Republican National Convention: Paul Ryan, Stephen Colbert get ready for Ohio event

Republican National Convention: Paul Ryan, Stephen Colbert get ready for Ohio event

FP Staff July 18, 2016, 20:43:06 IST

The Republican National Convention begins in Cleveland on Monday and will go on till Thursday. Donald Trump is expected to accept his nomination at the RNC.

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Speaker of the US House of Representatives Paul Ryan stands at the main podium as he previews the stage at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, a day before the start of the event. Donald Trump’s candidacy has driven a wedge in the party. When Ryan spoke to Wisconsin delegates Monday morning, he made no mention of Trump in his remarks. Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a vanquished Trump rival, planned several public appearances but wasn’t going to step inside the convention. Reuters

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An American-made coffee mug is seen on sale at the RNC. Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has run his campaign on the slogan Make America Great Again. Reuters

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US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) stands at the main podium as he previews the stage at the RNC. McConnell had earlier slammed Trump for accusing a judge overseeing a case against Trump University of bias. “It’s time to stop attacking various people you competed with or various minority groups in the country and get on message. He has the opportunity to do that.” In an interview to NBC’s Meet the Press, he said that he disagreed with what Trump said about the judge’s Mexican heritage. “This is a man who was born in Indiana,” McConnell said. “All of us came here from somewhere else.” Reuters

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CBS television comedian Stephen Colbert films comedy bits with his crew on the floor of the RNC. He also snuck up to the stage dressed like the emcee from ‘Hunger Games’ and delivered a scathing attack on Trump before he was made to leave. Reuters

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Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) atsurveys the floor of the Republican National Convention from the seats of the Utah delegation. Reuters

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A selection of American made hats are seen on sale at the Republican National Convention. Reuters

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Code Pink activists march down Euclid Avenue during a demonstration against the RNC in Cleveland. This is not the first time the activists have demonstrated against Trump. In June, Code Pink protesters crashed his campaign rally in Washington before police made them leave the venue. Trump shrugged off the incident, saying, “A little freedom of speech…very rude, but what are you gonna do?” Reuters

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Demonstrators hold placards during a march by various groups, including ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Shut Down Trump and the RNC’ ahead of the convention. Trump had earlier said that Black Lives Matter is dividing America. Reuters

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Steve Thacker carrying a rifle and a handgun is surrounded by news media in a public square in Cleveland. Ohio is an open-carry state and allows anyone above the age of 21 who has a licence to carry their firearm openly. The head of Cleveland’s police union wrote to Governor John Kasich asking him to suspend the open-carry law for the duration of the RNC. However, Kasich rejected the request, saying that he does not have the power to do so. Reuters

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Paul Manafort, campaign manager to Donald Trump, and his wife Kathleen ride the elevator at the RNC. Manafort said in a news conference that Trump and his wife would fly to Cleveland in the hours before Melania’s speech at the convention. The GOP presidential nominee-in-waiting will introduce his wife onstage, Manafort said. Trump said earlier in the day on “Fox & Friends” that his wife will speak about her “love of the country” as an immigrant from Slovenia. Melania Trump will be the first of several members of the candidate’s family who will speak at the convention to “paint a picture” of Trump’s character beyond what America “saw during the primaries,” Manafort said. Reuters The couple will then return to New York. Trump is slated to return to Cleveland on Wednesday. His acceptance speech is scheduled for Thursday.

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