Donald trumps vp pick takes the stage. Hello, everyone. It is 1 00 a. M. In the east, 10 00 p. M. Pacific and 11 00 mountain. No one ever says mountain time. And theres no endorsement from senator ted cruz tonight. And for that, he was booed by the delegates. Stand and speak and vote your conscien conscience. Vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedoms and to be faithful to the constitution. Well, he forgot to mention donald trump in that. Later donald trump appeared with indiana governor mike pence, and governor pence gave an impassioned defense of the billionaire businessman. You have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down. A fighter, a winner, until now hes had to do it all by himself against all odds. But this week, with this united party hes got back up and on november 8th, i know we will elect donald trump. Youll hear all about the governors remarks later on in the hour. But first, lets bring in james rosen for more on day three of the Republican Convention. James, it was a cruz intrigue, the trump family, and the debut of mike pence. Reporter reporters of our generation have been told for decades youre never going to cover an exciting Convention Like the conventions of decades
past. Thats all out the window with this one. It was another raucous evening and laid bare the divisions within the party. But the hall gave a tremendous reception to the republican Vice President ial nominee mike pence. He received thunderous applause, when he declared that trump would bring huge change to washington. Pence delivered a single stinging jab at the Presumptive Democratic nominee. You know, Hillary Clinton wants a better title, and i would too if i was the secretary of the status quo. Americans can elect someone who personifies the failed establishment in washington, d. C. , or we can choose a leader who will fight every day to make America Great again. Reporter much suspense surrounded the speech of ted cruz, the runnerup in delegates said to be eyeing a 2020 run for the presidency. It was unclear if cruz would keep his pledge to endorse the republican nominee. In the end, cruz congratulated trump but did not endorse him and his speech ended amid some loud booing. We will unite the party. We will unite the country by standing together for shared values, by standing for liberty. God bless each and every one of you, and god bless the United States of america. [ crowd booing ] reporter rough stuff. Before midnight, donald trump tweeted, wow, ted cruz got booed off the stage, didnt honor the pledge. I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak any way. No big deal. We did see some brief scuffling
between trump and cruz delegates, and tomorrow night, donald trump addresses the delegates to formally accept the nomination. We will be analyzing everything that happened earlier this evening, as well as previewing what mr. Trump will say tomorrow night. Stay here for every minute of that next three hours. We saw a wide range of speakers at the convention tonight, and heres some of the other highlights. This election is not actually about donald trump or Hillary Clinton. In fact, its not the election about you or me. This election is about the very survival of the american dream. Americans face a very important decision. Do we want someone who is brutally honest or dishonest . Vote for the candidate you
know who is running for the right reason. Vote for the candidate who has never been a politician. America deserves better than Hillary Clinton and that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we need to support donald trump and mike pence to be the next president and Vice President of the United States. We can make america safe again. We can make america work again. We can make America First again. And together, we can make America Great again for all americans. Joining us now from cleveland is Ashley Daniel bell, the ceo and chairman of 2020 leaders of america. Thank you so much for joining us this morning. Good to be with you, heather. What do you see as the high points of the night . We just put together a little bit of a montage of some of the speakers. What do you think was the best . What a wild night, heather. This was something that we all when you ran to become a
delegate, this is the moment you are waiting for. I think a lot of people are reading ted cruzs speech wrong. People did want ted cruz to endorse, because were so eager to end the primary process and move towards the general election. But i have to give donald trump credit and Newt Gingrich said it best, the reason that ted cruz he didnt have to endorse. Donald trump did not make that a prerequisite at the convention, and that speaks to his character, that he wanted all his rivals to be part of this convention with no quid pro quo. So were all excited that we got that moment behind us and hopefully tomorrow night we turn towards the general and get ready to win. What about in reference to what senator ted cruz did do this evening, do you think that will be used against donald trump in any way possibly by democrats, by Hillary Clintons campaign . No, i think Newt Gingrich said it best. Every american needs to vote their conscience. And if youre a conservative and
voting your conscience and you want a constitutional conservative, then your choice is clear. Governor pence said it best. Shes the secretary of the status quo. If you want change and republicans want nothing more than to see a change in the white house, and to win it back. That was a unifying factor tonight in the convention. I was listening to some of the focus groups that well had on earlier on hannitys show. They said governor pence and Donald Trumps children have swayed them into Donald Trumps camp. So theyre doing a fantastic job in that area. You know, eric did a fantastic job tonight. Honestly, i took notes of what he said. He did a fantastic job of laying out why his father is the right man at the right time. America, a lot of times, you know, to give someone the benefit of the doubt, you have to know them. When donald trump says things that are unconventional, people look at it the worst possible way. But i think now people see him for the father, for the husband,
for the leader, for the businessman he really is. So hope any today we took that big step forward to understanding who the man is, and tomorrow we can really get a little further deep into it. I say this also, heather. I think we completely defined Hillary Clinton, as well. People saw a clear contrast. Newt gingrich gave a clear contrast, that if you believe in law and order, if you believe if youre africanamerican out there and youve had a runin with the police and you believe you didnt get the benefit of the doubt, i think Everyone Wants that courtesy. Clinton received a courtesy from the police that no one else gets, and i think shes not going to be able to run from that next week in philadelphia. A lot of the convention so far had been a lot of negativity towards just Hillary Clinton. We heard governor pence get up there tonight, his speech was definitely different in that respect. Thank you for joining us. Have a great time down there. One more night. Cant wait to be back with you, heather. Thank you. And heather, donald trump earned some cheers when he made a surprise entrance on wednesday night. The nominee usually remains secreted until the big speech tomorrow night. But what about all those boos for ted cruz not endorsing trump . I appreciate the enthusiasm of the new york delegation. Thats a way to put a spin on it, the texas senator took the stage in the name of party unity, but you hear what Donald Trumps son said . He said there was unity, because everyone was booing cruz off the stage. So what does this mean . So john, do you think that cruz sabotage his political future with this nonendorsement tonight or will it blow over in the next four years . I think it will blow over. I think that politics is like warfare, only you die a lot but you live after you die. How many people have been written off after an incident but they come back and win. But the elephant has a long memory. Was this about running in 2020 . Totally. He and kasich and rubio are all assuming trump is going to get beaten in november, and theyre setting themselves up to say on the day after, i told you so. Had you run me, i would have beaten hillary by ten points. You picked the one candidate who couldnt beat hillary. Thats all if trump loses. Thats their gamble. Going back to 1976, if you remember that convention, Ronald Reagan actually did not endorse president ford, if i remember correctly. I think he ultimately did. But it didnt matter. The difference is, reagan, in 76, the hearts of the party was
with reagan. The head was with ford because he was the incumbent president. Here, the heart of the party is not with ted cruz. Its not. Its not sure where it is. This is a very divided, uneasy party. Even this convention you can tell. Theyre not sure where theyre at. There are pledged delegates to trump, many of them dont really love trump but theyll vote for him. Why do you think the Trump Campaign put him in, and in such a spot that hes a primetime spot, right before eric trump, and a lot of people were watching. Did they think that he would endorse him . No. Listen, two weeks ago when trump went down and had that day in washington where he met with the house and senate republicans, Reince Priebus arranged for this meeting. Priebus, trump, cruz, at a meeting, in which cruz was invited to speak at the convention. They never said to him a pr
prerequisite is you have to endorse trump and he didnt do it. Do you think he should have . No. What human being would endorse someone who insults his wife and accuses his father of being in on the assassination of jfk . Im sorry. At that point, the honorable thing is to not endorse him but maybe not come and speak at all. What is could he have done . Not come. Just dont come. Someone asked ben carson about that earlier, they said he insulted you, but yet you still came out and supported him. He said its not about me, its about the party. Well, thats great. But ted cruz is probably all about ted cruz. I think we actually have our other two panelists available. Thank you all for deciding to join us. Where you been . We were waiting for the studio to clear. Weve been working hard all day. And weve not been here waiting. I couldnt get in the studio. The answer to the question is that john is right. Im told that there was a deal between cruz and trump, that there would be an endorsement. That the speech was not reviewed by the Trump Campaign. They assumed cruz would endorse. I think they were as startled as anyone else. And that, plus the failure of donald trump today to endorse the nato obligations to defend the baltics. It was otherwise successful with Newt Gingrich and eric trump. Scott walker. Absolutely. And i totally disagree with john. I keep saying, look, he said some rough things about trump. He shouldnt have come, i agree with that. But for him to get up there and i think he really hurt himself in the toucher, because the party is trying to come together. Thats the feeling after the convention. Youre a big boy, you made an agreement. You made a pledge. Politicians keep so few of them. But this is if you cant play by the rules, then say you cant and stay away. Pats right. Couldnt have said it better myself. The political insiders, the three amigos. I dont know what pat is disagreeing with. I said that, pat. You said he shouldnt have come. Im saying he made a pledge. He and bush and others did a pledge, signed it because they were all terrified. It was all about trump not doing it. Theyre the ones who sat there and made a pledge and walked away from it. You know what . If you feel that way, dont run. If you dont think you can do that, dont run. You cant play in the big leagues, dont do it. Not mincing any words. All to Hillary Clintons benefit. Gentlemen, we thank you. The three amigos. They had more to say. They will be back. We will show you indiana governor mike pence, his speech when hee republican nomination tonight. When our coverage continues after this break. Stay with us. [ salesman ] congrats on the new car. [ woman ] thanks. The dealership reviews on cars. Com made it easy, but. [ man ] we thought it might be a little more tense. You miss the drama . Yeah. [ technician ] ask him whatever you want. Okay. Do you think my sisters prettier than me . [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] research, price, find. Only cars. Com helps you get the right car without all the drama. Indiana governor mike pence officially accepted the Vice President ial nomination last night. Lets listen to his much anticipated speech. Mr. Chairman, delegates, friends and my fellow americans, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I am deeply humbled by your confidence, and on behalf of my family here and gone, i accept your nomination to run and serve as Vice President of the United States of america. [ applause ] and let me thank speaker paul
