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Republican Convention: What to Watch For on Day 2 Republican Convention: What to Watch For on Day 2
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CLEVELAND — The Republican National Convention is hurtling into its second day, with another sampling of Trump family testimonials, attempts at party pseudo-unity and scorching critiques of Hillary Clinton. A few things to look for on Tuesday (and scroll through Monday’s best photos):: CLEVELAND — Day 2 of the the Republican National Convention is underway, with much of the focus on Melania Trump’s Monday night speech. A few other things to look for on Tuesday (and scroll through Monday’s best photos):
Early reviews of Ms. Trump’s speech on Monday were positive. Then came a look at the fine print. Donald J. Trump’s top advisers closed ranks around the candidate’s wife Tuesday morning, insisting that there had been no plagiarism and attempting — without much success — to shift the day’s political conversation back to their planned convention message.
As the Trump campaign faces down accusations of plagiarism, given the striking similarities between her speech and one delivered by Michelle Obama at the Democratic convention in 2008, Donald J. Trump and his top aides will face intense pressure to account for the overlapping content. As the Times reported this morning, Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump’s campaign manager, called it “absurd” to think that Ms. Trump had copied anyone’s work, despite stark, side-by-side evidence that several passages appeared to be almost identical to passages from Michelle Obama’s 2008 convention speech.
Just before 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, a senior adviser, Jason Miller, issued a statement that clarified little, saying that Ms. Trump’s “team of writers took notes on her life’s inspirations, and in some instances included fragments that reflected her own thinking.” The response from the campaign this morning appears to have intensified the story, which dominated the cable television shows and was the talk of the convention hall. And some of that talk included former Trump campaign aides, who demanded accountablity. “I think if it was Paul Manafort he would do the right thing and resign,” said Corey Lewandowski, who was ousted from the campaign.
It is safe to assume the questions will not end there, jeopardizing the party’s planned focus on jobs as the day’s motif. As the day goes on, Republicans assembled here in Cleveland are repeatedly being asked about their opinions on the issue, adding to a sense of general campaign chaos as campaign allies offer a variety of different assessments of what the campaign should do.
Long before a Trump reached the stage, the opening ceremonies had their blemishes. The question on Tuesday: how, and when, will the campaign get past the issue?
On Monday morning, Mr. Trump’s chief adviser, Paul Manafort, said that Gov. John R. Kasich was “embarrassing his party in Ohio” by withholding his support. In the afternoon, a group of delegates staged a last-ditch public revolt on the convention floor. By nightfall, Mr. Trump was on television blasting Mr. Kasich again, interrupting his own convention by calling in to Fox News. Party divisions were on display Monday, long before a Trump reached the stage on Monday.
On Tuesday, the party’s star-crossed efforts to project harmony will fall to some of its best-known leaders in Washington. Chief among them: Paul D. Ryan, the House speaker from Wisconsin, whose embrace of Mr. Trump has been halting at best. Though he said as recently as Monday that Mr. Trump was not “my kind of conservative,” Mr. Ryan will take the stage to make the case that the alternative, a second Clinton administration, would be far worse.On Tuesday, the party’s star-crossed efforts to project harmony will fall to some of its best-known leaders in Washington. Chief among them: Paul D. Ryan, the House speaker from Wisconsin, whose embrace of Mr. Trump has been halting at best. Though he said as recently as Monday that Mr. Trump was not “my kind of conservative,” Mr. Ryan will take the stage to make the case that the alternative, a second Clinton administration, would be far worse.
Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, is also expected to lend a dutiful hand, keeping Republicans’ near-universal disdain for Mrs. Clinton front and center.Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the majority leader, is also expected to lend a dutiful hand, keeping Republicans’ near-universal disdain for Mrs. Clinton front and center.
The stated theme of Tuesday’s slate is “Make America Work Again” — a potential challenge of tone for speakers eager to sully Mrs. Clinton on a topic as sober as job creation, a night after blistering attacks on her foreign policy.The stated theme of Tuesday’s slate is “Make America Work Again” — a potential challenge of tone for speakers eager to sully Mrs. Clinton on a topic as sober as job creation, a night after blistering attacks on her foreign policy.
And as Mr. Trump seeks to present himself as a fiscal wizard of the highest order, he has assembled an eclectic cast of validating voices to attest to his business savvy. Voters will hear from Dana White, the swaggering president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Natalie Gulbis, a professional golfer who once appeared on Mr. Trump’s reality show “Celebrity Apprentice.”And as Mr. Trump seeks to present himself as a fiscal wizard of the highest order, he has assembled an eclectic cast of validating voices to attest to his business savvy. Voters will hear from Dana White, the swaggering president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, and Natalie Gulbis, a professional golfer who once appeared on Mr. Trump’s reality show “Celebrity Apprentice.”
Some speakers come from more traditional industries.Some speakers come from more traditional industries.
Kerry Woolard — a 15-year veteran of winery management, according to convention organizers — oversees operations at a 1,300-acre estate in Virginia: Trump Winery.Kerry Woolard — a 15-year veteran of winery management, according to convention organizers — oversees operations at a 1,300-acre estate in Virginia: Trump Winery.
Then there is the headliner who serves as an executive vice president of his family’s business, with experience in real estate and retail. That would be Donald Trump Jr.Then there is the headliner who serves as an executive vice president of his family’s business, with experience in real estate and retail. That would be Donald Trump Jr.
The younger Mr. Trump and his half sister, Tiffany Trump, would seem capable of carrying off a difficult task: bringing some texture to a man whose public persona can border on caricature.The younger Mr. Trump and his half sister, Tiffany Trump, would seem capable of carrying off a difficult task: bringing some texture to a man whose public persona can border on caricature.
It is not clear, of course, that Mr. Trump wants this.It is not clear, of course, that Mr. Trump wants this.
Often in their public remarks, family members of Mr. Trump have relayed less-than-personal anecdotes, eagerly hailing his deal-making and foresight, but dwelling little on any fatherly flourishes.Often in their public remarks, family members of Mr. Trump have relayed less-than-personal anecdotes, eagerly hailing his deal-making and foresight, but dwelling little on any fatherly flourishes.
On Monday, the work fell to Ms. Trump.
Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey wanted to be president.Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey wanted to be president.
O.K., fine, vice president?O.K., fine, vice president?
He’s getting a Tuesday speaking slot alongside two Arkansas officials and Ben Carson.He’s getting a Tuesday speaking slot alongside two Arkansas officials and Ben Carson.
Now, a few days after being bypassed for a spot on Mr. Trump’s ticket — and four years after addressing the convention for Mitt Romney, in a speech that critics broadly panned as self-serving — Mr. Christie has an opportunity for at least a measure of redemption.Now, a few days after being bypassed for a spot on Mr. Trump’s ticket — and four years after addressing the convention for Mitt Romney, in a speech that critics broadly panned as self-serving — Mr. Christie has an opportunity for at least a measure of redemption.
In an interview with CNN on Monday night, he reminded viewers that he remained the chairman of Mr. Trump’s transition team. In an interview with CNN on Monday night, he was asked what people could expect from him on Tuesday.
He was asked what people could expect from him on Tuesday.
“I hope to be charming,” he said, before raising an eyebrow playfully. “Charming and absolutely disarming.”“I hope to be charming,” he said, before raising an eyebrow playfully. “Charming and absolutely disarming.”
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