. Multiple police officers were killed an... .
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.