ryan for that gracious welcome. Paul, youre a true friend and a Great American leader. But paul knows me well and he knows the introduction i prefer is just a little bit shorter. Im a christian, a conservative, and a republican, in that order. [ applause ] you know, im new to this campaign, and honestly, i never thought i would be standing here. I thought i would be spend thin this evening with all my friends from the great state of indiana. [ applause ] yet there i was, a few days ago in new york city, with the man who won 37 states, who faced 16 talented opponents, and outlasted every one of them. And along the way, brought millions of new voters into the Republican Party. [ applause ]
you know, hes a man known for a large personality, a colorful style, and lots of charisma. So i guess he was just looking for some balance on the ticket. [ laughter ] well, for those of you who dont know me, which is most of you [ laughter ] i grew up on the front row of the american dream. My grandfather emigrated to this country. I was raised in a small town in southern indiana, in a big family with a corn field in the backyard. Although we werent really a political family, the heroes of my youth were president john f. Kennedy and the reverend dr. Martin luther king, jr. [ applause ] when i was a young, i watched my
mom and dad build everything that matters. A family, a business, and a good name. I was raised to believe in hard work, in faith and family. My dad, ed pence, was a combat veteran in korea. [ applause ] dad ran gas stations in our small town and he was a great father. If dad were with us today, i would have a feeling he would enjoy this moment, and probably be pretty surprised. [ laughter ] but its such a joy to tell you that my mother is here. [ applause ] would you join me in welcoming the light of my life, my mom, nancy. [ cheers and applause ]
you know, growing up, i actually started in politics in the other party. Until i heard the voice and the ideals of the 40th president , and i signed on for the reagan revolution. [ applause ] but the best thing that ever happened to me, even counting tonight, is that 31 years ago, i married the girl of my dreams, a schoolteacher, an artist. She is everything to me. Would you welcome my wonderful wife, karen pence. [ applause ]
and regardless of any title ill ever hold, the most important job ill ever have is spelled dad. [ applause ] karen and i are blessed to be the parents of the three greatest kids in the world. A writer named charlotte, a College Student named audrey, and a Second Lieutenant in the United States marine corps, michael j. Pence [ applause ] im so proud of you guys. Now, if you know anything about hoosiers, you know we love to suit up and compete. We play to win. Thats why i joined this campaign in a heartbeat. You have nominated a man for president who never quits, who never backs down. A fighter, a winner, until now hes had to do it all by himself against all odds. But this week, with this united party, and on november 8, i know we will elect donald trump to be the 45th president of the United States of america. [ applause ] now, well win because were running on the issues facing
this country. And because were leveling with the American People about the stakes and the choice. You know, the American People are tired of being told, theyre tired of being told that this is as good as it gets. Theyre tired of hearing politicians in both parties that well get to that tomorrow while we pile a Mountain Range of debt on our children and grandchildren. As Ronald Reagan used to say, theyre tired of being told that a little intellectual elite in a far distant capital can plan our lives better for us than we can plan them for ourselves. [ applause ] in the end, this election comes down to just two names on the ballot. So lets resolve here and now that Hillary Clinton will never become president of the United States of america [ cheers and applause ]
Hillary Clinton essentially offers a third obama term. And the role is perfect for her. She championed obamacare because years earlier, she had all but invented it. The National Debt is nearly doubled in these eight years, and her only answer is to keep borrowing and spending. And like the president , she thinks the path to a growing economy is more taxes, more regulation, and more government. [ crowd booing ] now, they tell us this economy is the best that we can do. [ crowd booing ] its nowhere near the best that we can do. Its just the best that they can do. [ cheers and applause ]
and let me tell you, i know firsthand, it doesnt have to be like this. In my home state of indiana, we prove every day that you can build a growing economy on balanced budgets, low taxes, even while making record investments in education and roads and health care. [ cheers and applause ] you know, indiana is the state that works because conservative principles work every time you put them into practice. [ applause ] [ crowd chanting ] now, today, while the nation
suffers under the weight of 19 trillion in a National Debt, we in indiana have a 2 billion surplus. The highest Credit Rating in the nation. Even though weve cut taxes every year since i became governor four years ago. [ applause ] we have fewer state employees than when i took office, and businesses large and small and created nearly 150,000 new jobs, and theres more hoosiers going to work than ever before. Thats what you can do with common sense republican leadership, and thats exactly what the nononsense leadership of donald trump will bring to the white house [ applause ] you know, donald trump gets it. Hes the genuine article. Hes a doer in a game usually
reserved for talkers. And when donald trump does his talking, he doesnt tiptoe around the thousand new rules of political correctness. Hes his own man, distinctly american. And where else would an independent spirit like his find a following that in the land of the free and the home of the brave [ applause ] the funny thing is usa usa [ crowd chanting usa ] you know, the funny thing is,
the party in power seems helpless to figure out our nominee. The media has the same problem. They keep thinking theyve done him in, only to wake up the next morning to find that donald trump is Still Standing and running stronger than ever before. The man just doesnt quit [ applause ] hes tough. He perseveres. Hes gone about as far as you can go in business, but hes never turned his back on the working men and women who make this country grow. And donald trump will never turn his back on those who serve and protect us at home and abroad. [ applause ] you know, its been a
heartbreaking time for the women and men in our Law Enforcement community. And in this time of great testing for them, lets let them know here and now, all across this country, we will always stand with those who stand on the thin blue line of Law Enforcement in america. [ applause ] now, while donald trump was taking my measure as a possible running mate, i did some observing myself. [ laughter ] ive seen the way he deals with people who work for him at every level. And ive seen the way they feel about working for him. Now, ill grant you, he can be a little rough with politicians on the stage, and ill bet we see that again. [ applause ] but ive seen this good man up close. His utter lack of pretense. His respect for the people who work for him. And his devotion to his family. [ applause ] and if you still doubt what im saying, remember, as we say back home, you cant fake good how about his amazing children arent they something [ applause ]
these are the true measures of our nominee. Chosen by the voters as the right man for these times. This is the outsider, my running mate, who turned a long shot campaign into a movement. Over in the other party, you know, if the idea was to present the exact opposite of a political outsider, the exact opposite of an uncalculating truth teller, then on that score, youve got to hand it to the democratic establishment, they outdid themselves this time. [ applause ] i mean, at the very moment when america is crying out for something new and different, the other party has answered with a stale agenda and the most predictable of names, people in
both parties are restless for change, ready to break free of old patterns in washington. And democrats are about to anoint someone who represents everything this country is tired of. You know, Hillary Clinton wants a better title, and i would too if i was already americas secretary of the status quo. [ applause ] you know, the choice couldnt be more clear. Americans can elect someone who literally personifies the failed establishment in washington, d. C. , or we can choose a leader, who will fight every day to make America Great again. Its change versus status quo. And my fellow republicans, when donald trump becomes president of the United States of america, the change will be huge. [ applause ]
you know, for years weve had fundamental problems that get talked to death in washington, d. C. But they never get solved and even get worse. Weve seen entire stretches of our country written off in bad policies. Weve seen relentless mandates from the executive branch. It seems like no aspect of our lives is too small for the present administration to supervise. And no provision of the constitution is too large for them to ignore. [ applause ] meanwhile, weve seen boarders that go unrespected. A military thats been
diminished. And promise after ringing promise to our veterans, probably forgotten. And then donald trump came along. And started saying what practically everybody was thinking any way, that our leaders need to be stronger. Under donald trump, our deals will be smarter. Our soldiers will have what they need and our veterans will have what they earned. We will secure our boarders, protect our nation, and in all this, we will be more serious, and when we do, this nation will start winning again. You know, thats the message that men and women in both parties have been longing to hear. But none of us should think for one second that this will be easy. The outcome of this election depends on us. And how we contend with an incredible onslaught thats coming our way. You know, this wont be americas first glimpse of the clinton machine in action. As Bernie Sanders can tell you. This time around, shell have the press doing half her work for her. [ crowd booing ] the good news is, it wont be nearly enough not against a candidate who has captured the attention of the country the way donald trump has. On issue by issue, he and i will take our case to the voters. Pointing out the failures of the Obama Clinton agenda and showing a better way. We will win the hearts and minds
