Donald Trump is chosen as nominee for USA President by Republican Party Convention
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republican-national-convention-scrutiny-of-melania-trumps-speech-follows-plagiarism-allegations/2016/07/19/3efc4208-4da4-11e6-a7d8-13d06b37f256_story.html, dated July 19th 2016
Very short extracts from the above article:
At about 8:10 p.m., after Alaska’s votes had been sorted out, Ryan, who is the convention chairman, announced the official results. Trump, he said, “has been selected as the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States.”
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A little more than a year before, Trump had seemed like an afterthought: a reality-TV star with no political experience, facing a deep field that included more than 10 current and former Republican officeholders.
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This is the video with the actual roll call (till New York state puts the roll call "over the top" i.e. Trump votes cross the needed number to win the nomination): Trump Wins Nomination - Full Roll Call of the Delegates at Republican National Convention (7-19-16), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZepRUZUeL0, 1 hr, 5 min, 55 secs, published on Jul. 19th 2016, by Donald Trump Speeches & Events.
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Please note that I have a PUBLICLY NEUTRAL informal-student-observer role in these posts that I put up about the USA presidential elections. Of course, as I am an Indian citizen living in India, there is no question of me voting in these elections.
Very short extracts from the above article:
At about 8:10 p.m., after Alaska’s votes had been sorted out, Ryan, who is the convention chairman, announced the official results. Trump, he said, “has been selected as the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States.”
...
A little more than a year before, Trump had seemed like an afterthought: a reality-TV star with no political experience, facing a deep field that included more than 10 current and former Republican officeholders.
--- end very short extracts from WashingtonPost article ---
This is the video with the actual roll call (till New York state puts the roll call "over the top" i.e. Trump votes cross the needed number to win the nomination): Trump Wins Nomination - Full Roll Call of the Delegates at Republican National Convention (7-19-16), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZepRUZUeL0, 1 hr, 5 min, 55 secs, published on Jul. 19th 2016, by Donald Trump Speeches & Events.
[I thank washingtonpost.com and have presumed that they will not have any objections to me sharing the above very small extracts from their website on this post which is freely viewable by all, and does not have any financial profit motive whatsoever.]
Please note that I have a PUBLICLY NEUTRAL informal-student-observer role in these posts that I put up about the USA presidential elections. Of course, as I am an Indian citizen living in India, there is no question of me voting in these elections.
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