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| Republican convention live: night three to feature Cruz, Rubio and VP pick Pence | Republican convention live: night three to feature Cruz, Rubio and VP pick Pence |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 1.27am BST | |
| 01:27 | |
| Ruffin is swiftly draining the energy from the room. “He has that Mar-a-Lago. He loves Florida,” Ruffin says. He says he built the Trump hotel with Trump in Las Vegas. | |
| “Beautiful hotel... we had almost 1,300 units, and they were sold out in 90 days. Ninety days.” But with the 2009 recession, they were stuck with 75% of units empty. “You had $500m in debt. What do you do? Donald does not give up. He said, let’s make the damn thing work, and he did.” | |
| None of that was on the Teleprompter. He’s riffing. | |
| “He always pays his bills promptly. No discounts. Nobody lost any money on it. Today we have 80% sold. We have no debt.” | |
| Now Ruffin’s first sort-of-applause line: | |
| “He wants to do the same thing for this country.” | |
| 1.24am BST | |
| 01:24 | |
| Ingraham wows crowd | |
| Another huge line - an even bigger one - from Ingraham, who, a syndicated radio host, this time trashes the media. | |
| Yes it’s definitely a bigger line. They’re still cheering. It’s an absolutely electric moment. | |
| Pretending to point at the media row – we’re actually off to the side, she points up – she says, “you all know in your hearts why Donald Trump won.” | |
| “You all know,” she says, pointing. | |
| Because he dared to call out the phonies the frauds and the corruption that has gone unexposed and uncovered for too long. Too long. Do your job! | |
| Huge cheers. | |
| She closes: Let’s elect Donald Trump president of the United States! | |
| Big cheers and applause as she leaves the stage. A USA! chant. | |
| Then she’s followed by a guy in sunglasses who says that Donald Trump, “as a friend, is unbelievable.” | |
| It’s Phil Ruffin, businessman. Here’s the RNC bio: | |
| Ruffin is an American businessman with diverse interests in real estate, lodging, manufacturing, energy, and retail enterprises. Ruffin started his business in 1959 with a single convenience store and expanded it into an operation with 65 stores in four states. He currently holds 12 hotels in Kansas, Maryland,California, Oklahoma, Texas, and Alabama. | |
| 1.18am BST | |
| 01:18 | |
| Ingraham calls on Cruz to endorse trump | |
| Ingraham addresses former presidential candidates who vowed to support the Republican nominee, Ted Cruz among them, to make good on their promise: | |
| WE love you, we love you. But you must honor your pledge to support Donald Trump now. Tonight. Tonight. | |
| The crowd roars to its feet, again. And there is sustained applause and cheering. It’s a home run line. | |
| “I hope they are listening,” she says. “I hope they are listening.” | |
| Mike Pence better get Laura Ingraham off the stage fast before these delegates nominate her for VP instead of him. | |
| 1.12am BST | |
| 01:12 | |
| Here’s conservative radio host Laura Ingraham. She’s got the crowd on its feet. | |
| “I’m a single mother of three adopted children. I’m here tonight supporting Donald Trump because like most Americans, I refuse to leave them a country that is worse off than the one my parents left me,” she says. | |
| She’s interrupted repeatedly by calls to “Lock her up! Lock her up!” And one guy yells, “We love you!” | |
| “Donald Trump understands that we must turn this around and restore respect across all levels of society. Unlike us, Hillary Clinton believes the status quo is just fine because she helped create it. | |
| “Donald Trump knows that a nation without borders isn’t a nation at all. But Hillary Clinton? Nah, she doesn’t believe in borders.” | |
| 1.09am BST | |
| 01:09 | |
| We’ve just heard from Florida governor Rick Scott, who was slow to endorse Trump but saw the writing on the wall when Trump smashed home state senator Marco Rubio. | |
| Scott said in part: | |
| I cried with the grieving moms and dads and brothers and sisters of the 49 people slaughtered by an ISIS-inspired terrorist. This war is real. It is here in America. And the next president must destroy this evil. Donald Trump is the man for that job. | |
| “Today, America is in terrible, world-record-high debt. Our economy is not growing. Our jobs are going overseas. We have allowed our military to decay, and we project weakness on the international stage. Washington grows while the rest of America struggles. The Democrats have not led us to a crossroads, they have led us to a cliff.” | |