of the American People can an agenda for a stronger and more prosperous america. [ applause ] now, the establishment in washington, d. C. Thinks its only a narrow range of voters who are giving donald trump a serious look. But i can tell you firsthand, theres a lot of americans out there who feel like democratic politicians have taken them for granted. Its Union Members who dont want a president who promises to put a lot of coal miners and Coal Companies out of business. [ applause ] those miners want an American Energy policy, and they know that donald trump digs coal
[ applause ] its africanamericans who remember generations of hollow promises about safe streets and better schools, and they know donald trump will fight for equal opportunity and he loves educational choice. [ applause ] and its hispanic americans, who respect the law, want jobs and opportunities for their families, who know that donald trump will uphold the law and get this economy moving for every american you know, the party of lincoln was founded on equality of opportunity. And during these difficult days, it will be our party and our
agenda that opens the doors for every american to succeed and prosper in this land. [ applause ] you know, in so many ways, the Democratic Party has abandoned those it used to protect. Maybe theyve become too entrenched in power. So comfortable that at times they lose patience with the n m normal legislative process. Make no mistake about it, Hillary Clinton has some big ideas along executive action. [ crowd booing ] as this election approaches, every american should know that while were filling the presidency for the next four years, this election will define the Supreme Court for the next 40. [ applause ]
we all better think very carefully, very carefully about what this means for our constitution and limited government. Elect Hillary Clinton and yo better get used to being subject to unelected judges using unaccountable power to take unconstitutional actions. So let me say, for the sake of the rule of law, for the sake of the sanctity of life, for the sake of our Second Amendment [ applause ] and for the sake of all our other godgiven liberties, we must ensure that the next president appointing justices to the Supreme Court is donald trump. [ applause ]
and Hillary Clintons record on Foreign Affairs gets even worse. You know, it was Hillary Clinton who helped undo all the gains of the troop surge. A staggering failure of judgment that set isis on the loose. It was Hillary Clinton who instigated the president s disastrous agreement with the radical mullahs in iran. And it was Hillary Clinton who left americans in harms way in benghazi, and after four americans fell, said what difference at this point does it make . [ crowd booing ] [ crowd chanting lock her up ]
as the proud father of a United States marine, let me say from my heart, anyone who said that, anyone who did that should be disqualified from ever serving as commander in chief of the armed forces of the United States of america. [ applause ] 7 1 2 years of barack obama and Hillary Clintons policies have weakened americas place in the world. Terrorist attacks at home and abroad, grim and heartbreaking scenes from france just a few short days ago. And the attempted coup in turkey, all attest to a world spinning apart. History teaches us that weakness arouses evil. Hillary clinton and barack obams Foreign Policy of leading from behind, moving red lines, faing resets with russia and the rise, rule and reign of isis are a testament to this truth of history. We cannot have four more years of apologizing to our enemies and abandoning our friends. America needs to be strong for the world to be safe, and on the worlds stage, donald trump will lead from strength. Donald trump will rebuild our
military and stand with our allies. Donald trump will confront radical islamic terrorism at its source and destroy the enemies of our freedom. And if the world knows nothing else, it will know this. America stands with israel. [ cheers and applause ] you know, if you looked at the calendar this morning, you might have noticed. The presidency of barack obama ends exactly six months from today. [ crowd noise ] and this much is certain. This much is certain of the obama years. Theyre not ending well. This seems to be so many things that divide us. So few great purposes that unite us as they once did. And it is at moments like this, moments when politics fail that i believe we do well to remember
what unites us far exceeds anything that sets us apart in america. That we are as we have always been, one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Should i have the awesome privilege to serve as your Vice President , i promise to keep faith with that conviction. To pray daily for a wise and discerning heart, for who is able to govern this great people of yours without it . My fellow americans, i believe we have come to another rendezvous with destiny and i have faith. Faith in the boundless capacity of the American People and faith that god can still heal our land. But we have a choice to make. This is another time for choosing. If you want a president who will protect this nation, confront radical islamic terrorism and rid the world of isis, if you want a president who will restore law and order to this country and give Law Enforcement the support and resources they
deserve, if you want a president who will cut taxes, grow our economy and squeeze every nickel out of the federal bureaucracy, if you want a president who will build strong borders and enforce our laws, and if you want a president who will up end the status quo in washington, d. C. And appoint justices to the Supreme Court, who will uphold the constitution, we have but one choice. And that man is ready. This team is ready. Our party is ready. And when we elect donald trump the 45th president of the United States, together we will make America Great again. Thank you. And god bless you. And god bless the United States of america. Thats the one we were waiting for. So how did governor pence big speech go . The Vice President ial candidate mike pence for the very first time. How did he do . John, what does he need to do now to define and defend himself . Well, first of all that speech did a good job for him. In many ways he represents the heart of where the conservatives are and they are the base of the Republican Party. The party is in a bit of a confusion. Trump is a populist, not a conservative. And he is running insurgency and taking over the party. Cruz ran as a conservative in what he thought would be a conservative takeover of the party, away from the bushes and all. Pence is more along the cruz line philosophically. But the merging of them is good for the party, having a conservative and a populist together is good. What will happen after tomorrow is pence will go out. He will follow a schedule. Hell go campaigning. We are not going to hear much from mike pence from now on. Trump is so big that all the attention is on him. You made a point. Usually the candidates are together. Were not seeing that now. We have not seen it and it makes me think that trump really wants the stage more to himself. I think after tomorrow, it will be all donald for four months. He will win or lose this campaign by himself. Two things that needed to happen. They were hoping governor pence would hope was unifying the party. They also need some of the swing voters, the independent voters to pull them over. Did he say anything you think will help with that. No. His job is the other way. Seal up the base. Slump has to slightly tweak himself, starting tomorrow night. He has to make himself a hill less scary. Well talk that that coming up. We will. Well be right back. Its here, but its going by fast. The opportunity of the year is back the mercedesbenz summer event. Get to your dealer today for incredible onceaseason offers,
and start firing up those grilles. Lease the c300 for 379 a month at your local mercedesbenz dealer. Mercedesbenz. The best or nothing. Controversy and contention. Day they have of the Republican National convention in cleveland. Hello, everyone. Senator ted cruz calling on supporters to vote for conservative values. Our nation is exceptional because it was built on the five most beautiful and powerful words in the english language. I want to be free. Senator cruz did not Say Something in the english language and that was, i endorse donald trump. After that omission, he was roundly booed by those angry delegates. As for the republican nominee, he tweeted wow, ted cruz got booed off the stage, didnt honor the pledge. I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak any way. No big deal. After cruz, a Strong Defense of the businessman. For more on that, im joined by the former Deputy Campaign manager for Carly Fiorina and the form he rnc spokesperson. Thank you for joining us early. Thanks for having me. Very early to say the least, right . A lot of excitement though. I feel pretty energized. So share a little of that with us. The feeling there. What do you think was the best part of the evening . I thought mike pence did a good job. His main rivals at this point were proving that he should have been picked over Newt Gingrich and Chris Christie. It wasnt a great speech in the traditional sense but it was a really good speech for him. It was selfdeprecating which i think balances his humility against trumps bragadocious style. You cant fake good kids. A lot of people say, be good for company but it is so true. And i think that he came off genuine. It was a good introduction to america for mike pence. It was a good introduction. For a lot of folks, he made an introduction about. That we saw his mom stand up, his entire family stand up. He talk about his son who is a marine and did a good job of introducing himself to the country and the world. Absolutely. And i think that was what he needed to do. His job wasnt to win new voters tonight or to win the election for donald trump. His job was to introduce himself to the american public, most of which had never heard his name before this week. And some of the, some folks have talked about how the convention so far has been negative. It has been attack Hillary Clinton one speaker after another. We didnt really hear governor pence do that in his speech this evening. I think thats right, although he has certainly done it on the trail. I think he has shown that hes capable. It is the traditional role of the Vice President. One that i think he will do well. Tonight he needed to introduce himself. He needed to make a positive message about who mike pence is. All right. Well find out more about him on the campaign trail which will begin shortly. Thank you so much for joining us. You bet. The Republican Convention so far has become a real family affair. Last night Donald Trumps son eric, it was his turn to take stage after appearances by melania, donald jr. And tiffany. Here in its entirety is erics
address. Good evening. Wow it is such an honor to be here for a man i love so, so, so, so much. Thats my father. 13 months ago, my father sat my family down and told us the time had come. He could no locker sit idly by ask watch our beloved country. The country that has given our family so much success, so much opportunity, crumble before our very eyes. He confirmed to us that he was prepared to announce his candidacy for president of the United States. He made sure to acknowledge that ours would not be an easy path. That we should prepare ourselves for what was to come. That we quickly learn who our
true friends were. Without hesitation, weve committed our own wavering support but this time, none of us could have predict what lay ahead. The records he would break, the stadiums he would fill, the movement he would start. Today my father stands before you with the most primary votes of any republican candidate in the history of our nation. He shattered Voter Registration records across the country. He has defied the predictions of every single political pundit in current traditional debates into mustsee tv. He has inspired multiple generations including my own, like millennials like myself,
