***2016 GOP Convention LiveWire*** Trump Officially Clinches GOP Nomination

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by BREITBART NEWS19 Jul 20161,914

Welcome to Breitbart News’s live updates of Tuesday’s evening session of the 2016 Republican National Convention. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will place Donald Trump’s name into nomination. Ted Cruz’s allies may try to disrupt the convention–and get their fair share of publicity–once again.

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Tonight’s theme is “Make America Work Again,” and featured speakers will include UFC President Dana White, former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), the NRA’s Chris Cox, LPGA golfer Natalie Gulbis, Dr. Ben Carson, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, actress Kimberlin Brown, Donald Trump Jr., and Tiffany Trump. House Majority Leader Paul Ryan (R-WI), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will also speak. View the full convention schedule here.

All times eastern.

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7:45: Trump will address the convention via satellite later tonight:

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7:35:

7:32: Never Trump agitators not trying to pull shenanigans on the floor to get attention.

7:25:

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It’s official. Donald J. Trump Wins GOP Presidential Nomination.

7:11: Donald Trump Jr. vows that his dad will put New York in play in the general election. He says his it is his honor to put Trump over the top with 89 of the state’s delegates. He says his dad gave average Americans a voice this election cycle.

“Congratulations Dad! We love you,” he says.

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7:02: New York passes so the Empire State can put Trump over the top.

6:59: Lo and behold, Gov. Susana Martinez helps New Mexico cast its 24 votes for Donald Trump.

6:47: Michigan passes so that New York can put Trump over the top.

6:45: Trump getting close to the 1,237 delegates need to clinch nomination. He’s over 800 after  Maryland.

6:28: Florida delegate booed when he says Florida is the state that gave LeBron James his first two champions. All 99 of the state’s votes to Trump.

6:25: Crowd Boos Colorado delegation/attention-seekers:

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6:22: Ecstatic California Delegation (172 delegates for Trump!):

6:12: Roll call of the states has begun.

6:05: Outside the convention halls:

 

 

From Andy Badolato:

Iraq war diplomatic security style tail gunners, AKA Trunk Monkeys with M4 battle rifle variants. They look like Federal or local law enforcement CAT (counter assault team) teams.

6:03: Henry McMaster of South Carolina says he was the first elected official in the country to endorse Trump. He says it was lonely for a bit but “no more.” He says the “sleeping giant of the American spirit has been awakened.” He says Trump is a remarkable man of “uncommon strength, uncommon determination, accomplishment, and vision.” McMaster says “there’s something happening here. What it is precisely here. We are going to make America great again with Donald Trump. Thank you and God bless you.”

5:59: Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) thanks Sessions for standing with him in support of Trump. He says Western New York has been devastated by “unfair trade deals” that have allowed Mexico and China to “steal our jobs.” He says we have been losing under Barack Obama. Collins says the federal government is trampling on our rights while our country has no borders. “Enough is enough,” he says. “It’s time to take back our country. The great United States of America.” He says Trump is not just a candidate but a “movement.”

5:58: Sessions says it is his distinct honor and great pleasure to nominate Donald Trump for the office of the presidency of the United States of America.

5:53: Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) says Americans love our country “like no other people on earth. But we have gotten off course. And the American people know it. Our political system is not working.” He says good Americans want the political games to end. Sessions slams Obama for blaming the police while crime is rising. He blasts the political, corporate, and media establishments for being politically correct. He says Trump was not intimidated and “he would not be silenced. He spoke the truth. He gave voice to the people’s concerns.” He mentions Trump’s opposition to bad trade deals and support for law and order and police officers.  Sessions says voters reward Trump’s courage. He says Trump is positive by nature and has “tremendous energy and strength.” He calls trump a “warrior” and “winner” who loves his country and is determined to see it become a “winner” again. He says he believes Trump is the singular leader who can get the country back on track.

5:50: House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) says it’s an honor to be at the convention. He is going over procedural rules.

5:45: Disgusting scene outside the convention:

5:43: RNC Chair Reince Priebus calls the convention back to order.

5:35: Big Ratings for First Night of GOP convention:

 

5:30: When the GOP convention resumes, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will put Donald Trump’s name into nomination. Rep. Chris Collins (R-NY) and South Carolina Lieutenant Governor Henry McMaster will give seconding speeches.

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In rural Ohio, a call to 'arm yourself'

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PIKETON, Ohio — "If you are fearful, arm yourself. If you feel you need to protect yourself or your family, do so."

Pike County Sheriff Charles Reader's Sunday comments to his county's residents may have caused a collective raising of an eyebrow from the audience following last Friday's mass killing from afar. Locally, however, it wasn't considered a gaffe or even the first time a high-ranking Pike County official said or did something curious regarding firearms.