| 1.07am BST | |
| 01:07 | |
| The crowd is getting into Chris Janson, who’s doing another harmonica solo, blowing hard as Hannity. | |
| “Are you ready to party baby, RNC here we go!” he says. | |
| When’s Rick Scott going to come out? It’s only 8pm. Janson has another. This song appears to be called “Back in my drinkin’ days.” Yup. | |
| Janson takes another harmonica solo, prefaced by the callout, “Who’s ready to hear 135 pounds of skinny white guy play this harmonica like you ain’t never seen baby?” | |
| Man that guy can play the harmonica. | |
| 12.51am BST | 12.51am BST |
| 00:51 | 00:51 |
| “I wrote this song for some friends of mine, it was a great big number one this year,” Janson says. If you like America, he advises, “make some noise in this house.” | “I wrote this song for some friends of mine, it was a great big number one this year,” Janson says. If you like America, he advises, “make some noise in this house.” |
| He sings the song I Love This Life which as nobody needs to be told was a huge huge hit for Locash. | He sings the song I Love This Life which as nobody needs to be told was a huge huge hit for Locash. |
| I love my boots broke in, I love my Camo hatDon’t mind a little paint on my jeans, yeah I roll like thatI love driving my truck across the railroad tracksIf you hit it too quick, it’ll hit ya right back | I love my boots broke in, I love my Camo hatDon’t mind a little paint on my jeans, yeah I roll like thatI love driving my truck across the railroad tracksIf you hit it too quick, it’ll hit ya right back |
| I love a fresh cut field with a first frost onHow it shines like gold when the sun turned onI love the sound of them wheels with my baby singing alongWhen “The Boys Of Summer” comes on | I love a fresh cut field with a first frost onHow it shines like gold when the sun turned onI love the sound of them wheels with my baby singing alongWhen “The Boys Of Summer” comes on |
| I love my small town world,I love a country girlI love a Friday nightMan I love this lifeThe sound of an ol’ dirt roadRollin’ through mindMan I love, man I love,Man, I Love This Life | I love my small town world,I love a country girlI love a Friday nightMan I love this lifeThe sound of an ol’ dirt roadRollin’ through mindMan I love, man I love,Man, I Love This Life |
| I Love that county line bar where they all know my drinkThe way she throws her hands up when that cover band playsI love that taste of her lips when she’s been sipping that wineI still get drunk on her every time | I Love that county line bar where they all know my drinkThe way she throws her hands up when that cover band playsI love that taste of her lips when she’s been sipping that wineI still get drunk on her every time |
| I love my small town world,I love a country girlI love a Friday nightMan I love this lifeThe sound of an ol’ dirt roadRolling through mindMan, I love, man I love,Man, I Love This Life | I love my small town world,I love a country girlI love a Friday nightMan I love this lifeThe sound of an ol’ dirt roadRolling through mindMan, I love, man I love,Man, I Love This Life |
| Oh-o-o-o-ohMan I love this lifeOh-o-o-o-ohMan, I love this life(I love this life, I love this life, I love this life) | Oh-o-o-o-ohMan I love this lifeOh-o-o-o-ohMan, I love this life(I love this life, I love this life, I love this life) |
| I love that ragged old barn that my grandpa madeIt was my whole world back in my innocent daysI love that little white church, out on 109It’s where I hit my knees and thank the Lord for this life of mine | I love that ragged old barn that my grandpa madeIt was my whole world back in my innocent daysI love that little white church, out on 109It’s where I hit my knees and thank the Lord for this life of mine |
| 12.49am BST | 12.49am BST |
| 00:49 | 00:49 |
| Now country music star Chris Janson is singing an up-tempo, dare we say country-punk cover of Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire. | Now country music star Chris Janson is singing an up-tempo, dare we say country-punk cover of Johnny Cash’s Ring of Fire. |
| “Make some noise, RNC!” Janson calls out. | “Make some noise, RNC!” Janson calls out. |
| Most excited delegation: California, home to Folsom and San Quentin. Least excited: saying Arizona, who are texting. Texas is waving their hats. | Most excited delegation: California, home to Folsom and San Quentin. Least excited: saying Arizona, who are texting. Texas is waving their hats. |
