Nominating Trump, Indicting Clinton and Other Top Convention Day 2 Moments
Trump's children talked about him as a father as GOP leaders attacked Clinton
By Noreen O'Donnell ••
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie energized the crowd at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday, delivering a full-throated takedown of Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Donald J. Trump officially became the presidential nominee of the Republican Party on the second day of its convention in Cleveland on Tuesday -- as his children and the Republican leadership took the stage. Here are some of the night's top moments that you might have missed.
Trump Clinches the Nomination Donald Trump locked up the Republican Party's presidential nomination on Tuesday just after 7 p.m. when his son, Donald Trump Jr., announced from the floor that the majority of New York's delegates were casting their vote for him.
"It is my honor to be able to throw Donald Trump over the top in the delegate count tonight with 89 delegates and another six for John Kasich," he said. "Congratulations Dad, we love you."
The younger Trump pledged that the campaign would put the solidly Democratic New York into play in the November election with support from areas that are not particularly conservative.
"It's not a campaign anymore," the younger Trump said. "It’s a movement. Speaking to real Americans, giving them a voice again."
The Stop Trump movement was stopped but not without embarrassment. Kasich has not endorsed Trump and the Ohio governor has refused to attend the convention in his home state.
Washington, D.C.'s delegation tried to award 10 votes to U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio and nine to Kasich in accordance with its primary results, but was turned back by convention officials. All of its votes went to Trump. On MSNBC, one of the Kasich delegates called the rule interpretation an outrage.
Alaska's delegation objected to the same rule by demanding a roll call vote. The request was denied -- and all of its delegates also went to Trump -- but the convention's speakers were delayed.
A Indiana State Police officer runs through a fountain with a small child in Public Square on July 21, 2016, in Cleveland, during the final day of the Republican convention.
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A demonstrators makes his way to downtown during a protest July 21, 2016, in Cleveland, during the final day of the Republican convention.
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Felicia Tweedy (left) and Trisha Bowler, delegates from California and Trump supporters, attend the RNC Convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
Protesters demonstrate against Donald Trump near the site of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland on the third day of the convention on July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Police tackle a protestor that tried to burn an American Flag after a fight broke out between opponents outside the Quicken Loans Arena during the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 20, 2016.
Terry Kaye of Cleveland stands in the Public Square in demonstrating his dislike of GOP nominee Donald Trump during the RNC Convention.
Delegates speak while waiting for the third day of the Republican National Convention on July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A woman wears red, white, and blue false eyelashes during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 20, 2016.
A member of the Kansas Highway Patrol gives Elijah White, age 11 of Cleveland, $5 for candy before telling the boy to keep both for himself on July 19, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
An activists shouts as she is arrested by police during a protest outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on July 20, 2016.
A delegate from Texas arrives on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. An estimated 50,000 people are expected in Cleveland, including hundreds of protesters and members of the media.
Charlie Kirk (right), founder of Turning Point USA, denounces big government and socialist tendencies in the Public Square at the RNC Convention.
Protesters struggle with police after trying to burn an American Flag near the sight of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland on the third day of the convention on July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A delegate wears buttons on a jacket during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 20, 2016.
Protesters struggle with police after trying to burn an American Flag near the sight of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in downtown Cleveland on the third day of the convention on July 20, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A gun rights activist stands in front of police lines during a rally outside the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio on July 19, 2016.
An anarchist confronts police and others near the site of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland on the second day of the convention on July 19, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A delegate wears a "Women 4 Trump" pin on an American flag themed cowboy hat before the start of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 20, 2016.
A woman holds up a flower as a group of religious extremists hold a protest near the site of the Republican National Convention in downtown Cleveland on the second day of the convention on July 19, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Florida Delegates Tina Harris and Nancy Riley arrive on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Two men openly carry weapons in downtown Cleveland on the second day of the Republican National Convention on July 19, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Many people have stayed away from downtown due to road closures and the fear of violence.
Protestors march during the End Poverty Now! rally downtown to RNC on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Levi Marolf, from Saginaw, Michigan, at the America First Unity Rally, during the first day of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 18, 2016.
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Jeff Gunder, a member of the Bikers for Trump motorcycle group, attends a rally for Donald Trump on the first day of the RNC on July 18, 2016, in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
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A protestor at the End Poverty Now! rally on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A Texas delegate arrives with his dog at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio. Protestors are staging demonstrations outside on the first day of the Republican National Convention.
Protesters gather during demonstration near the site of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Police ride down a street on the first day of the RNC on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Police stand around a group of conservative protesters on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland police officers detain a protester in Cleveland Public Square near the site of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Demonstrators chant during an anti-Donald Trump rally in Cleveland, Ohio, near the Quicken Loans Arena, site of the Republican National Convention July 18, 2016.
Stephen Colbert tapes a segment on the floor of the Republican National Convention for CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" at the Quicken Loans Arena July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland police officers block an intersection during a demonstration near the site of the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A lone member of a group supporting the carrying of weapons openly speaks to the media at what was supposed to be a march ahead of the Republican National Convention on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A man wearing a trump mask walks through downtown on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
Demonstrators march through downtown on July 17, 2016, in Cleveland, Ohio.
A Hello from New York Donald Trump left Cleveland for New York City but returned to the convention remotely. He was proud to be the Republican nominee, he said.
"By the way, we are going to win the state of Ohio and also of course we are going to win the presidency," he said.
He promised to restore law and order and a strong border, to eliminate the Islamic State and to put the American people first.
Trump will be in Cleveland again on Wednesday with his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.
Auditioning for Attorney General? New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a former federal prosecutor, told the audience that because the U.S. Justice Department had refused to prosecute Hillary Clinton, he would present the facts and let them sit as a jury of her peers.
"She fights for the wrong people," he said. "She never fights for us."
He called her the architect of the disastrous overthrow of the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, an apologist for Nigeria's Boko Haram, which later abducted still-missing school girls, an awful judge of Syria President Bashar al-Assad and the inept negotiator of a nuclear arms deal with Iran, the worst in U.S. history.
Guilty or not guilty, he asked in what became a refrain.
"Lock her up," the crowd chanted.
Clinton fired back on Twitter with a reference to the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal.
"If you think Chris Christie can lecture anyone on ethics, we have a bridge to sell you," she wrote.
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In addition to Donald Trump Jr.'s role in his father's nomination, he gave what some commentators called the best speech of the convention. He described his father as his mentor and his best friend, a man who never gives up, who changed the skyline of New York City.
"For my father, impossible is just the starting point," he said. "That's how he approaches business projects. That's how he approaches life."
He said his father had spent his career with regular Americans, pouring concrete and hanging sheetrock on construction sites, valuing their opinions as much or more than the graduates of Harvard University or Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
"We didn't learn from MBAs," the son said. "We learned from people who had doctorates in common sense."
Donald Trump's daughter, Tiffany Trump, called her father "a natural born encourager" whose "desire for excellence is contagious."
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"He always helped me be the best version of myself by encouragement and by example," she said.
They spoke as fallout continued over Melania Trump's speech Monday night — a portion of which was nearly identical to one Michelle Obama gave in 2008. NBC News reported that the original draft of the speech did not include the disputed section.
The campaign denied there had been any plagiarism in the speech by Donald Trump's wife, and deflected questions about whether anyone should be fired. Paul Manafort, Trump's campaign chairman, accused Hillary Clinton of bringing attention to the accusations. But Donald Trump Jr. seemed to blame unidentified speechwriters and the former campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, who was pushed out in favor of Manafort, said Manafort should take responsibility.
Emilie Plesset contributed information to this article.