The Appalachian hills of Pike County and neighboring Adams, Scioto and Ross counties are home to many hunters and gun enthusiasts. The rural surroundings and dense forests make for a suitable, and arguably safer, setting for firearm buffs.

"I think a lot of people have experience with guns here because they hunt from an early age," said Michael Crabtree, a commissioner of neighboring Scioto County. "Many people I grew up with were introduced to guns at a young age. They would hunt groundhog, squirrel or venison and at the end of the day, the stuff you'd hunt would be on the dinner table."

Crabtree, like many residents of the four aforementioned counties, has a concealed carry permit and a nearly lifelong connection with guns.

"When I was a kid, our dad taught us how to use guns and the different safety practices of gun ownership," Crabtree said. "We didn't have the problems we have now. It was a different life. When people went to town, they left the doors unlocked."

The events on Union Hill Road a week ago and a Jan. 4 unsolved double homicide in Minford, a town of 693 in Crabtree's Scioto County, have given rise to his caution.

"I'm not going to allow someone to do bodily harm to me or my wife," he said.

Arkoe Outdoors, an outdoor supply and firearm store less than four miles from the scene of last Friday's shootings, has seen an uptick in calls despite it not being hunting season. Pike County gun stores are seeing and hearing from residents sharing Crabtree's concern.

Arkoe Outdoors in Pike County. The outdoor supplier and gun shop is less than four miles from the scene of the April 22 mass shooting. (Photo: The Enquirer/Jeremy Fugleberg)

"We've had much more calls despite only being open a few days a week," said Danny Waulk, an employee of the store. "People seem much more concerned."

Williams Gun Shop, a custom work and service store outside Waverly, has also heard from customers following the eight shooting deaths a week ago.

"These days everyone's got an opinion, but the general conversation is much more concerned. The tone has changed," said Wes Williams, an employee of the store for 30 years. "There's nothing compared to this. When it's this close to home, it's different."

In Pike County, 1,515 concealed carry permits were issued from 2011 through 2015, according to data from the Ohio Attorney General's Office. In that same period, 348 permits were renewed. Neighboring Adams County saw 930 permits issues and 630 renewed.

Ross County had 2,177 permits issued and 1,142 renewed. Scioto County saw 3,498 permits issued and 2,242 renewed in that same window.

Combined, the population of those four counties is approximately 212,500 people, according to the latest census data.

When compared to Warren County in suburban Cincinnati, which has a population of 219,169 and is considered one of the more conservative counties in the state, residents of this four-county Appalachian region are far more likely to have a gun strapped to their hip or elsewhere.

In that same 5-year window, Warren County had 6,748 concealed carry permits issued and 4,172 renewed. The four-county group? A total of 8,120 permits issued and 4,363 renewed.

Portsmouth, a city of a little more than 20,000 people and the seat of Scioto County, is emblematic of Appalachia in more ways than just firearms.

With guns in this region, it's all a matter context, Portsmouth City Councilman Kevin W. Johnson said.

"Hunting vs. simple possession of a firearm a little different," Johnson said. "It's a matter of pride here. Your introduction to guns at a younger age is the same sort of thing as a kid first getting a license to drive."

In 2012, following a jury returning a verdict of not guilty to a man accused of several charges stemming from a home invasion, current Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk returned a gun to its owner who had used it to kill one of the home invaders.

Matt Nichols used a Winchester rifle to kill Thomas Price after he broke into Nichols' home, the Pike County Sheriff's Office and prosecutors said. After the man who prosecutors said assisted Price in the home invasion was found not guilty, Junk returned the rifle to Nichols before he left the courthouse.

"I fear for Matt Nichols' safety," Junk told the Chillicothe Gazette at the time. "It worries me because he didn't do anything wrong. He didn't do the investigation, and he's the one suffering for it."

Nichols testified during the case that the men had brandished a gun at him, struck him in the head and threatened to kill him, the Gazette reported.

"I wanted to make sure he had that before he left the courthouse," Junk said of the gun.

Still, there are reservations about the advice Reader delivered to Pike County residents in front of the national media on Sunday.

"How you protect your family is a personal choice," Crabtree said. "A lot of people are giving the Pike County Sheriff negative press, but if they were personally affected by this tragedy, they might have a different opinion."

Portsmouth council member Johnson said he would have taken a different approach to assuaging the fears of area residents.

"My initial reaction is that the statement is a projection of fear and a reinforcement," Johnson said. "I regret that he felt the need to say something like that given everything that has been released to the public about the crime. Were I in his shoes, I would not have tried to exacerbate the fear that exists in the community. In fact, I would have done the opposite and done everything I could to tamp it down."

Gannett Ohio reporter Jona Ison contributed to this report.