that they no longer even consider Public Service to be a noble career. A year ago my father was a businessman. But like Many Americans, he could simply no longer stand to see what was happening to our great country. Cono longer stand to see special interest dollars dictate an incompetent Foreign Policy that puts Foreign Countries before our very own. He could no longer tolerate an inept administration that considers giving 150 billion to ir iran. He can no longer bear witness to our continued Second Amendment attacks. He could no longer stand to see the words christmas stripped from public use or the pledge of
allegiance removes from our schools to be politically correct. So my father made the decision to set aside a company to which he has dedicated his entire life, to set aside this local brand that hes made synonymous with successes success, with quality, uncompromising, just the best. At a time when the people at the pinnacle of their career like my father would have held back to a lifestyle that has truly become the epitome of the american dream, my father instead chose to give that dream back to the people hit eluded for so long. As daunting of a journey as he knew it would be, for him it was the easiest decision in the world. Who better to implement common sense business approach to this
country . Who better to find Practical Solutions to the impractical solution with a 19 trillion debt, one which goes up by 32,000 a second and over 2 billion a day. Who better implement common sense tax reductions for one of the highest tax nations in the world. Allowing our citizens to keep more of what they earn as opposed to having it squandered away by our inefficient government. Who better to return the return of american manufacturers like nabisco and ford and so many others, back to the United States where they began, than a man who has single handedly employed tens and tens and tens of thousands of people around the country . It is time for the a president with common sense. It is time for a president who understands the art of a deal and appreciates the value of a dollar. Our tax dollars. It is time for the president who has always been the one to stein front of the check, not the back. Throughout my fathers career, he has been repeatedly called on by government to step in, for grossly overbudget projects. Everything from new york to the iconic post office in washington, d. C. , just to name a few. Back in 1986, the stiff new york tried to refurbish in central park. The project was over six years and over 5 million over an
inflated budget. Thats when my father overlooked it from his Office Window each and every day decided to step in. Disgusted by government incompetence and ineptitude, he invested 2 million of his own money in order to complete the project. What has taken the city over half a decade to botch my father completed in less than six months, two months ahead of schedule and over a Million Dollars under budget. It is time for a president who can make America Great again ahead of budget and ahead of schedule, too. My father has revitalized run down neighborhoods, shaped skylines across the country and turned dreams into reality his entire career. It is what hedoes. It is who he is. Oprah winfrey once famously asked my father if he ever envisioned running for the presidency of the United States. His answer . Only if it got so bad that i had no choice. Only if it got so bad that i had no choice. Well, ladies and gentlemen, that day has come. As i travel the world with my dad building the greatest hotels and real estate projects, i see in his eyes the indignity of a domestic infrastructure back at home that is in complete disarray and no longer on par with so many other developed nations. I see in his eyes the sadness of innocent lives lost like those
of kate steinly and jameel shaw and so many immigrants, victims of a revolving door of government ineptitude and corruption that leaves innocent americans defenseless. I see in his eyes the humiliation of an Education System ranked 30th in the world. I see in his eyes that nearly 400 billion Trading Balance with china. The 60 billion trade imbalance with mexico. And the continued destabilization of the middle east which costs our nation trillions and trillions of dollars and thousands and thousands of lives. But today i see in his eyes a man who truly loves his country. Who is proud of his country and
who wants his country to be great again. Thank you. I want to thank my father over there for the life that he provided me. For the life that he provided my family and the life that he provided all of our employees around the world. I want to thank my father for the life that has enabled me to provide for my future children as my beautiful wife laura and i start thinking about that amazing chapter of our lives. To that end i think about the legacy i wish to leave my children and to me, there are few things that i hold closer to my heart than charity. For me, it is the essence of who we are as human beings. It is the barometer by which we will be measured for our time here on earth. And Martin Luther king jr. Once said, lifes most persistent and urgent questions, what are you doing for others . When i was 22 years old i founded the Eric Trump Foundation to benefit st. Judes research hospital. An incredible, incredible organization. I run my Foundation Based on the principles my father taught me. Honesty, integrity and values. I expect other charities to be run by the same moral code. Not serve as conduit for personal enrichment. Not become a beacon of corruption and scandal. To whom much is given, much will
be required. This is the belief, to run this most unforgiving office in the world. There is no greater calling. There is no more selfless act. To the unemployed voter sitting at home watching me right now, wondering how youll make your next mortgage payment or rental payment, my father is running for you. To the veterans tuning in from his or her hospital, who has been ignored and disrespected by ungrateful system for far too long. My father is running for you. To the School Teacher forced to walk through a metal detector each and every day in an underfunded school, my father is running for you. To the laborer watching me right
now, forced out of a job by undocumented workers, illegal immigrants, my father is running for you. To the oil and gas industry worker denied a job because of radical regulations from a radical epa, my father is running for you. To single mothers, to families of special needs children, to middle class families who can no longer afford medical benefits sufficient to cover their everyday needs, my father is running for you. This november i ask you to be true to yourself and vote for the candidate who you know is running for the right reasons. Vote for the candidate that who has never been a politician. Vote for the candidate who has never received a paycheck from our government. Thank you. Vote for the candidate who cant be bought, sold, bribed, coerced, intimidated or steered from the path that is right and just and true. Quite frankly, friends, vote for the one candidate who does not need this job. Never have i been more proud to be a trump. Never have i been more proud to be my fathers son. Im incredibly honored to be part of this journey in which he has invited all of us, my beautiful wife, our entire
family to play such an integral part. Dad, you have taught us by example. You are my hero. You are my best friend. You are the next president of the United States. God bless america. Well, another one of Donald Trumps sons, eric trump, keeping it in the family at the rnc. Thats true. But hillary is already pouncing. All night. The most important things in the convention, we go to our panel. The Campaign Adviser to Hillary Clinton in 2008. Judy miller, a Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist. And the chief Political Correspondent for the conservative review. So let me start with you. What is the most important point that you take out of the convention . I would say probably three words. Vote your conscience. As a democrat, i figured you would say that. I think we are going to hear this a lot between now and november. I think were going to hear it from the Hillary Clinton campaign. It was supposed to be dons big adventure, and then it was don and teds big adventure. But he made it clear he is running in 2020 and he has decided that donald trump is not going to win this election. Judy, we go to you. Every night at this convention has been marred by mishap or discord. We saw that tonight in ted cruzs nonendorsement. This was sabotage. This was dising him. This was another indication that there is no big tent and there wont be and that donald trump will have his work cut out for him tomorrow. Donald trump tweeted, its no big deal. I dont think this will have an impact on the supporters for donald trump. I think it was gracious of donald trump to give ted cruz the stage and there were no demands when he did that. Do you think it will have a lasting effect . I dont think so. It is amateurish. I thought it was very gracious. You think about when ted
kennedy did this to jimmy carter in 1980, that was the beginning of the end. Absolutely. You can either run something or you cant. Donald trump is running both as an outsider and on competence. He is a competent businessman. If you cant manage the screen in back of your own son and you dont know what ted cruz is going to say, whether or not he will undermine you, thats not a vote of confidence. Why should anybody vote . Do you think he should have appeared . I dont know what paul mania ford was thinking. Er they were thinking that it made donald trump look gracious. Well have a lot more about this as our coverage continues. My business was built with passion. But i keep it growing by making every dollar count. Thats why i have the spark cash card from capital one. With it, i earn unlimited 2 cash back on all of my purchasing. And that unlimited 2 cash back from spark means
thousands of dollars each year going back into my business. Which adds fuel to my bottom line. Whats in your wallet . Welcome back. It may have been the most asked question at the third day of the convention. Will texas senator ted cruz endorse donald trump in lets listen to his speech from last night in its entirety. So honored to join you here in cleveland. Where lebron james just led an incredible comeback victory. And i am convinced america is going to come back too. I want to congratulate donald trump on winning the nomination last night. 1k3 like each of you, i want to see the principles prevail in november. Conventions are times of excitement. But given the events of the last few weeks, i hope youll allow me a moment to talk to you about what is really at stake. Two weeks ago, a 9yearold girl named caroline was swimming in
the pool, playing with friends, doing all the things a happy child might do. Like most children she relied upon the love that she received from her mom. Heidi, and her dad, a Police Sergeant named Michael Smith. That is until he becamethe five down in dallas. The day her father was murdered, caroline gave him a hug and a kiss. As they parted her dad asked her something he hadnt asked before. What if this is the last time you ever kiss or hug me . Later, as she thought of her fallen father, and that last heart breaking hug, caroline
broke down in tears. How could anything ever be okay again . Michael smith was a former army ranger who spent three decades with the Dallas Police department. I have no idea who he voted for in the last election or how he felt about this one. But his high of was a testament to devotion. He protected the very protesters who mocked him because he loved his country and his fellow man. His work gave new meaning to that line from literature, to die of love is to live by it. As i thought about what i wanted to say tonight, Michael Smiths story weighed on my heart. Maybe thats because his daughter caroline is about the same age as my eldest daughter and happens to share the same name. Maybe it is because i saw a video of that dear sweet child choking back sobs as she remembered her daddys last question to her. Maybe it is because we live in a world where so many others have had their lives destroyed by evil in places like orlando and paris and nice and baton rouge. May be it is because of the simple question itself. What if this right now is our last time . Our last moment to do something
