After officially securing his party's nomination for president this week, Donald Trump took the stage on Thursday night to outline his policy proposals at home and abroad. Trump's speech, which focused heavily on "law and order" and "safety," marked the end of the four-day-long Republican National Convention in Cleveland.
Over the course of the week, a host of speakers stepped up to the podium, most in support of Trump — including his wife and several of his children. On Thursday, he was introduced by his oldest daughter, Ivanka. But Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, who ran against Trump in the primaries, made headlines when he refused to endorse the New York businessman the night before.
Refinery29's News team was there at the Quicken Loans Arena live-tweeting the speech. Ahead, we round up the biggest moments.
"Friends, delegates and fellow Americans, I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination" -@realDonaldTrump begins
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.@realDonaldTrump leads crowd in chant of "U-S-A!" #rncincle
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.@realDonaldTrump leads crowd in chant of "U-S-A!" #rncincle
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#DonaldTrump: "We cannot afford to be so politically correct anymore." Receives massive cheer from audience at #rncincle
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Crowd starts chanting "build the wall" after #Trump claims "tens of thousands" of immigrants are being released into communities
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#Trump: "Our roads and bridges are falling apart, our airports are in Third World condition, and 43 million Americans are on food stamps."
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#Trump talks #Benghazi at #rncincle: "In Libya, our consulate–the symbol of American prestige around the globe–was brought down in flames."
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Crowd chants: "Lock her up" and Trump responds "Let's defeat her in November." #rncincle
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Trump blames #Clinton for #ISIS, #Benghazi, the #MuslimBrotherhood, #Iraq, #Iran and #Syria all in her 4yrs as Secretary of State. #rncincle
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Crowd chants "#USA!" after #Trump says his plan will put #America first. "Americanism, not globalism, will be our credo!" is met w/applause
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#Trump bashes #Clinton in his policy speech at #RNCinCLE: "She is their puppet, and they pull the strings" he says of donors &media
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#DonaldTrump stays true to leaked prepared remarks by shouting what was in all caps: "I AM YOUR VOICE!" #RNCinCLE
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#Trump slams #Clinton over #emails: "her single greatest accomplishment may be committing such an egregious crime and getting away with it."
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#Trump mentions victims of #Pulse shooting in #Orlando: "As your President, I will do everything in my power to protect our #LGBTQ citizens"
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#Trump: "As a Republican, it's so nice to hear you cheering for what I just said" about protecting #LGBTQ people from violence. #rncincle
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#Trump denounces "nation building" and "regime change," says #US must work with allies to "stamp out Islamic terrorism." Crowd chants "USA!"
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#Trump pledge that "We are going to build a great border wall!" is met with a standing ovation at #RNCinCLE
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#Trump: "We will repeal and replace disastrous #Obamacare. You will get to choose your own doctor again!" #rncincle
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#Trump on #guns: "I...received the early and strong endorsement of the National Rifle Association" #rncincle
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#Trump thanks evangelical and religious community for their support, says he doesn't "always deserve it" at #rncincle
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#Trump concludes with: "We Will Make America Proud Again.
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We Will Make America Safe Again. We Will Make America Great Again." #RNCinCLE
And then came the balloons pic.twitter.com/kD9S3XleZ6
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Refinery29’s News team is on the ground covering the Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention. Follow along @R29News and check out our full coverage of the 2016 race here.
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