The support for Donald Trump was not unanimous during day one of the RNC.
On Monday the Republican National Convention kicked off in Cleveland, Ohio at the Quicken Loans Arena, home of the 2016 Champion Cavaliers.
The festivities kicked off at around 1 pm, beginning with several young speakers of the Republican Party such as Chairman of the College RNC Alexandra Smith and founder of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk. The speakers promoted millennials within the party, and claimed the Republican Party to be the party of youth and Diversity.
The most exciting part of the day however came after, where several GOP delegates declared a motion for a roll call vote, which would require each and every delegate to verbally declare who they were voting for.
This was done in an attempt to contest Trump as the GOP nominee after the committee tried to pass a motion that would forego such a vote, and grant Trump with the nomination uncontested.
Nine states originally backed the motion for the voice vote, which would surpass the 7 state requirement to pass such a motion. But after short deliberation, 3 states removed their support for the motion and the Committee was able to quell the rebellion.
In the second half of day one several notable speakers such as former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Melania Trump made speeches before the Cleveland congregation. Giuliani’s speech in particular sparked energy into the crowd.
The evening concluded with Donald Trump making an unexpected appearance at the RNC to introduce his wife Melania to the stage. Trump was not expected to speak before the delegates until Thursday.
That concludes the highlights of Day 1 of the RNC – stay tuned to Knight News for continued updates.