for our families, and our country. Did we live up to the values we say we believe . Did we do all we really could . Thats really what elections should be about. Thats why you and millions like you devoted so much time and sacrifice to this campaign. Were fighting, not for one particular candidate or one campaign, but because each of us wants to be able to tell our kids and grandkids our own carolines. We did our best for their future and our country. America is more than just a land mass between two oceans. America is an ideal, a simple,
yet powerful idea. Freedom matters. For much of human history, government power has been the unavoidable constant in life. Government decrees and the people obey. But not here. We have no king or queen. We have no dictator. We the people constrain government. [ cheers and applause ] our nation is exceptional because it was built on the five most beautiful and powerful words in the english language. I want to be free. Never has that message been more needed than today. We stand here tonight a nation divided. Partisan rancor, even hatred are tearing america apart and citizens are furious, rightly furious, at a political establishment that breaks its promises and ignores the will of the people. We have to do better. We owe our Fallen Heroes more than that. Now, of course, obama and clinton will also tell you that
they care about our childrens future. And i want to believe them. But there is a profound difference in our two parties vision for the future. Theirs is the party that thinks isis is a jv team. That responds to the death of americans at benghazi by asking, what difference does it make . And that thinks it is possible to make a deal with iran which celebrates its holidays, death to america day and death to israel day. My friends, this is madness. President obama is a man who
does everything backwards. He wants to chose Guantanamo Bay and open up our borders. He exports jobs and imports terrorists. Enough is enough. And i am here to tell you, there is a better vision for our future. A return to freedom. On education, your freedom to choose your childs education, even if you arent as rich as Hillary Clinton or barack obama. On health care, your freedom to choose your own doctor without obamacare. On taxes, your freedom to provide for your family without the irs beating down your door. The internet, keep it free from taxes, free from regulation, and dont give it away to russia and china. Freedom means free speech. Not politically correct safe spaces. Freedom means religious freedom. Whether you are christian or jew, muslim or atheist. Whether you are gay or straight, the bill of rights protects the rights of all of us to live according to our conscience. Freedom means the right to keep and bear arms and to protect your family. Freedom means that every human life is precious and must be protected. Freedom means Supreme Court justices who dont dictate policy but instead, follow the constitution. And freedom means recognizing that our constitution allows states to choose policies that reflect local values. Colorado might decide Something Different than texas. New york different than iowa. Thats the way it is supposed to be. Diversity. If not, whats the point of having states to begin with . Now, Hillary Clinton believes that government should make virtually every choice in your life. Education, health care, marriage, speech, all dictated out of washington. But something powerful is happening. Weve seen it in both parties. Weve seen it in the united kingdoms unprecedented brexit vote to leave the european union. Voters are overwhelmingly rejecting the political
establishment and overwhelmingly rejecting big government. That is a profound victory and one earned by each and everyone of you. People are fed up with politicians who dont listen to them. Fed up with a corrupt system we deserve an immigration system that puts America First and yes, builds a wall to keep america safe. A government that stops admitting isis terrorists as refugees. We deserve trade policies that put the interests of American Farmers and manufacturing jobs over the global interests that are funding the lobbyists. And if we stand together and choose freedom, our future will be brighter. Freedom will bring back jobs and raise wages. Freedom will lift people out of dependency to the dignity of
work. We can do this. 47 years ago to this day, america put the very first man on the moon. That was the power of freedom. Our party, the Republican Party, was founded to defeat slavery. Abraham lincoln, the first republican president , signed the emancipation proclamation. Together we passed the Civil Rights Act and together we fought to eliminate jim crow laws. Thats our collect legacy, although media will never share it with you. Those were fights for freedom and so is this. Sergeant Michael Smith stood up to protect our freedom. So do the soldiers and sailors and airmen and marines every day fighting islamic terrorism. And so did the family of alton sterling who bravely called to tend violence. So did the families murdered at the charleston a. M. E. Church who forgave that hateful bigoted murderer. And so can we. We deserve leaders who stand for principle, who unite us all behind shared values, who cast aside anger for love. That is the standard we should expect from everybody. And to those listening, please, dont stay home in november. If you love our country and love your children as much as i know that you do, stand and speak and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the constitution. I appreciate the enthusiasm of the new york delegation. And i will tell you it is love of freedom in a has allowed millions to achieve their dreams, like my mom, the first in her family to go to college and my dad, who is here tonight, who fled prison and torture in cuba, coming to texas with just 100 sewn into his underwear. And it is love that i hope will bring comfort to a grieving 9yearold girl in dallas and god willing propel her to move forward and dream and soar and make her daddy proud. We must make the most of our moment, to fight for freedom, to protect our godgiven rights, even of those with whom we dont agree. So that when were old and gray and when our work is done and we give those we love one final kiss goodbye, we will be able to say Freedom Matters and i was part of something beautiful. The case that we must make is that we will defend freedom and be faithful to the constitution. We will unite the party. We will unite the country by standing together for shared values, for standing for liberty. God bless each and every one of you and god bless the United States of america. You hear the booing after senator cruz finished. What does all this mean . John, was it bad manners or just define personal principle. Called you lyin ted. Weve had candidates in the past that have had very tough primaries and somehow come together. In this case, this is obviously bad blood here. The problem for ted cruz is, i think he gave a brilliant version of the 1976 reagan speech optimism. What our shared values are. But reagan concluded his speech in 1976 by saying we must go forward to victory. There is no substitute to victory. He didnt emphasize fords name but it was cheer what he wanted them to do. Ted cruz didnt do that. Some of the cruz delegates felt that he had short changed himself. Damaged himself for future possible president ial run and he stepped on mike pence lines. The story tonight is mike pence gave a great Vice President ial speech but the headlines tomorrow will be about ted cruz. The Hillary Clinton folks, she is already tweeting vote your conscience. Meaning vote for her that he did, almost like a backwards, although he didnt endorse Hillary Clinton but giving Republican Voters to vote for her. Thats the phrase. Damming with faint praise. Donald trump comes out right toward the end. He is giving the thumbs up. Either kind of to ted cruz or maybe all the delegates, there it is, who are booing him. He is obviously applauding at
the end of the speech. And later he had a tweet. Wow, ted cruz booed off the stage, didnt honor the pledge. I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak anyway. Is it a big deal . Well, i dont think it will have a major effect on the election. But eric, this is a major introduction of the ticket to a National Audience that normally doesnt follow politics and it stepped all over itself. If donald trump saw the speech two hours earlier, he either should have negotiated something more cheer when he agreed to let ted cruz speak or he should have strongly suggested changes before this went out. And it doesnt look like the Trump Campaign quite gets its act together. And of course, ted cruz is to blame for some of this. But donald trump is to blame too. Because hes the one who put him up on stage. Some could say that was a very gracious gesture by the
Trump Campaign. But gracious gestures were up against a hard break. As always, thank you. More on the coverage last night and mike pence when we continue. Safety doesnt come in a box. Its not a banner that goes on a wall. Its not something you do now and then. Or when its convenient. Its using stateoftheart simulators
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governor pence ask senator ted cruzs speeches. What did you think . Who did best . I think the headline tomorrow should have been mike pence. It isnt going to be. It will be ted cruz and he stole the thunder. Not only from would be Vice President pence but also from eric trump who gave a very, very passionate speech in defense of his father and spoke about why his father ought to be president. Which is something we havent heard a lot of. The other thing that i found astonishing was that it was not only ted cruz who was booed off the stage. His wife heidi had to be escorted from the hall. And people were shouting her down. This will be the story of ted cruz. He stole mike pence thunder that there was an 1,100
increase in searches for ted cruz. 450 . He was the winner of the night. And it was actually a night of really good speeches. I thought mike pence, i thought his speech that coming from you. When you compare it to the last two days. 30 seconds. The left wing media will focus on the ted cruz speech because he did not endorse donald trump. I think mike pence did a great job presenting himself to the world. All right. Well check back with you. All night coverage continues. It sure is. You saw last night, what a scene here. The peach by ted cruz revealed how truly split some parts of the Republican Party are. Tonights program is called make america one again. Of course, the theme is party unit. Donald trump will accept his partys nomination with the final remarks at the rnc here in cleveland. The rnc explained to us, the reason behind the scene. They say that we need leadership that will focus what unites us, not what divides us. Donald trump will move our country beyond the divisive identity politics that have been holding us back by restoring leadership, Building Trust and focusing on our shared love of country and our common goal of making America Great again. Trumps weve and three of his children have already spoken. Ivanka will be given high profile slot right before her dad. And she has told us what she plans to include in her remarks. I think people dont see his warmth and his compassion and he has tremendous warmth and tremendous compassion. And he just tends to show those sides of himself in more intimate settings. He is a very private person in that regard. So for me it is much easier for me to express all the Amazing Things about him as a person, as a father. And he is probably more reserved in terms of expressing those things himself. Other speakers tonight will include oklahomas governor mary fallin, the influential leader Jerry Falwell jr. , the vent you are capitalist who cofounded pay pal, and Reince Priebus who worked feverishly revolt against trump and prevas has not had a high profile. Keep an eye on him. Inside keep an eye on protesters outside. Protesters will have their voice heard and it has not panned out like that at least not yet. If anybody wants to protest an rnc convention, tonight is their last chance for another four years. Heather . And happy birthday to you. Thank you very much. You skidded right past that. Well talk to you later im sure. Pence, cruz and rubio were the big names at the convention. There were a range of lesser known speakers. Some who they consider the future of the republican part. N party. The man you nominated is a man of faith. He is a man of conviction. He is a man you can trust and now we need to send him and donald trump straight to the white house. A vote for anyone other than donald trump in move is a no mistake, make nonton. Mistake we cant wait four years to get him next time. After a long and spirited primary the time for fighting
