he needs some sort of balance. he is behind in the polls. he needs some sort of balance. two conventions back-to-back, hillary clinton is going to try to step on this convention by announcing her vp pick. that is going to create a challenge for the trunk campaign. it will be interesting to see if he gets a bounce or the conventions cancel each other out. >> what are people telling you about the first two days? >> we heard donald trump was such a show man. he was going to put on such a remarkable show. the choreography has been anything but smooth. you heard people say they were losing interest. this is not the most exciting group of speakers. it has created a problem for the

campaign. they need to create excitement wednesday and thursday. these conventions are one of the best chances candidates have to get their message out to the american public. until the debates start in late september. of the benghazi victims. donald trump was on the phone on the fox news channel. why did he do that? >> he wanted to do on tv. this is a whole thing, they want to go after john kasich who is the republican governor of the state that the convention is taking place up. there was a effort to go after kasich. he said he is not going to come and attend this convention. what you had was, the campaign manager launched attacks on john kasich. those proceeded throughout the day, culminating with donald

trump going on fox news and stepping on his own convention. it is remarkable to see the nominee going after the governor of the state where the convention is being held. few can remember the last time that happened. steve: but the state every republican president has won. >> if he cannot win ohio, his have to victory narrows significantly. winas to find a way to ohio, especially if he loses pennsylvania and florida. steve: we will look for your cm.orting on politico. susan: let's look at the moment n as partld trump's so of the new york delegation reported their tally, putting his father over the top. new york,ecretary,

the empire state. proud to be the home of donald j. trump. proud we were the first state to cast a majority of our primary votes for donald trump. won 61hat he was 61 -- of our 62 counties. proud that we have as one of our delegates, donald j. trump junior. [applause] >> thank you very much. thank you to my family. everyone here. all of our supporters in the great state of new york, even in the places that are not so conservative. we have had such incredible support. we are going to put new york and to play this time around. i have the incredible honor of not only being a part of the

ride that has been the selection process, and to watch as a small fly on the wall what might other has done creating this movement rate it is not a campaign anymore, it is a movement. speaking to real americans. it is my honor to throw donald trump over-the-top in the delegates count. with 89 delegates. and another sick for john -- six for john kasich. congratulations dad, we love you. [applause] and with that, donald trump officially became the republican party nominee for president. we are taking your reactions to tonight's events. in addition to confirming their nominee, there was also a theme. make america work again.

there were a number of speakers scheduled. a democrat, what about the job. criticism of hillary but little talk about what they will do. as donald trump as the official candidate. watchedmy family and i in its entirety. at one point, listening to chris christie's speech, we couldn't realize if we were watching an episode of saturday night live or if we were actually watching the republican convention. of having allsode of the delegate decide if guilty was guilty or not to me was a mockery of our justice system.

having a running mate like mike who passed a religious freedom law in the state of indiana, which is nothing more than a cover for ways for people to deny service to same-sex couples. i just think it is a very sad state that our country is in that this is the republican nominee. susan: next up is darlene. a republican. what do you think? to say thank you for your coverage. this is the only thing i am watching. i have a 17-year-old son and he'll most always watches c-span. thank you first. delegaterepublican for a short time when i lived in florida. delegates fromhe

where i used to live. i live in michigan. i noticed the michigan delegation passed on their ability to vote, cast their votes. i think that is representative of how a lot of america is feeling. i listenggling because in, i have listened to every minute, gavel-to-gavel. what i have not heard is the smallerer than -- i have heard the macro messages. he can help america work and make america great. i don't know how. hear all this that stuff about hillary clinton. i am still not clear on why i should vote for donald trump or how he will do these things. in the past, the convention has been focused on building out the platform. talking about how you are going to get things done. i am just not seeing that here and i am struggling.

i have an issue here. i don't know that i can vote for the republican nominee, the nominee at all. i don't know how he is going to get this stuff done. one other thing i would like to say and i'm surprised no one else has made this comment, i live in dearborn, michigan. we have more people from the middle east than outside of the middle east. i was delighted to see the republican national convention featured someone getting a prayer whoiving a was of the faith of islam. i thought that was very big. i wish more people had been there. i was glad to see that inclusiveness. i'm not saying the republican party represents inclusiveness. but i thought that was really important. thank you for having me. susan: thank you so much for your call. let me move on to sue.

