It’s now official: Donald Trump has become the presidential nominee of the
Republican Party. The announcement was made by House Speaker Paul Ryan after a
roll call vote at the convention here in Cleveland. He received the formal
nomination only one day after delegates from the "Never Trump" movement briefly
staged a revolt against Trump on Monday. The rebellion threw the first day of
the convention into chaos, but the effort was quashed by party leadership. Some
dissenting delegates booed during Tuesday’s roll call vote. We speak to The
Nation’s John Nichols, author of the new piece, "Trump Is Officially the GOP
Nominee—but Republicans Aren’t Exactly Celebrating."
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