each other is over. It is time to come together and fight for a new direction for america. It is time to win in november. We already know those guys, but someone new is governor mike pence. Somebody who knows mike pence is our next guest. Former aide to president bush and Campaign Aide and friend of the governor and she is a hoosier and long active in republican politics. What do you want people to know about the mike pence you know . Mike pence is very positive and he gave a great speech. I am sick of hearing Benedict Arnold or eddie haskell. What ted did was unbelievable. I dont know what he was thinking. The good news about mike pence is he came on after that and he brought everyone up. It was a negative thing what
ted cruz did. I cant even believe it. Mike pence comes in and wakes everyone up. He got all of these Standing Ovations and he was a statesman and so positive and so forward moving and very patriotic. I mean, i have known mike forever and he is really like that. I have to tell you something funny. We are doing a cook book and my husband said wow, he is so corny that he is good. I believe him. He is wonderful and he make me want to vote for him. Thats a big deal. I also we were cooking and we had a photographer come in and he is a british communist basically, very liberal. He said i could vote for that guy. To get those two guys loving mike pence after what ted cruz did is a big test meant. A british communist photographer . I like to call him that because he is so liberal. Im like, dude, i dont know
what the word is for it. The point is these are people who have not seen or heard mike pence. I have always known mike and he has been this way. He will never change. Two people who had never seen him before say wow that was impressive. And he is so positive and he is very much like regan. And mike he is really reaganesque. He was really personal talking about growing up next to the corn field and his son is in the marines. And the accomplishments he had in indiana and he would like to spread out across the country. How do you think he will do in the next few months . I think he is going to be incredible. I think look, donald trump i am a big fan. I was on hannity five years ago say figure this guy runs he will win. For my governor to be his Vice President ial running mate, i cant even believe it. It is a dream team. Mike pence will bring the
social conservatives and those doubting trump is conservative enough, wow with mike pence on the ticket i can go for trumppence and mike will take mr. Trump to the finish line, and i think we will have a trumppence winning team. Hillary is so old news. Give me a break. She and ted cruz can go and do whatever they are gone 2345u gonna do because come january we will have donald trump and mike pence. The hoosier and the guy who did grow up next to a corn field and went to my college. He will be the Vice President. The thing about mike is he is always the same. He is that great guy you heard tonight and i couldnt be prouder. Indiana raised a great guy in mike pence. You know, you have a unique american there no matter what side of the political fence you are on. He has been introduced to us and we will see him in the next few months. I know you love indiana. You are an honorary hoosier. We do uh the lo of stories about voter problems in indiana. Thank you as always. Say hi to big pauly. A lot of people dont know you are married to paul sorveno from good good fellows. Thats saying something. Thank you, deedee. From you talking the future of the Republican Party you have to talk ted cruz, the senator using the Convention Stage to lay the groundwork for a future president ial run. But did it work . Joining us now from cleveland, the great state of ohio is ellen radner. She is the bureau chief for talk media news. She loves ohio. Especially cleveland. You do, your hometown correct . My hometown, absolutely. Give us your take. What happened tonight . What in the world was ted cruz thinking, and what in the world was donald Trump Campaign thinking . Well, thats exactly
right. If i was his campaign i would have said to ted cruz way before i got him on stage, are you going to endorse mr. Trump . If they said no then i would have said you are not speaking. I would have asked him clearly and maybe they did. We dont know. I will tell you this, ted cruz somehow in his heart of hearts thinks that he is going to by the next mom be the next nominee in the year 2020 and thats what his speech was about. I say you have 100 senators looking in the mere seeing the next president of the United States. He clearly sees himself as the next president of the United States and he thought he could take a risk with a bunch of delegates in that hall who voted for donald trump or they wouldnt be delegates. In addition to the Television Audience which is another matter. In the hall he got booed. And he also didnt get invited to the suite afterwards because shell done adelson
absolutely endorses donald trump and he didnt. A big spender when it comes to contributing to campaigns. One of the things we did hear was about 10 minutes prior to cruzs speech and Party Officials told hemer that they expected him to congratulate donald trump and apparently he went forward and did not do that. Lets look at past history though. I think he did say congratulations, but he didnt support him. Didnt officially endorse him. All right, so you were talking about what cruz sees in the future for himself. Lets take a look back in the past and perhaps this is what he would think was thinking would happen with him this evening. This is from the ford and reagan handshake you will remember. So do you think this is the type of moment that he thought he would have . I dont really know what was in senator cruzs head, but i think that his outside
ego at this point is bruised because he is not the nominee. He was convinced he would be the nominee. I was told by a bunch of texans, oh ted cruz will be the nominee. That was how things were happening there. I think that he his ego was bruised and i dont know how he will overcome the boo. Of course bill clinton over came the fact he gave a huge, long speech in 88, and when he was actually nominated in 92 he said i am here to finish my speech. He made humor of it. Maybe he can make humor of it if he is the nominee. He is clearly going to run and he will start running the next day after the election whether it is trump in the white house or not. Maybe hillary though. He did perhaps benefit Hillary Clintons campaign. They are already using a couple of his phrases right away. As soon as he exited the stage. You know, i have never seen so many emails in my life as i get from the hillary campaign. Im sure you do too. There was a lot. Ellen, thank you for joining us. Have fun there. Thanks. And joining us is jim owe green, the Campaign Advisor to Hillary Clinton in 2008 and Pulitzer Prize winner whose latest book is the story and a Political Correspondent for the conservative review. There is another headline tonight. Judy, let me start with you. It is not just the convention, but donald trump gives a front page interview to the New York Times questioning the adherence to the principals of nato if the balkan nations are attacked. What is the significance . He said if russia were to attack any Baltic States or the 28 members of nato that he wouldnt necessarily feel obliged to defend them. It would de memorial depend on whether or not they met their obligations to the organization. The whole point of nato is to have an automatic commitment to defend the member states
against such aggression. Once again i think this raises all kinds of questions about why mr. Trump wants to spend so much money rebuilding a military he seems so hesitant to use. He went on to say he wants to pull back from south korea and from japan and that it might be more Cost Effective to keep the troops at home. He seems unaware that it is cheaper to keep them over there. He is correct in saying the spending because out of the 28 nato states only five of them from what i understand are meeting their obligations which is for the defense spending 2 of the gdp, correct . Absolutely true. This runs counter to republican doctrine for the past 40 years. It is bound to be extremely controversial and raises questions about what John Danforth who was george bushs ambassador to the united is
worried about. She says i am worried about my party and isolationism. It is astonishing that Hillary Clinton is actually more uher is tiff when it assertive when it comes to nato than donald trump. And he seems to be sympathetic to Vladimir Putin and russia that raises questions. Should republicans be worried . Should they be concerned about the socalled isolationism . Donald trump would surround himself with people who could brief him on what he would need to do and what is best for our country. In terms of Hillary Clinton the comment you made about her, crooked hillary people dont trust this woman. She put a lot of lives at risk with her email server, with the classified information when it was removed from the documents. She has put more lives in danger than we know of. What happened to Vladimir Putin when you are dealing with the record of secretary of state. I think one of the best kept secrets is what Donald Trumps team did with the platform to make it more friendly to russia and putin. This is a dangerous man. What is the platform . I think it was interesting and i was watching greta tonight and she asked representative Marcia Blackburn what her biggest concern was with hillarys strength. Do you know what her answer was . She is informed. Thats the exact opposite of what this interview that donald trump gives and steps on his speech. The policy has many heads of state pulling their hair out right now. And he is also now stolen his
thunder. This level of incompetence he is right about defending nato. He is correct because the total u. S. Spending is 72 of all of the other nato allies combined. He is correct about that. He is correct about that. He is correct about five of them meeting their requirements. It is true. But is the response to get them to pony up, or is it to say we are going to withdraw from nato, both of which they are threatened to do. What happened was basically the platform was changed and it was a provision that the u. S. Government should provide the ukraine which has been invaded by russia and with defensive weapons. That was removed from the platform because donald trump has already said. And that was before or after the reset button . No, im talking about the