you are on the air. i am really enjoying this, too. the best coverage of all of the tv stations. susan: thank you. giuliani enjoyed juli last night. how trump would give money to people who needed it and would tell them not to say anything. i was needing to see that from him. and when he fired so many people. ratereally enjoying it obamacare,y clinton, it helped me personally because i don't make that much money. then again, it kind of stagnates me.

i get a medical card now. i am almost scared to get a raise. if i get a raise, i am probably going to lose my medical card. i am in a dilemma right there. in poverty, stuck really. susan: calling us from west virginia. writes, ronald trump junior was by far the best speech. greg, a democrat from irvine, california. caller: this is kind of a message to both parties. i have been a teacher for 29 years. it seems like every year, the politicians start talking about what is wrong with our schools. we are failing our kids. leaving everybody behind. lagging behind the rest of the

world. are a lot of schools and districts where they are doing great things. representatives from both campaigns when school starts in august. to come visit my school in irvine. see everything that is right with education. susan: thank you. we have about five more minutes left to take calls. here is someone on twitter who says, let's hear it for the second amendment. all of the guns outside, conflicting views, and no one has drawn a weapon, no shots fired. watchedyes, i have every second of both these of this convention. although i am a registered

democrat, i loved what i heard. i especially loved chris christie and donald junior. they made such good points. i'm going to vote republican. i think donald trump is a fine candidate and i think he is going to look out for us. i'm 72 years old. worried about medicaid and medicare and all of that. just so impressed with your coverage. thank you very much. susan: think you for watching. carl is next. an independent. what did you think of the past two days? and donald trump's confirmation as the nominee? caller: i think we found out what the slogan will be. he is not hillary.

if people would just look into a little bit of the facts, trump is a sales man. he will say whatever he needs to say to get people's approvals. in the art ofis the deal. there was an interview in people magazine where he talked about how he would be in the toublican party if he wanted run for office because republicans are easier to fool. abouty's sister, all donald trump. refusing to pay them. it boggles my mind how people one or twon in by speeches and not look at a person's history. sure, hillary might have her problems to put it mildly.

but her life has been more or less about public service. you can sate anything remotely similar about this guy on the republican ticket. he has always been about himself. we are seeing more of the same, frankly. susan: thanks. we are going to have grace, from west chester ohio is our last caller. caller: thank you for me have -- having me on. america.e to change in i had my doubts earlier in the year. and now have made a turnaround. donald trump can take this country to a better place. schooldone with the old and what used to be. now we are going forward and we

are going to be better. donald trump is going to take us there. people need to realize what is wrong in washington. and just follow your heart. if you want america to be better, then donald trump is a way better choice than the other one that is going to be running. votes trump and god bless america. susan: thank you. people have been commenting on individual speakers. one of the services c-span is offering. cataloging every individual speech separately. if you would like to share it, whether you like it or are a critic, you can wind it easily already clicked. -- clipped that is c-span.org.

let me tell you by the coverage tomorrow. they are coming in at 7:30 eastern time. the theme well, make america make -- the theme will be, america first. among the speakers, pam bondi. lynn patton. tomorrow night is also the night the delegates and you at home will hear from senator ted cruz of texas. eric trump will talk about his father's candidacy. and then governor mike pence of indiana makes his formal acceptance speech as the vice presidential nominee. all of that, gavel-to-gavel beginning at 7:30 eastern time. you can find the audio on our radio app. think you for being with us. all the good words about our

coverage. the hard-working crew. we will see you tomorrow. >> se c-span. our live coverage of every minute of the republican and democratic national conventions is brought to you as a public service by your cable satellite provider. wednesday, rudy giuliani andy dick morris meet with members of the florida republican delegation. watch live. later, donald trump welcomes governor mike pence and his family. >> live from the republican national convention. coming up wednesday morning. stephen yates, the former national security affairs director will discuss national

security issues facing the next president and recent acts of violence from overseas and in the u.s.. the director for the conventionversity will join a california delegate to discuss the efforts to become more diverse. also joining us, a reporter from review theblade will recent events and look ahead to what is next including the acceptance of the vice mikedential nomination by pence. be sure to watch washington journal live at 7:00 a.m. eastern wednesday morning. >> tonight, donald trump officially became the republican party's nominee. his home state of new york put him over the top. here's a look at the action from

