Baku-APA. Donald Trump has been officially been nominated by the Republican Party as its 2016 US presidential nominee, despite a last-ditch effort by #NeverTrump delegates, APA reports quoting Sputnik.
He acquired the 1,237 delegates needed to clinch the nomination, earning 1,725 delegates in total. His closest competition, Texas Senator Ted Cruz, received 475 delegates. Ohio Governor John Kasich received 120, Florida Senator Marco Rubio earned 114, neurosurgeon Ben Carson took 7, former Florida governor Jeb Bush received 3, and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul earned 2.
"I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States," Trump said at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
By voice vote, Indiana Governor Mike Pence was also officially nominated to be the vice presidential nominee.
On Monday, chaos erupted briefly on the floor of the convention when a collection of state delegates demanded a roll-call vote to change the nominating rules. This was shot down, with officials claiming there were only 9 of the 11 states needed to force a roll call vote.
Trump's publicly stated positions on major policies, including fully funding social programs, an anti-free trade policy, and calling into question continued US support for its overseas allies, are seen as largely outside of traditional US Republican party stances.
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