invasion of ukraine. The invasion of the ukraine was after the reset button. And it lead Chris Christie in this convention to say hillary should be pillard. He wrote the art of a deal. Is he doing a negotiation of the art deal . The actual art of the deal has come out and said if donald trump wins it will be the end of civilization. These are his former colleagues now. Again, i think that tonight could have been the best night of the convention. There are some solid speeches. There was even that attempt to expand to other comawnts communities. His son eric started to say undocumented when talking about new americans coming in and then switched to illegal. There is all of this good will building up, but yet again the
campaign through whether incompetence or lack of understanding of how Foreign Policy works and our commitments and what it takes us as a country. You didnt answer the question about that. Donald trump didnt understand it. Her efforts did not work either. Thats my point. The source of the argument she is a cheerleader for Vladimir Putin and is dangerous. I dont think that the American People are looking for a president who is cheerleading putin right now. That is what the Convention Platform process seems to be indicating and what his own words have said. If russia attacks they will
take their marbles. Nato is to protect our own facility and calling them into question raises pea found, profound issues that i am not sure donald trump understands. I and it will continue through the campaign and we will hear more about it. Police officers injured and flags burned. There was a protest that is raging on. More protests are planned as donald trump gets ready to accept the nomination on thursday night. More on what you can say and expect ahead. They brought this on themselves. Now its war, and i want them dead the fleas and ticks . Their whole gang. We can do that. Only bravecto kills fleas ticks for up to 12 weeks with one tasty chew. Starts killing fleas in two hours and kills nearly 100 in under twelve. And its fda approved. Bravecto is for dogs 6 months of age or older. Dont worry, princess, well settle the score. Tonight we ride, with bravecto ask your vet about 12week protection with bravecto. Welcome back. Police arrested 23 people so far including protesters who burned a flag in the streets outside the Republican National convention. But the large fears, the fears of large scale protests and violence, they have not materialized. Jackie ibanez picks it up. Good morning, heather. We are learning more about what happened on wednesday night. But there was notable commotion outside. Five, six, seven, eight. Cleveland police say 18 people were arrested and two Police Officers were injured following a flag burning incident near one of the entrances of the quicken loans arena. It was one of the most heated protests since it kicked off on monday moments after the flag was set on fire the officers made their way into the crowd with distinguishing spray that they took at pepper spray. It got the crowd riled up and
thats when pushing and shoving broke out. It took about 10 minutes to get the crowd under control. They attempted to burn an American Flag which is their right, but in doing so the individual that lit the flag lit himself on fire and as we were trying to put him out and trying to push my officer away he got a couple of other people lit on fire which we tried to put out too. The revolutionary communist party organized the burning of the American Flag and the crimes of the american empire. In total police say there were 23rncrelated arrests. Far fewer than they were expecting at this point in the con veption. They have one day left. Are they okay . The people that were burned . They are okay. Just minor burns and nothing significant. Thats what we are seeing right now. Well check back. At the convention there was a stark and blunt warning about radical islamic terrorism. It came from Newt Gingrich. He said we are at war and need a new policy on the threat. Thats coming up next. Dont miss it. One Network Delivers bringing you smart, fair and balanced insight of every critical rnc moment. There is only one choice. There is a better vision for our future. It is time for a president who can make America Great again. We can make america safe again. We can make america work again. I accept your nomination to run and serve as Vice President of the United States of america. What happens next . Tonight, dont miss our powerful coverage. There is a reason why we are americas
election headquarters. We are number one on all of cable. Welcome back. One of the candidates on trumps Vice President short list and one of his most effective defenders made an appearance at the Convention Last night. Lets take a listen to Newt Gingrich. Thank you for that very generous welcome and thank you
calista. She makes documentary films and best selling children sorries and sings in the basilica choir and plays the french horn. I am amazed at her achievements. I am also proud to be here as republican activists to see the extra effort donald trump has invested in bringing the Republican Party together. With no requirement for endorsement he encouraged his competitors to speak once again. Governor rick perry, governor Chris Christie, Governor Scott walker, ben carson, marco rubio and senator ted cruz have all responded to Donald Trumps generosity. Now, i think you misunderstood one paragraph to ted cruz who is a superb orater. I just want to point it out. You can vote your conscience to anyone who will uphold the constitution. In this election there is only one candidate who will uphold the constitution. So to paraphrase, said cruz, if you want to protect the constitution of the United States the only possible candidate this fall is the trump pence republican tech ket. Ticket. That way we have a republican ticket to implement republican principals in washington. Now what i want to focus on is a subject that has dominated my thinking for testimony cades. For decades. How do we keep america safe . Keeping america safe is the
first responsibility of the american president. There have been many fascinating things to watch about the extraordinary historic rise of donald trump. The most significant is Donald Trumps courage to tell some important truths about our National Security. For example we are at war. We are at war with radical islamists and they are determined to kill us. They are stronger than we admit and there is no substitute for victory. In contrast to donald trump our National Security and Foreign Policy elites lead by Hillary Clinton are incapable of speaking with such honesty. While they lie about the threat. We need the truth about the danger. If our enemies add their way not a single woman in this room could define the future. If our enemies had their way gays, lesbians and transgender citizens would be put to death as they are today. If our enemies had their way every person on earth would be subject to conversion by the sword and by a cruel and violent system of law. There would be no individual liberties. There would be no equality and no freedom. If you doubt we are at war, and if you doubt this threat is as real as i say, let me refresh your memory. On monday they used an ax and knives while shouting. Last week a few tunisian man went moo a crowd and he murdered 84 people including 10 children and three americans and injured over 300 others. Two weeks ago almost
300 people were killed and more than 200 were wounded in bombing attacks in baghdad. Two days before that. Radical islamists killed 20 hostages including three College Students. Three dayses before that in turkey, isis attackers armed with guns and bombs killed 44 people and injured hundreds more. Last month a radical islamist in paris stalked a French Police officer to his home where he murdered the officer and tortured his wife to death in front of their 3yearold son while streaming it on social media. He was pondering whether to kill the 3yearold when he was killed by police. Two days before that an attacker pledging allegiance with isis killed 49 people in an orlando nightclub and wounded dozens more. All this in the past 37 days. We cannot let ourselves grow numb to these accumulating atrocities. One analysis estimated that since january of 2015 some 30,000 people have been killed at the hands of terrorists. Lets be clear. Donald trump is right. We are at war with radical islamists and we must change course to win the war. Let me be very clear. I know the news media will do their best to distort this. We have nothing to fear from the vast majority of muslims in the United States and around the world. They are often the victims themselves. They are happy to have them as friends and neighbors. The challenge is when a small percentage of 1 billion 600 Million People support violence to those who disagree with them thats a giant recruiting base. For example, pue Research Finds 9 of muslims in pakistan view isis favorably. Unfortunately 9 is 16 Million People the truth is although we are losing the war with radical islamists we have been very lucky. The danger we face is much
worse than the horrors that happen on new years eve when 1200 women were assaulted. It is worse than what is happening in france where there are stabbings of jews in the streets and the nations security chief warned that they are on the brink of civil war. It is worse than what is happening in israel where average citizens fear for their lives when ever they leave their homes. The danger is worse than september 11thth when 19 hijackers murdered 3,000 americans. The worst Case Scenario is losing an American City to terrorists armed with weapons of mass destruction. Instead of losing 3,000 people in one morning we could lose 300,000. Instead of losing two great buildings we could lose block after block after block to a nuclear event. Thats not just by you. They warned that the terrorist, quote, will acquire weapons of mass destruction and some will use them. The americans will likely die on american soil and possibly in large numbers. 15 years later the dangers are greater and north korea has nuclear weapons. This is catastrophic attack on innocent americans is a very real threat. That brings us to the heart of the matter. We are sleep walking through history as though this is all about politics. It is not. It is about our safety and survival as a country. We cannot keep in place the people and the systems that have brought us to this point and lie to us every day about the threat. That is why every american should be terrified at the
prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency. Hillary clinton has been at the center of the dishonesty. We know this add station and theiral Administration Lied about the iran nuclear deal. We know because they openly bragged about it to the New York Times. We know Hillary Clinton lied to us knowingly about the terror attack on the benghazi consulate. We know Hillary Clinton and president obama lied to people when they said they can safely screen syrian refugees. They cannot. And hillary wants to increase the number 500 . When you hear about hillarys dishahn nsy dishonesty and taking from dictators, this is not about politics. The cost could be the loss of moving forward. The first step forward is electing a leader that is truthful about the realities
we face. Only then will we understand support and demand the strategies required to confront this threat and because safety and security are the pre conditions for freedom and prosperity it is also the first step toward rebuilding the america we love. Donald trump understands this. And thats why he will hillary build milosevich will rebuild our military. He will rebuild our borders. There is no such thing as a nation without a border. Donald trump will enforce immigration laws and he will end the policy of deliberate nonenforcement and end the abuse of visa programs to protect American Workers and the wages. He will take care of veterans by Holding Bureaucrats at the Veterans Administration accountable. He will fire those responsible for the waiting list and will give veterans the right care. No bureaucrat will get between a veteran and their doctor. Donald trump will get america building again. He will blow uh bart ridiculous regulations and requirements that drive up infrastructure costs to get anything built. It is the most economy in the world and give every parent of every income and every ethnic background a choice of where their children go to school. And donald trump will help us rebuild and strengthen our communities. Here again the first step to safety. The basis for Strong Families and good jobs and vibrant neighborhoods. That means restoring law and order. Donald trump will show zero
