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| Republican convention live: Cruz won't endorse Trump – 'vote your conscience' | |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 3.14am BST | |
| 03:14 | |
| Eric Trump continues with an anecdote about Oprah Winfrey asking his father whether he’d ever run for president. Trump said, “Only if it got so bad that I had no choice.” | |
| Eric Trump says: “Well ladies and gentlemen, that day has come.” | |
| He describes things he sees in his father’s eyes, specifically frustration at America’s crumbling infrastructure, failing schools and ballooning trade deficit. | |
| But also Eric sees in his father’s eyes the look of someone who wants America to be great again. | |
| The New York delegation chants Trump Trump Trump. | |
| Eric Trump quote MLK Jr: “The most persistent question is what are you doing for others.” He begins to talk about the charity work of his foundation. | |
| Eric Trump points out that Trump himself is in the house. So he is, over there. | |
| 3.09am BST | |
| 03:09 | |
| Eric Trump: 'It's time for a president with common sense' | |
| Eric Trump is listing the accomplishments of his father. These include turning the presidential debates into “must-see TV.” | |
| Trump says he saw his father grow frustrated with stuff that was going wrong in the USA. “He could no longer stand to see the words [sic] “Christmas” stripped from public use... so my father made the courageous decision to set aside a company to which he has devoted an entire life... at a time when many people would have held fast to a lifestyle that has truly become the epitome of the American dream,” Trump sought to restore that dream to the people, Eric Trump says. | |
| He says his dad is the best person to implement tax reform and introduce business sense and “negotiate the return of countless American manufacturers” ... “than a many who has single-handedly employed tens and tens of thousands of people around this country. | |
| “It’s time for a president with common sense,” Eric Trump says. | |
| 3.05am BST | |
| 03:05 | |
| Well it appears Chris Janson’s latest harmonica solo has finally killed all the video screens in the Quicken Loans arena. Every Jumbotron in the place has flickered off. | |
| As Eric Trump walks out, the Jumbotons go back on, but the LED crawlers ringing the arena at two levels are blinking on and off. It’s a strobe effect, a malfunction, distracting, the kind of thing that might come with a seizure warning. | |
| Eric Trump dives into his speech anyway. | |
| They finally get those crawlers turned off. | |
| 3.01am BST | |
| 03:01 | |
| Boos for Cruz | |
| Here are those boos: | |
| Boos about as loud as cheers as Cruz finishes speech at #rnc2016 #rncincle https://t.co/nHNfzpXPlD | |
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| at 3.02am BST | |
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| We’ve just had a video of Trump’s children talking about their father. They said good things without exception. Now noted harmonica-ist Chris Janson is back, to sing an adapted version of a song called “Truck Yeah.” | |
| He makes it “Trump yeah.” | |
| 2.59am BST | |
| 02:59 | |
| Cruz thunderously booed | |
| The crowd realizes that Ted Cruz is coming to the end of his speech and that he will not endorse Trump, or even mention him again. They are growing restive. Chants and counter-chants, people standing and giving the old double-thumbs-down. | |
| Cruz has come to the end of his prepared remarks, but he’s not rushing it. He seems to be enjoying, somehow, the palpable rancor in the air. He speaks these lines off the cuff: | |
| “The case we have to make to the American people.. is to commit that we will defend freedom and be faithul to the American constitution. | |
| “We will unit the party, unite the country, by standing for” these freedoms.” | |
| “God bless each and every one of you and god bless the United States of America.” | |
| And the place goes wild, 18,000 booing people. | |
| Cruz stands there and smiles and waves. He doesn’t care. | |
| Boos about as loud as cheers as Cruz finishes speech at #rnc2016 #rncincle https://t.co/nHNfzpXPlD | |
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| at 3.02am BST | |
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| 02:55 | |
| Cruz: 'vote your conscience' | |
| Cruz: | |
| We deserve leaders who stand for principle. Unite us all behind shared values. Cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect, from everybody. | |
| And to those listening, please, don’t stay home in November. If you love our country, and love your children as much as I know you do, stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution. | |
| Cruz here is both cheered and booed. A rallying cry of Trump! Trump! breaks out, and a counter-cry of USA! USA! percolates. Especially right in front of Cruz, where the New Yorkers are. | |
| “I appreciate the enthusiasm of the New York delegation,” Cruz says. | |
