It’s official: Republican delegates voted Tuesday to nominate Donald Trump as the party’s 2016 presidential candidate.
Despite the last-ditch efforts of anti-Trump activists, the roll call vote at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland ended with Trump receiving the 1,237 votes necessary to receive the GOP nomination. Rumors that rogue delegations would disrupt the proceedings with protest votes proved to be overstated, as the roll call passed without significant incident.
Trump received the decisive votes from his home state of New York. His son Donald Trump, Jr. made the delegation’s announcement.
"Congratulations dad, we love you!" pic.twitter.com/3Yz4whcvVG
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) July 19, 2016
There it is. Donald Trump is the Republican nominee for president. (Imagine if someone told you that a year ago….)
— Ginger Gibson (@GingerGibson) July 19, 2016
The lack of enthusiasm on the floor as Trump secured nomination was startling
— John Podhoretz (@jpodhoretz) July 19, 2016
Anti-Trump conservatives were faced with the final realization of a year-long nightmare, during which Trump’s bombastic insurgent campaign proved unstoppable:
Still #nevertrump. Being the nominee doesn't change the fact he's a narcissist sociopath unprepared to manage a Waffle House.
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) July 19, 2016
Saddest day in long history of GOP. Nominating a racist, nativist, misogynist buffoon for office of Lincoln, TR, Ike, Reagan. #RNCinCLE
— Max Boot 🇺🇦🇺🇸 (@MaxBoot) July 19, 2016
I hope you're happy, Trump enthusiasts. Because what comes next is all on you. ALL OF IT.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 19, 2016
Please. pic.twitter.com/EiYfxU6Idd
— Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) July 19, 2016
As delegates gathered for the roll call vote, news broke that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes would officially be removed from his post at the network amid sexual harassment allegations.
Multiply Ailes’ $40 million golden parachute by 10 or 100, offer it to Trump, and he might drop out of the race voluntarily.
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler) July 19, 2016
Hillary Clinton’s Twitter account offered the following message:
Let's do this. pic.twitter.com/DtYYBDTWE6
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 19, 2016
