An emotional and unapplicant predictable day one of the Republican National convention. Good morning, good evening to everyone. Im heather childers. Ditto, donald trump and the Republican Party dubbing the first day, make america safe again. The presumptive nominee again broke convention with this. He came out on day one of the Convention Like this. There it is. His silhouette towering trump socalled never trump forces were denied a chance to vote. And for more on the opening day of the Republican National convention, were going to bring you a lot more. Lets bring in shannon breem
reporting live from cleveland right now. Shannon, what are some of the highlights of day one . Well, kelly, of course, as you mentioned, the theme for day one was, make america safe again, so many of the prime time speeches were from top military and Security Officials but the speech everybody was really watching for was the one that came from the woman that donald trump introduced as the next first lady of the United States. Here she is, part of her remarks making the argument of why her husband is the right man for the job. I have seen him fight for years to get a project done or even started. And he does not give up. [ applause ] if you want someone to fight for you and your country, i can assure you, hes the guy. Tonight, there are also questions being raised about a passage in Melania Trumps speech that appears to be very
similar to a passage from Michelle ObamasDnc Convention speech in 2008. Both speeches talk about the values the women were raised with. Both use the phrases, work hard for what you want in life, your word is your bond, treat people with respect and then within a sentence or two, both go on to say, we want our children in this nation to know that their achievements are limited only by the reach of their dreams and, quote, your willingness to reach for them. The similarities were so striking, its gotten a lot of attention. I have reached out to the Trump Campaign tonight, asking them for their comment, and we are awaiting some type of response from them about the situation. How was she received . Melania trump. You know, it was very warm. I think that people had been very anxious to hear from her. They havent, as you said, heard her a lot on the campaign trail. Ive seen her a few times outs there on the trail. It seems like its something shes gotten used to and warmed up to. Her priority is really raising the young son that she and donald have who is very much in
school and she feels that he needs a parent at home and that regular routine but the people tonight were very interested to see her and hear from her and warmly received. Lets talk about someone else that was discussed quite a bit, although she was not there, she will be in philadelphia next week, but Hillary Clinton, the Presumptive Democratic president ial nominee was in ohio as well today. What about her visit to ohio . Yeah, she took on some really tough issues today, controversial topics that are in the headlines. She was speaking at the Naacp Convention today. She praised Law Enforcement, talked about the tough job they have to do, praised their families as well and the concerns they have to live with, but she also urged all americans to think about things, to walk in someone elses shoes, to think about what it must be like to have to sit down your son and daughter so explain to them how to very carefully deal with police so they arent hurt or even killed, she said. She did say that a lot of progress has been made. She talked about children sitting side by side in classrooms, of all races and, people sitting in boardrooms together and, you know, all
kinds of industries across this country being able to share in those things together. She said, you know, look, we even have president obama elected historically to the white house, but she also saz theres still more work to do. She also touched on the tragic events of three officers being killed in louisiana yesterday. Heres a bit of what she said about that. Watching the news from baton rouge yesterday, my heart broke. Not just for those officers and their grieving families, but for all of us. She also said that its time this country has very difficult, honest conversations that are not going to be easy to do but theyre necessary if were going to bridge some of those gaps. Of course now a lot of the speculation for her is when she will name her Vice President ial pilk pick. A lot of speculation about that and the people shes been meeting with, including colorados governor, a cabinet secretary and also a senator. Well see. Well know soon. So real quickly, we know that john kasich, the governor of ohio, will also be speaking to the naacp. Do you think donald trump will accept the invitation to speak there . I dont know. I mean, its an interesting question because you know that weve had people from both parties do it and both parties decline. So, i think that people know its a very charged atmosphere to go into, and it has to be handled very carefully. So, im not sure. Shannon, thank you. Well, the big first night at the Gop Convention, several speakers pumping up donald trump, and joining us now is one man who still has not endorsed him. He was there this evening for at least part of it. With us now, republican congressman from texas, are you there . I am. And its great to be with you. Thank you so much for joining us. Lets talk about your general impression of day one. Well, tonight was just terrific. It was really fantastic. Including the drama of the silhouette and smoke as the
donald came out and introduced his wife. And you were right in your comments earlier, there was a kind of i dont know, an air of expectation, is she going to be able to live up to the hype, and i thought she did a good job. But earlier today, there was it was a rip that just seemed so unnecessary. You had mentioned it, but on the rule vote, you know, it sound like there probably were more ayes in support of the rule than nos, but there was a, you know, role call vote requested, and there were a number of states submitted. And lets actually and there was controversy. Lets let people at home, before you want to go on, i want people may have missed this. This is what happened. In the opinion of the chairs, the ayes have it and the resolution is agreed to. You are ignoring delegates who have been elected to this convention this is not how you unify the Republican Party. All right, so it made for some exciting moments, but not exactly the show of unity that the party wanted starting off the convention. So, tell us what was happening there. Well, you have to have, under the rule, seven states request a recorded vote and the states that wanted to make sure there was a recorded vote submitted ten states names so that they would be covered. And then there were allegations that perhaps some heavy handedness was put into play,
some of the delegates pressured to pull their names from their support for the state. Having a role call vote. And so, the chair announced that, gee, there were only nine states and three of them didnt have sufficient request for it to fall below seven, therefore, no role call vote. And then you had them asking for a point of order. They refused to recognize him. And i really thought, heather, this was a chance to unify folks. Were not like the democrats that, you know, violated the house rules and, you know, did a sitin. Thats not what republicans are. Just give a vote and and there was a real opportunity denied. Okay, if the vote failed after a role call vote, thats it. That being said, finally, as i introduced you, i said that you have not yet thrown your support behind donald trump. Are you now prepared to do that
