The Republican Party officially nominated Donald Trump for president on Tuesday when delegates from his home state of New York delivered 89 votes and the support of a majority of the convention.
Donald Trump, Jr., accompanied by siblings Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump, announced the delegate tally, 89 out of 95 available, to the convention chair from the floor of Quicken Loans Arena that was not quite full and lacked some of the energy and fanfare that might have been expected at such a celebratory and sympbolic moment of the presidential campaign.
But Trump, Jr., managed to raise the enthusiasm of the convention hall with rousing yet touching remarks to present the New York delegation's votes that put his father past the threshold of 1,237 delegates required to win the Republican nomination.
"I have the incredible honor of being a part of the ride of this election process. It is my honor to be able to throw Donald Trump over the top tonight with 89 delegates," Trump, Jr. said. "Congratulations dad; we love you."
The convention then nominated Indiana Gov. Mike Pence for vice president by an acclamation voice vote. Pence was nominated by Indiana Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb.
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04.25.2024