the convention floor. afterwards, donald spoke from new york city. york, secretary, new the empire state, proud to be the home of donald j. trump and proud that we were the first state to cast a majority of our primary votes for donald trump, proud that he won 61 of 62 counties and more than 62% of the vote and we are proud to have as one of our delegates donald j. trump junior ban. [cheers and applause] ed.hank you very much, thank you to my family, eric, yvonne cup -- ivanka, tiffany. all of our supporters in the great state of new york, even in places that are not so conservative, we have had such

incredible support. we are going to put new york into play this time around. [cheers and applause] i have the incredible honor of not only being a part of the ride that has been the selection process and to watch as a small fly on the wall in what my father has done a in creating this movement, speaking for real americans, giving them a voice again, and it is my honor to be able to throw donald trump over the top and the delegate count tonight with 89 delegates and the other six for john kasich. congratulations dad. we love you. [cheers and applause]

[crowd chanting "trump"] mr. kent: pursuant to the announcement of the delegation and the rules of this convention, kasich, 89ix votes votes donald j. trump. [cheers and applause]

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♪ >> good evening, are you having fun? melania and i had a great time last night. an unbelievable evening. today has been a very special day watching my children put me over the top earlier. the party'sgetting nomination, i will never forget it. it is something i will never ever forget. a little over one year ago i announced my candidacy for president. with your vote today, this stage of the presidential process has come to a close. together we have achieved historic results with the largest vote total in the history of the republican party. this is a movement. but we have to go all the way. proud to be you or nominee for president of the united states.

i look forward to sharing my thoughts with you on thursday night on how we build a brighter and more hopeful future for all americans. it is an honor to run on a ticket with governor mike pence, who is an incredible man, and you will make a great -- and who will make a great ex-president. -- vice president. [applause] i will be with him in cleveland and again thursday night. and we are going to win the state of ohio. and also of course, we are going to win the presidency and bring real change and leadership back to washington. [applause] going to be in leadership, by the way, that puts the american people first. we're going to bring back our job. we are going to bring back our depleted military and take care of our great veterans. you're going to have strong

borders. you're going to get rid of isis. we are going to restore law and order, and quickly. i will be discussing that thursday night. importantly we are going to make america great again. have a fantastic evening. i will see you tomorrow night and thursday night. we will win in and now highlights from the second night of the convention. two of the candidate children talking about their father. >> please welcome tiffany trump. [applause]

>> it's so amazing to be with you tonight and say a few words about my father. littleexcuse me if i'm a nervous. when i graduated college a couple months ago, i never expected to be here tonight addressing the nation. i've given a few speeches in front of classrooms and students but never in an arena with more than 10 million people watching. [applause] but like my father, i never back down from challenges so here i am a little new to the convention scene but incredibly honored and very confident in the good man america is coming to know. [applause]

said that with enough effort and determination, you can do whatever you put your mind to but saying those words and living them are different things and my father has lived them. [applause] it's one of his defining qualities and i've seen it in action all my life. whatever he does, he gives his all and does it well. his desire for excellence is contagious. he possesses a unique skill in bringing that out and others. he's always helped me be the best version of myself by encouragement and example. he motivates me to work my hardest and always stay true to who i am and what i believe. he draws out that howland's and dry -- talents and drive in people.

that's a great quality to have in a father and better yet, the president of the united states. [applause] as a recent college graduate, many of my accomplishments are still to come but my dad takes such pride in all and done so far no matter how big or small. i still keep all my report cards because i like to look back and see the sweet notes he wrote on each and every one of them. you mighto what expect from someone who places an emphasis on results, his comments often referred off into the sentiments expressed by my teachers about how i acted in and out of the classroom. donald trump has never done anything halfway, least of all as a parent. my father always asked about my family in georgia to make sure

they are healthy and safe. my uncle served in the anon and my great grandfather served in world war ii. [applause] to me, the measure of a parent is based on how they support and bolster you when you are down. a few years ago, someone dear to me passed away and the first call i got came from my father. support and care for me, i don't know how i would have made it through. as too many know, it is the small loving acts that help run a norm is amount in times of grief. my father is good with advice but keeps it short and the take away is usually the same, to