tolerance for those calling for the death of Police Officers. If anyone threatens the life of someone in the United States the secret service is on them in an instant. Law enforcement officers deserve the same respect of the president of the United States. Of course if individual officers are found to have violated someones rights they must beheld accountable under the law. It is based on the rule of law. We are one nation under god, untau visible indivisable with liberty and justice for all. Thats what has allowed us to absorb more. Nobody is above the law and nobody is too small to deserve its protection. Donald trump won our partys nomination because he is
willing to tell the truth about the things that matter. He has a great running mate in mike penze. They will mike pe nce. They will put America First. Tonight the challenge for everyone in this hall and everyone republican, democrat or independent who is watching at home and knows we cannot continue on our current course is to rise above our factions. Rise above the politics we have inherited. Ignore the lies of the news media and old order. To reject the suicidal dishonesty of Hillary Clinton and her establishment allies and to stand with donald trump and mike pence for what we know is true. We can make america safe again. We can make america work again. We can make America First again. And together we can make America Great again for allamericans. Thank you and god bless the United States of america. So, did you hear speaker gingrich at the beginning of the speech explain the senator ted cruz not endorsing trump . Our next guest tried to spin the most awkward moment of the night that got cruz the booze. The boos. We go to cleveland this evening or early this morning. Thank you for staying up on our all night coverage on the fox newschannel. As we heard senator cruz told the delegates to vote their con con conscience and vote for the candidate that they think upholds the constitution the best. Gingrich says that means donald trump, obviously, but do other seize it that way . That was interesting about newt because he came right after cruzs speech. That was the most awkward part of the entire day. Newt is trying to play peace maker. This was a scene of booing cruz in the middle of the speech and cruzs family being ushered out newt is spinning it the best he can. He said lets read between the lines. Ted cruz is not explicitly endorsing donald trump, but said vote for conservative principals and vote your conscience. If you do that, it means voting for donald trump. What i thought did the people buy that . Did the delegates buy that explanation . I dont think so. Ted cruz is in an interesting position right now. Shortterm i dont know if a lot of conservatives are fans of ted cruz. He is taking a pretty big gamble. The gamble is donald trump will lose in november. If that happens i think what ted cruz did will be seen as smart. Right now i dont know what ted cruz just did last night was good for him. And a lot of people are saying it will boomerang. Others say four years, 2020, is a longtime away. People have short memories and they refer to ronald regan in 76, basically not endorsing
gerald ford. I think ted cruz wanted his 1976 moment. I think that was his political calculation which is that he still thinks donald trump is not going to win in november, and as a result a lot of conservatives and a lot of republicans will want to go back to a more philosophically conservative person like himself. Thats why he was trying to make those conservative arguments. We didnt see the hand holding and raising the hand holdtype victory v you usually see among the speakers and the president ial candidate. No, we didnt. It is an interesting decision first off that donald trump even invited ted cruz to come out and speak. It would have looked bad. It makes donald trump look like a bigger man by saying ted cruz could come out and speak even though he had not endorsed him at that point and interesting for ted cruz to say i am going out there and say to vote republican and republican principals, but i will not tell people to vote
for donald trump. This was a nasty primary between the two of them. As everybody likes to point out, the day ted cruz got out of the race was the day trump was exploring the Conspiracy Theory that cruzs father was involved in the jfk assasination. I can imagine lying ted and his wife and all of that. Radical islamic terrorism, a really strong speech, really strong by Newt Gingrich warning about that. Do you think that will resonate and will have an impact on the campaign . I do and i found it intriguing that Newt Gingrich decided to spend a lot of his speech talking about that topic. We are seeing what newt would have been like. He is an explainer in chiefsort of person. I wonder if he is setting himself up for secretary of state or Something Like that. Donald trump has said he wants newt to be part of the government in some sort of fashion. I felt like maybe newt had
that in mind when he was talking about safety issues in america. Well they certainly hammered that home dealing with the horrible terrorist atrocities that the western pearled has seen at the hand of radical islamic terrorism the past few weeks. From cleveland in the Early Morning hours, 3 48 eastern time and2 48 central. Thursday night, the big finale. It was really quick. Donald trump accepts the nomination and addresses the nation. What will he say . What will he propose . What will he tell us about a Trump Presidency . Our political pam panel will look ahead as our coverage rolls on through the Early Morning hours. Your Business NeedsBetter Technology to drive better performance. So you need it to be reliable and fast. Really fast. Introducing the comcast business Summer Savings event. Fast Internet Speed to drive performance, plus cutting edge wifi for your employees and customers, and voice mobility so your calls find you wherever you are. Get some of our most advanced products at a great price with over 500 in savings. Call today and ask how to get these savings plus a 250 prepaid card. Comcast business. Built for business. It was always just a hobby. Something you did for fun. Until the day it became something much more. And that is why you invest. The best returns arent just measured in dollars. Td ameritrade. Some final thoughts from Hillary Clinton. Judy miller at the Manhattan Institute for policy research. She is a Pulitzer Prize winning author. The chief correspondent for the conservative review. So believe it or not the time has come to an end. So lets get your final thoughts on the day. Daneen we will start with you. Twothirds of americans think our country is going in the wrong direction. Too Many Americans feel like they have been left behind with progressive policies and a lot of americans think the game is fixed in washington. We look at everything they were able to get away with. They can be a leader for our describe and a leader that they are looking for. They will talk about Energy Security and they will talk about tax reform and what we need to do for job kreaation
and our military veterans and how they need to be taken care of. This is the case they will make tomorrow night. Is he talking about law and order and how politicians should adhere to that. Judy . I hope he reaches out to the people he alienated both within his own party and political independents who wonder what the Republican Party stands for these days. Does it stand for isolationism and protectionism . Does it stand for calling people names and insulting them . I hope he repairs some of the damage thats been done by this extraordinary, Bitter Campaign that drove half of the people that should have been on the stage with him away. There were two reactions among republicans to what donald trump has done to the party by winning. One was to stay away and boycott the event as
the bushes and the romneys romneys romneys and john kasich did. The other was to do as ted cruz did and confront him basically by not endorsing him. I am not sure which strategy will prevail. I know what we have seen these past three days does not inspire any confidence at least not for me. Donald trump knows how to run something and that is supposedly one of the themes. This campaign, this convention has been a mess. I hope he stops attacking the media. Donald trump would not be where he is today were it not for all of the free air time he got from all of us. I want a healing message and i dont know what he is going to say. No one knows what he is going to say. There is about 2 billion worth of free media he got. I think tomorrow he has a really big job and the first thing he has to realize is who
is the audience he is actually talking to . Is he talking to the audience that is in that Convention Hall and that is looking for red meat, that is screaming lock her up and doing things that i think the audience, the Television Audience has been like, oh my goodness, what is going on at this convention . He has to understand that he is talking to those independents who are not in the hall. He is talking to the undecided voters. His message needs to be one that is going to unite the country. There has been so much conversation about uniting the Republican Party. I think the American People in general are looking in these very difficult times and the challenges are looking for someone who will not divide us. They will bring us together. The rhetoric we have seen in the last three days and over the republican nominating process is not the type of messaging that is inter rational. It is not the type of
messaging that brings people in. He has a serious problem with latina voters and he has to get up there and change the type of rhetoric that has come out on this stage in the last few days. There was a muslim speaker that got up and someone shouted out, no islam. He has to take control of that hall and Say Something inspirational and not just an attack on hillary and more decisive rhetoric. We could see it tomorrow night. I think he will be the big man in the room. He will show what leadership skills he has. That is what americans are looking for. I dont know whether americans are looking to just overturn the table or to vent anger at the paralysis in washington and the fact their lives havent improved or the fact they want unity. I dont know. If the primaries were any indication they were antiestablishment. Thats why Bernie Sanders was doing better than Hillary Clinton. It was because he was the antiestablishment candidate. Now we have trump the antiestablishment candidate. But Bernie Sanders didnt do better than Hillary Clinton. He lost. He was doing better with the millennials and thats who she has to reach out to. For tomorrow for donald trump his kids have done a good job of showing who he is, but being a father cannot be your only qualification for being president. We have been on about 18 hours or so when he speaks to the convention. Fox and friends is first. It is thursday, july 21st, night three of the Republican National convention in the books. But not without some drama. God bless each and every one of you and god bless the United States of america. You can hear the crowd exploding this into chants, booing him off the stage for refusing to support donald trump. Youre watching fox and friends first. The fourth and final day, if you