| Then he returns to his prepared remarks: | |
| It’s love of freedom that has allowed millions to achieve their dreams. Like my Mom, the first in her family to go to college, and my Dad, who fled prison and torture in Cuba, coming to Texas with just $100 sewn into his underwear. | |
| 2.52am BST | |
| 02:52 | |
| Cruz on the recent glories of the Republican party: | |
| Our party was founded to defeat slavery. Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. | |
| We passed the Civil Rights Act, and fought to eliminate Jim Crow laws. | |
| That’s our collective legacy, although the media will never show it to you. | |
| Cruz is speaking directly into cameras carrying his words to like 20 million people at least. | |
| As Cruz speaks, there’s a brief electrical outage, everything flickering, the big screens. But it’s just a glitch. | |
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| at 3.13am BST | |
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| 02:50 | |
| Cruz calls for a wall | |
| The biggest applause line of Cruz’s speech so far: | |
| We deserve an immigration system that puts America first. And yes, builds a wall to keep us safe. | |
| Then Cruz, recklessly and counterfactually, brands refugees as “Isis terrorists,” as news reports emerge of dozens of Syrian civilians killed by US ordnance. | |
| 2.48am BST | |
| 02:48 | |
| Cruz describes a bunch of things that “freedom means,” including freedom to have guns and freedom from other people having abortions. | |
| Also, states’ rights: | |
| And freedom means recognizing that our Constitution allows states to choose policies that reflect local values. Colorado may decide something different than Texas. New York different than Iowa. Diversity. That’s the way it’s supposed to be. If not, what’s the point of having states to begin with? | |
| Cruz says Clinton is anti freedom. His lines about her are booed: | |
| Hillary Clinton believes government should make virtually every choice in your life. Education, healthcare, marriage, speech – all dictated out of Washington. | |
| Cruz then touts the Brexit vote. Big cheers now: | |
| But something powerful is happening. We’ve seen it in both parties. We’ve seen it in the United Kingdom’s unprecedented Brexit vote to leave the European Union. | |
| Voters are overwhelmingly rejecting the political establishment and big government. That’s a profound victory. | |
| 2.45am BST | |
| 02:45 | |
| Cruz describes 'return to freedom' | |
| The room is absolutely packed for Cruz, the fullest it’s been yet. He has progressed gracefully through a few movements: the tragic story of the daughter of an assassinated officer; the American ideal; the sins of the Democrats, and now a “vision for our future”: | |
| Theirs is the party that thinks ISIS is a “JV team,” that responds to the death of Americans at Benghazi by asking, “What difference does it make?” That thinks it’s possible to make a deal with Iran, which celebrates as holidays “Death to America Day” and “Death to Israel Day.” | |
| My friends, this is madness. | |
| President Obama is a man who does everything backwards – he wants to close Guantanamo Bay and open up our borders, he exports jobs and imports terrorists. | |
| Enough is enough. | |
| And I am here to tell you, there is a better vision for our future: A return to freedom. | |
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| Cruz has left Trump behind, apparently for good. He gets a good bit of applause for a line about Americans having no king. Then he almost says that American exceptionalism comes down to Freddie Mercury: | |
| America is more than just a land mass between two oceans. America is an idea, a simple yet powerful idea: freedom matters. | |
| For much of human history, government power has been the unavoidable constant in life – government decrees, and the people obey. | |
| Not here. We have no king or queen. No dictator. We the People constrain government. | |
| Our nation is exceptional because it was built on the five most powerful words in the English language: I want to be free. | |
| Never has that message been more needed than today. | |
| 2.38am BST | 2.38am BST |
| 02:38 | 02:38 |
| Cruz tells the story of Michael Smith, one of five officers shot dead in Dallas. The story becomes a call to action: | Cruz tells the story of Michael Smith, one of five officers shot dead in Dallas. The story becomes a call to action: |