| 12.46am BST | 12.46am BST |
| 00:46 | 00:46 |
| Here’s country music star Chris Janson, singing his smash hit “Buy me a boat”. | Here’s country music star Chris Janson, singing his smash hit “Buy me a boat”. |
| Last night was disco and funk night. Tonight’s it’s country. | Last night was disco and funk night. Tonight’s it’s country. |
| “Hey RNC how you doin’ tonight baby?!?” Chris Janson says. They cheer, and he goes into a harmonica solo that would give John Popper’s tongue career-ending cramps if he tried it. | “Hey RNC how you doin’ tonight baby?!?” Chris Janson says. They cheer, and he goes into a harmonica solo that would give John Popper’s tongue career-ending cramps if he tried it. |
| 12.41am BST | 12.41am BST |
| 00:41 | 00:41 |
| Here’s Sweet Caroline. And yes that’s Florida: | Here’s Sweet Caroline. And yes that’s Florida: |
| This room is full of awkward uncles at a wedding #RNCinCLE https://t.co/gLnTevJ0qE | This room is full of awkward uncles at a wedding #RNCinCLE https://t.co/gLnTevJ0qE |
| 12.39am BST | 12.39am BST |
| 00:39 | 00:39 |
| There’s the pledge of allegiance. Now Abby Paskvan sings the national anthem. She killed it, in a performance anticipated by her mic check earlier: | There’s the pledge of allegiance. Now Abby Paskvan sings the national anthem. She killed it, in a performance anticipated by her mic check earlier: |
| Not sure who that is warming up but she is gonna kill it pic.twitter.com/KGjkWQ0A8p | Not sure who that is warming up but she is gonna kill it pic.twitter.com/KGjkWQ0A8p |
| 12.36am BST | 12.36am BST |
| 00:36 | 00:36 |
| The announcer has just interrupted the band’s cover of “Sweet Caroline” to ask people to take their seats and she basically ends up on the receiving end of a basketball-arena-sized Go to Hail. These people aren’t going to sit down in the middle of “Sweet Caroline.” | The announcer has just interrupted the band’s cover of “Sweet Caroline” to ask people to take their seats and she basically ends up on the receiving end of a basketball-arena-sized Go to Hail. These people aren’t going to sit down in the middle of “Sweet Caroline.” |
| OK it’s over and here’s Reince Priebus again. He introduces a boy scout troop who are bringing in the flags. | OK it’s over and here’s Reince Priebus again. He introduces a boy scout troop who are bringing in the flags. |
| 12.33am BST | 12.33am BST |
| 00:33 | 00:33 |
| Introducing tonight's speakers | Introducing tonight's speakers |
| The first speaker tonight, according to the program, is Florida governor Rick Scott. Maybe he can get those wild partiers in his delegation to calm down a bit. | The first speaker tonight, according to the program, is Florida governor Rick Scott. Maybe he can get those wild partiers in his delegation to calm down a bit. |
| We’re also scheduled to hear from Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, senator Marco Rubio (by video), senator Ted Cruz, former House speaker Newt Gingrich plus Callista Gingrich, Eric Trump, vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and fake employer Michelle van Etten. The speakers’ list is as follows: | We’re also scheduled to hear from Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, senator Marco Rubio (by video), senator Ted Cruz, former House speaker Newt Gingrich plus Callista Gingrich, Eric Trump, vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and fake employer Michelle van Etten. The speakers’ list is as follows: |
| Florida Governor Rick Scott | Florida Governor Rick Scott |
| Laura Ingraham, Radio Host | Laura Ingraham, Radio Host |
| Phil Ruffin, Businessman | Phil Ruffin, Businessman |
| Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida | Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida |
| Eileen Collins, Astronaut (retired) | Eileen Collins, Astronaut (retired) |
| Michelle Van Etten, Small Business Owner | Michelle Van Etten, Small Business Owner |
| State Senator Ralph Alvarado, Jr. (Kentucky) | State Senator Ralph Alvarado, Jr. (Kentucky) |
| Dr. Darrell C. Scott, Senior Pastor and Co-Founder of New Spirit Revival Center Ministries | Dr. Darrell C. Scott, Senior Pastor and Co-Founder of New Spirit Revival Center Ministries |
| Harold Hamm, Continental Resources | Harold Hamm, Continental Resources |
| Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker | Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker |
| Lynne Patton, The Eric Trump Foundation | Lynne Patton, The Eric Trump Foundation |
| U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Video | U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida), Video |
| U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) | U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) |
| Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization | Eric Trump, Executive Vice President of The Trump Organization |
| Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives | Newt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives |
| Callista Gingrich, President of Gingrich Productions | Callista Gingrich, President of Gingrich Productions |
| Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Candidate for Vice President | Indiana Governor Mike Pence, Candidate for Vice President |
| 12.28am BST | 12.28am BST |
| 00:28 | 00:28 |
| Trump on 'speechwriter': 'we all make mistakes' | Trump on 'speechwriter': 'we all make mistakes' |
| Donald Trump has told ABC News that the Trump organization staffer who took the blame for allowing Melania Trump’s speech to proceed with borrowed lines in it had been with him a long time, is a “very good person” and he forgives her because “we all make mistakes.” | Donald Trump has told ABC News that the Trump organization staffer who took the blame for allowing Melania Trump’s speech to proceed with borrowed lines in it had been with him a long time, is a “very good person” and he forgives her because “we all make mistakes.” |
| Transcript via Sopan Deb of CBS News: | Transcript via Sopan Deb of CBS News: |
| In interview with ABC, Trump weighs in on Melania's speechwriter: "You’ve made mistakes. We all make mistakes..." pic.twitter.com/v7RCV8PlMX | In interview with ABC, Trump weighs in on Melania's speechwriter: "You’ve made mistakes. We all make mistakes..." pic.twitter.com/v7RCV8PlMX |
| 12.25am BST | 12.25am BST |
| 00:25 | 00:25 |
| The delegates are all in the hall, and the band has once again begun. My Sharona is the hit cover tune of the moment. There’s some dancing. Especially among the representatives of a certain popular holiday state. | The delegates are all in the hall, and the band has once again begun. My Sharona is the hit cover tune of the moment. There’s some dancing. Especially among the representatives of a certain popular holiday state. |
| Florida have been drinking again | Florida have been drinking again |
| 12.20am BST | 12.20am BST |
| 00:20 | 00:20 |
| If you haven’t been watching the Infowars livestream, with conspirator-in-chief Alex Jones, you may have missed comedian Tim Heidecker crashing it and doing a pretty good Alex Jones impression (this is via Dave Weigel of the Washington Post): | If you haven’t been watching the Infowars livestream, with conspirator-in-chief Alex Jones, you may have missed comedian Tim Heidecker crashing it and doing a pretty good Alex Jones impression (this is via Dave Weigel of the Washington Post): |
| There's now quality video of @timheidecker crashing the @RealAlexJones livestream https://t.co/jHCBwQQ7vn | There's now quality video of @timheidecker crashing the @RealAlexJones livestream https://t.co/jHCBwQQ7vn |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 12.21am BST | at 12.21am BST |
| 12.11am BST | 12.11am BST |
| 00:11 | 00:11 |
| Mini-wall materializes around Trump star | Mini-wall materializes around Trump star |
| A border wall appeared around the Trump star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. | |
| The work is credited to the artist Plastic Jesus. Who paid for it? Your guess is as good as ours. | The work is credited to the artist Plastic Jesus. Who paid for it? Your guess is as good as ours. |
| It was gone by Wednesday. | |
| Updated | |
| at 1.03am BST | |
| 11.59pm BST | 11.59pm BST |
| 23:59 | 23:59 |
| Convention night 3 live stream | Convention night 3 live stream |
| We’re pleased tonight to be able to serve up a live video stream of tonight’s proceedings. Here it is, courtesy of Reuters: | We’re pleased tonight to be able to serve up a live video stream of tonight’s proceedings. Here it is, courtesy of Reuters: |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 11.59pm BST | at 11.59pm BST |
| 11.44pm BST | 11.44pm BST |
| 23:44 | 23:44 |
| Trump plane trolls Cruz | Trump plane trolls Cruz |
| Cruz cut off by Trump plane: ‘That was pretty well orchestrated’ – video | Cruz cut off by Trump plane: ‘That was pretty well orchestrated’ – video |