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Marcomentum Downwards: Polls Indicate Marco Rubio Home State Collapse in Florida

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New poll results released on Sunday for the big March 15 primary elections show Donald Trump on top in Florida and home-state Senator Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) struggling for second place.

Ohio’s Gov. John Kasich is just ahead of Trump in his midwestern home state.

In Florida, Rubio sits almost tied with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for second place in the new Wall Street Journal/NBC News/Marist poll. The establishment pick trails GOP frontrunner Trump by more than 20 per cent in Florida.

Rubio sits in last place in Illinois and Ohio, according to the survey conducted March 4-10.

Kasich is winning his home state of Ohio with 39 per cent support to Trump’s 33 percent. Cruz comes in with 19 per cent there and Rubio with a mere 6.

Rubio indicated on Friday that his Ohio supporters could vote for Kasich in an attempt to block Trump’s bid for the Republican nomination. The effectiveness of that play has yet to be seen, but it came at such a late hour it may have little to no effect. UPI reported that some 84,000 Ohioans have already marked their choice in early voting.

In Florida, Trump polls at 43 percent, while Rubio at 22 percent is only 1 point ahead of  Cruz at 21 percent. Kasich is last with just 9 per cent.

In Illinois, Trump leads at 34 percent of likely Republican primary voters while Cruz is favored by 25 percent.

Cruz will campaign aggressively in Illinois on Monday holding five campaign events in the course of the day. Kasich trails Cruz in the state at 21 percent and Rubio sits in last at 16 percent.

On Sunday Rubio promoter Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) took to Fox News on Saturday tolobby for Rubio to remain in the race even if he doesn’t win Florida. Issa and his allies hope Rubio can enough delegates to deny Trump the nomination.

On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton leads Sanders in the three states polled, but in Illinois that margin is slim at 51 percent to Sanders’ 45 percent.

Clinton’s margin is the greatest in Florida, where she is shown beating Sanders 61 percent to 34 percent. In Ohio, she leads 58 percent to 38 percent over Sanders.

While Kasich and Rubio are battling in their respective home states Cruz won his home state of Texas in a definitive Super Tuesday victory. That contest delivered Cruz a significant chunk of his delegate count.

Missouri and North Carolina will also hold primary contests on Tuesday in the second largest one-day delegate haul of the primary election cycle. In the Republcan vote, Florida will award 99 delegates, Illinois will give up 69, Missouri will give 52, North Carolina has 72 and Ohio will award 66 delegates. o

After Saturday’s primary contests in Washington, D.C. and Wyoming, Trump has won 460 delegates, Cruz has 370, Rubio trails at 163 and Kasich sits in last with 63.

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Trump to Establishment: It's Time To Unify, We Could Win This Easily

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At a press conference held after his victories in the Michigan and Mississippi Republican presidential primaries, Donald Trump called on the Republican party to come together and unify behind him.

"Given your statement to Major [Garrett] about how easy it would be to beat Hillary Clinton do you agree you're going to need to get mainstream Republican politicians, the establishment as it has been labeled behind you? And if so, what do you say to them tonight, given so many are pouring their money in to trying to beat you?" FOX News' Campaign Carl Cameron asked Trump.

"I say let's come together folks," Trump said Tuesday night. "We're going to win. I say let's come together. Carl, the answer is not 100 percent but largely I would say yes. Some people you are just not going to get along with. It's okay."

"I am a unifier," Trump said in Jupiter, Florida tonight. "I unify. You look at all of the things I built all over the world. I'm a unifier. I get along with people. I have great relationships. I even start getting along with you, right? Campaign Carl. But, no, I get along with people. And I really say this, Carl, I think it's time to unify."

CARL CAMERON, FOX NEWS: Given your statement to Major [Garrett] about how easy it would be to beat Hillary Clinton do you agree you're going to need to get mainstream Republican politicians, the establishment as it has been labeled behind you? And if so, what do you say to them tonight, given so many are pouring their money in to trying to beat you?

DONALD TRUMP: I say let's come together folks. We're going to win. I say let's come together. Carl, the answer is not 100 percent but largely I would say yes. Some people you are just not going to get along with. It's okay.

But largely I would like to do that and believe it or not, I am a unifier. I unify. You look at all of the things I built all over the world. I'm a unifier. I get along with people. I have great relations. I even start getting along with you, right? Campaign Carl. But, no, I get along with people. And I really say this, Carl, I think it's time to unify.

We have something special going on in the Republican party. And, unfortunately, the people in the party, they call them the elites or they call them whatever they call them. But those are the people that don't respect it yet. We have millions and millions of people, I've discussed it before. We have millions and millions of people coming up and voting, largely for me.

It's a record. It has never happened before. In 100 years what is happening now to the Republican party has never happened before.

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