| As I thought about what I wanted to say tonight, Michael Smith’s story weighed on my heart. Maybe that’s because his daughter, Caroline, is about the same age as my eldest daughter and happens to share the same name. Maybe it’s because I saw a video of that dear, sweet child choking back sobs as she remembered her daddy’s last question to her. Maybe it’s because we live in a world where so many others have had their lives destroyed by evil, in places like Orlando and Paris and Nice and Baton Rouge. Maybe it is because of the simple question itself: | As I thought about what I wanted to say tonight, Michael Smith’s story weighed on my heart. Maybe that’s because his daughter, Caroline, is about the same age as my eldest daughter and happens to share the same name. Maybe it’s because I saw a video of that dear, sweet child choking back sobs as she remembered her daddy’s last question to her. Maybe it’s because we live in a world where so many others have had their lives destroyed by evil, in places like Orlando and Paris and Nice and Baton Rouge. Maybe it is because of the simple question itself: |
| What if this, right now, is our last time? Our last moment to do something for our families and our country? | What if this, right now, is our last time? Our last moment to do something for our families and our country? |
| Did we live up to our values? Did we do all we could? | Did we live up to our values? Did we do all we could? |
| 2.35am BST | 2.35am BST |
| 02:35 | 02:35 |
| Cruz congratulates Trump on winning 'last night' | Cruz congratulates Trump on winning 'last night' |
| Ted Cruz is announced and appears. People clap forever and whistle. Some boo. | Ted Cruz is announced and appears. People clap forever and whistle. Some boo. |
| “Thank you and god bless each and every one of you,” he says. | “Thank you and god bless each and every one of you,” he says. |
| Thank you. Heidi and I are honored to join you here in Cleveland, where Lebron James just led an incredible comeback victory. I’m convinced America is going to come back too. | Thank you. Heidi and I are honored to join you here in Cleveland, where Lebron James just led an incredible comeback victory. I’m convinced America is going to come back too. |
| I want to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night. And like each of you, I want to see the principles that our party believes prevail in November. | I want to congratulate Donald Trump on winning the nomination last night. And like each of you, I want to see the principles that our party believes prevail in November. |
| Conventions are times of excitement. But given the events of the last few weeks, I hope you’ll allow me a moment to talk to you about what’s really at stake. | Conventions are times of excitement. But given the events of the last few weeks, I hope you’ll allow me a moment to talk to you about what’s really at stake. |
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| at 2.48am BST | |
| 2.33am BST | 2.33am BST |
| 02:33 | 02:33 |
| Whoa here suddenly is Marco Rubio, addressing crowd via JumboTron. | Whoa here suddenly is Marco Rubio, addressing crowd via JumboTron. |
| He attacks Hillary Clinton over Benghazi. “Unlike Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is committed to cut taxes, curb spending... [he] takes seriously the threat from Islamic radicals...” | He attacks Hillary Clinton over Benghazi. “Unlike Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump is committed to cut taxes, curb spending... [he] takes seriously the threat from Islamic radicals...” |
| Rubio’s video image gets applause for saying this: | Rubio’s video image gets applause for saying this: |
| The time for fighting each other is other. It’s time to come together and fight for a new direction for America. It’s time to (inaudible). | The time for fighting each other is other. It’s time to come together and fight for a new direction for America. It’s time to (inaudible). |
| 2.30am BST | 2.30am BST |
| 02:30 | 02:30 |
| While Lynne Patton tells the crowd about the virtues of her boss Donald Trump, we want to flag this non-politics story: | While Lynne Patton tells the crowd about the virtues of her boss Donald Trump, we want to flag this non-politics story: |
| Understand it's election season.. But 0 coverage on US TV of #US airstrike in #Syria reported to have killed 85 civilians mistaken for ISIS? | Understand it's election season.. But 0 coverage on US TV of #US airstrike in #Syria reported to have killed 85 civilians mistaken for ISIS? |
| Here's @attackerman @guardian story in case it has failed to penetrate your Trump bubble too https://t.co/KXYA7mW5k6 https://t.co/Qlw8zdfOyK | Here's @attackerman @guardian story in case it has failed to penetrate your Trump bubble too https://t.co/KXYA7mW5k6 https://t.co/Qlw8zdfOyK |
| 2.27am BST | 2.27am BST |
| 02:27 | 02:27 |
| The band strikes up. Who’s up next? Looks like Lynne Patton of the Eric Trump foundation. The band’s doing one of their hits from last night, a cover of REO Speedwagon’s Roll With the Changes. | The band strikes up. Who’s up next? Looks like Lynne Patton of the Eric Trump foundation. The band’s doing one of their hits from last night, a cover of REO Speedwagon’s Roll With the Changes. |