for the sake of unity . Well, i had hoped to have a chance to talk to donald and work out a couple other things i was concerned about, but it was a really big deal for me. A couple weeks ago, when trump met with the republican members of the house and i guess it was about 9 45 when we had i had a chance to step up to the member mike. I mean, its a small room, 250 in there, and he was very, very warm, and i said, look, youve been talking about unifying, and yet there was a headline that said you felt like you could win without ted, that you could win without kasich, and, you know, you were number one, ted was number two, and you worked together so well early on, and really were a good team early on before it got nasty. So, are you going to get on this team . We dont have a whole lot of time. Im so sorry to interrupt you. I dont like to do that. I had a sit down one on one with ted, and he agreed, i thought it was extremely gracious. He had asked to him speak, even though he hadnt endorsed. Thats a big deal to me, heather. Well, it sounds like youre going to support him. Well, im going to support the partys nominee, and thats still yet to happen. All right. Thank you so much. Still a lot of days left to go. Day one complete. Thank you for joining us, appreciate it. Thanks so much, heather. Joining us now for some insight, pat goddell, one time pollster for jimmy carter, former advisor to president bill clinton and from the state of new york, theyre all here to talk about whats going on, the panel weighing in, the insiders telling us whats happening, and were going to basically talk to them by starting off with lets start off with john. John, youre here in our studio. Tell us what you think about
tonights first day of the Republican National convention. I think everything that happened that was scripted, the evening events went off without a problem. I thought that mrs. Trump was fantastic, really great, actually, and he was good when he came out and introduced her. I think the only problem the whole day, really, that i dont understand is why they we have the convention in cleveland because ohio is the key state for republicans to win. Why did someone decide to take the ohio delegation and disz them by putting them in the back to the room, angering them. Why are we declaring war on john kasich repeatedly during the day . Well, hes not coming. I know, but why is he not coming. Why is new york in front . Why is ohio in the far back . The whole point of were not going to win new york in november, all right . But we have to win ohio to win the presidency. Now, why are you angering the
ohio Republican Party . Lets go up to cleveland. Do you think thats why john kasich didnt show up . Do you think that happened before or after he said he wasnt going to come . I dont know. It just was decided this weekend to move them into the back, and theyre all ticked off about it. Now, youre trying to win this state. You need the ohio Republican Party behind you. I think now maybe the Trump Campaign calculates they dont need it, they can win without it. All right, john, thank you for your perspective. Lets go to cleveland where your colleagues are. What do you guys think about what john was just referring to . I have a slightly different perspective. Where delegates sit in the hall really is not indicative of anything other than a seating arrangement. But theres a but, kelly. If the governor is a subject of delusion and attack, when he won the state, and he holds the level of power and has a decent approval rating, thats just a mistake by the republicans. You just ignore the guy and you
try to work out some sort of accommodation as louie goehmer was saying. Frankly, i think the republicans did the right thing. They dont do a role call, they have the nominee. But i think its a mistake for donald not to try to be more inclusive in trying to get somebody like john kasich back, at least neutral if not supportive of his candidacy. I can agree with what doug said, but i do have to say, i think john kasich has been a particularly sour pickle about this. The poll thing about not being the nominee. Youre talking about being sour, youre pointing out governor john kasich. What about senator ted cruz . I think that senator cruz look, they had a very tough battle, but senator cruz, i think, if you as louie said,
he and trump met, they had an accommodation, and that seems to be moving on. And a lot of his delegates are moving on. In kasichs case, i understand the frustration, but i agree with doug, and also with john, first of all, the hall is so small. I mean, it looks like hed be way in the back, but in the hall, theyre right there. But usually the home state is up front. So it is kind of a sleight and then its an unnecessary one. But the point is, its the reaching out. I mean, you may have to swallow a lot of gall here, but the fact is, you need kasich, you need ohio, and he needs to be accommodating too a little bit. He has had his, i think, nose out of joint a little bit too far, and you know, he took a pledge they all took a pledge, including mr. Bush, but they all thought the pledge applied to donald trump and patriotism n apparently not to them. Exactly. Very early on, they signed that pledge. If youre going to play with the big boys, you have to play by the rules. Speaking of sour pickles, what about the incident that happened with some of the delegates early on today . Im with doug on that. Lets nip if that vote had been taken, thats all the story would be. There are this many people een, you know, its not necessary. They have a nominee. And they should and i can tell you, the president ial election is not going to be decided by whether theres a role call vote or a voice vote. Trust me. John, finally . You know what, i think the media really wanted that story today. Desperately. Fox didnt make a big deal, but the other two really did. To really make it look like theres this disunity in this convention, which i dont think there really is. It got twelve votes in the rules committee when we had heard they had 28. They didnt. And regardless, he is the nominee. Hes going to be the nominee. Yeah. All right. Gentlemen, we thank you. Im sure well be talking to you
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she got the source for that speech . Id be very surprised if she was the one who actually wrote the speech herself so well have to find out who was the speech writer for this and find out where all this came from, but right now, the evidence looks like if you compare the speech that Michelle Obama gave in 2008 to the one that Melania Trump gai gave tonight, a lot of the lines were strikingly similar, and i think this is going to be a controversy thats going to last into tomorrow. Were going to hear her speech in its entirety later on throughout the evening, but i wonder if we can go right now, producers, to just a little bit of what she had to say. Lets listen to a snippet of Melania Trump were not ready for that yet, well get to that in a moment. But tell me about the overall picture of day one, Melania Trump being introduced by her husband, her husband coming out kind of in a very dramatic way, almost a shadow effect