| A video is rolling now. Is Lynne Patton going to address the crowd only by video? The video is a slide show of people – it’s unclear who – with a voiceover by an unidentified someone who could be Lynne Patton. | A video is rolling now. Is Lynne Patton going to address the crowd only by video? The video is a slide show of people – it’s unclear who – with a voiceover by an unidentified someone who could be Lynne Patton. |
| “The Trump family has stood by me through lots of difficult times without concern about their reputations by association,” the unidentified narrator says, interestingly. Tell us more? | “The Trump family has stood by me through lots of difficult times without concern about their reputations by association,” the unidentified narrator says, interestingly. Tell us more? |
| “For the past six years I have held an executive position as it pertains to the distribution of their charitable funds,” the voice says. Must be Lynne Patton. | “For the past six years I have held an executive position as it pertains to the distribution of their charitable funds,” the voice says. Must be Lynne Patton. |
| She says “this is the right thing to do...for me it was an easy decision, just as voting for my boss, Donald J Trump, should be for you,” she says. | She says “this is the right thing to do...for me it was an easy decision, just as voting for my boss, Donald J Trump, should be for you,” she says. |
| Oh wait there she is in person! Lynne Patton. Hello America! she says. She refers again to “my boss, Donald J Trump.” Feels like a sales conference, reminiscent of the moment last night when the Trump vineyard executive spoke. | Oh wait there she is in person! Lynne Patton. Hello America! she says. She refers again to “my boss, Donald J Trump.” Feels like a sales conference, reminiscent of the moment last night when the Trump vineyard executive spoke. |
| 2.16am BST | 2.16am BST |
| 02:16 | 02:16 |
| Walker mentions 'prison' for Clinton | Walker mentions 'prison' for Clinton |
| Next up: governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin. “America deserves better” is his refrain. There are special signs in the audience with those words on them. | Next up: governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin. “America deserves better” is his refrain. There are special signs in the audience with those words on them. |
| But is it a great look, for Scott Walker, a sharp critic of Trump once, to stand on the stage at Trump’s convention and lead the crowd chants of “America deserves better”? | But is it a great look, for Scott Walker, a sharp critic of Trump once, to stand on the stage at Trump’s convention and lead the crowd chants of “America deserves better”? |
| Some people jumped the gun with the signs: | Some people jumped the gun with the signs: |
| Crowd hoisting "America deserves better" signs. That's supposed to be crowd response when Wisconsin Gov Walker talks pic.twitter.com/mRuVTUJSqR | Crowd hoisting "America deserves better" signs. That's supposed to be crowd response when Wisconsin Gov Walker talks pic.twitter.com/mRuVTUJSqR |
| Here’s Walker’s first big applause line: | Here’s Walker’s first big applause line: |
| Hillary Clinton is the ultimate liberal Washington insider. If she were any more on the “inside,” she’d be in prison. | Hillary Clinton is the ultimate liberal Washington insider. If she were any more on the “inside,” she’d be in prison. |
| America deserves better than Hillary Clinton. | America deserves better than Hillary Clinton. |
| Then Walker explicitly calls for support for Trump: | Then Walker explicitly calls for support for Trump: |
| That is why we need to support Donald Trump and Mike Pence for President and Vice President. | That is why we need to support Donald Trump and Mike Pence for President and Vice President. |
| Last August, I said that any of the Republicans running would be better than Hillary Clinton. I meant it then, and I mean it now. So let me be clear: a vote for anyone other than Donald Trump in November is a vote for Hillary Clinton. | Last August, I said that any of the Republicans running would be better than Hillary Clinton. I meant it then, and I mean it now. So let me be clear: a vote for anyone other than Donald Trump in November is a vote for Hillary Clinton. |
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| at 2.20am BST | at 2.20am BST |
| 2.09am BST | 2.09am BST |
| 02:09 | 02:09 |
| Here’s Ingraham calling on Cruz and others to endorse Trump: | Here’s Ingraham calling on Cruz and others to endorse Trump: |
| .@IngrahamAngle to boys w/ "wounded feelings & bruised egos…you must honor your pledge to support Donald Trump now."https://t.co/MDbB8lgKhd | .@IngrahamAngle to boys w/ "wounded feelings & bruised egos…you must honor your pledge to support Donald Trump now."https://t.co/MDbB8lgKhd |
| And Trump tweets thanks for her speech: | And Trump tweets thanks for her speech: |
| Thank you @IngrahamAngle! #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/cv3I3xRSOK | Thank you @IngrahamAngle! #AmericaFirst pic.twitter.com/cv3I3xRSOK |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 2.12am BST | at 2.12am BST |