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Among the speakers today, paul ryan, Senate Majority leader, mitch mcconnell, governor Chris Christie, as well as dr. Ben carson and Donald Trumps children, tiffany and donald trump junior. Get video on demand at cspan. Org. Donald trumps wife gave her speech last night and while the Associated Press says the speech was well received, it drew controversy over some of her remarks. Passages of two her address match nearly word for word Michelle Obamas speech from the 2008 convention. We will show you miss trumps entire 17 minute speech. Shes introduced by her husband, donald trump. We are the champions, we , no time forions losers because we are the champions of the world [applause] mr. Trump thank you, everybody. We love you. We are going to win. We are going to win so big. Thank you very much. Much. You very thank you. We are going to win so big. Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen, we are going to win so big. Ladies and gentlemen, it is my next honor to present the first lady of the United States, my wife, and amazing mother, an trump. Ble woman, melania [applause] ms. Trump thank you very much. You have all been very kind to donald and me, to our young son barron, and to our whole family. Ts a very nice welcome and were excited to be with you at this historic convention. I am so proud of your choice for president of the United States, my husband, donald j. Trump. [applause] and i can assure you, he is moved by this great honor. The 2016 republican primaries were fierce and started with many candidates, 17 to be exact, and i know that donald agrees with me when i mention how talented all of them are. They deserve respect and gratitude from all of us. [applause] however, when it comes to my husband, i will say that i am definitely biased, and for good reason. I have been with donald for 18 years and i have been aware of his love for this country since we first met. He never had a hidden agenda when it comes to his patriotism, because, like me, he loves this country so much. I was born in slovenia, a small, beautiful and then communist country in central europe. My sister ines, who is an incredible woman and a friend, and i were raised by my wonderful parents. My elegant and hardworking mother amalia introduced me to fashion and beauty. My father viktor instilled in me a passion for business and travel. Their integrity, compassion and intelligence reflect to this day on me and for my love of family and america. [applause] from a young age, my parents impressed on me the values that you work hard for what you want in life that your word is your bond and you do what you say and keep your promise; that you treat people with respect. They taught and showed me values and morals in their daily life. That is a lesson that i continue to pass along to our son, and we need to pass those lessons on to the many generation to follow. [applause] because we want our children in this nation to know that the only limit to your achievement is the strength of your dreams and your willingness to work for them. [applause] my heritagete for and where it brought me today. I travelled the world while working hard in the incredible arena of fashion. After living and working in milan and paris, i arrived in new york city twenty years ago, and i saw both the joys and the hardships of daily life. On july 28th, 2006, i was very proud to become a citizen of the United States the greatest privilege on planet earth. [applause] i cannot, or will not, take the freedoms this country offers for granted. But these freedoms have come with a price so many times. The sacrifices made by our veterans are reminders to us of this. I would like to take this moment to recognize an amazing veteran, the great senator bob dole. [applause] and let us thank all of our veterans in the arena today, and those across our great country. [applause] we are all truly blessed to be here. That will never change. I can tell you with certainty that my husband has been concerned about our country for as long as i have known him. With all of my heart, i know that he will make a great and lasting difference. Donald has a deep and unbounding determination and a nevergiveup attitude. I have seen him fight for years to get a project done or even started and he does not give up if you want someone to fight for you and your country, i can assure you, he is the guy. [applause] he will never, ever, give up. And, most importantly, he will never, ever, let you down. Donald is, and always has been, an amazing leader. Now, he will go to work for you. [applause] his achievements speak for themselves, and his performance throughout the primary campaign proved that he knows how to win. He also knows how to remain focused on improving our country on keeping it safe and secure. [applause] he is tough when he has to be but he is also kind and fair and caring. This kindness is not always noted, but it is there for all to see. That is one reason i fell in love with him to begin with. [applause] donald is intensely loyal. To family, friends, employees, country. He has the utmost respect for his parents, mary and fred, to his sisters maryanne and elizabeth, to his Brother Robert and to the memory of his late brother fred. His children have been cared for and mentored to the extent that even his adversaries admit they are an amazing testament to who he is as a man and a father. [applause] there is a great deal of love in the trump family. That is our bond, and that is our strength. Yes, donald thinks big, which is especially important when considering the presidency of the United States. No room for small thinking. No room for small results. Donald gets things done. [applause] our country is underperforming and needs new leadership. Leadership is also what the world needs. Donald wants our country to move forward in the most positive of ways. Everyone wants change. Donald is the only one that can deliver it. We should not be satisfied with stagnation. Donald wants prosperity for all americans. [applause] we need new programs to help the poor and opportunities to challenge the young. There has to be a plan for growth only then will fairness result. My husbands experience exemplifies growth and the successful passage of opportunity to the next generation. His success indicates inclusion rather than division. My husband offers a new direction, welcoming change, prosperity and greater Cooperation Among peoples and nations. Donald intends to represent all the people, not just some of the people. [applause] that includes christians and jews and muslims, it includes hispanics and africanamericans and asians, and the poor and the middle class. [applause] throughout his career, donald has successfully worked with people of many faiths and with many nations. Like no one else, i have seen the talent, the energy, the tenacity, the resourceful mind and the simple goodness of heart that god gave donald trump. Now is the time to use those gifts as never before, for purposes far greater than ever before. And he will do this better than anyone else can. And it wont even be close. [applause] everything depends on it, for our cause and for our country. People are counting on him all the millions of you who have touched us so much with your kindness and your confidence. You have turned this unlikely campaign into a movement that is still gaining in strength and number. [applause] the primary season, and its toughness, is behind us. Lets all come together in a National Campaign like no other [applause] the race will be hardfought, all the way to november. There will be good times and hard times and unexpected turns it would not be a trump contest without excitement and drama. [applause] but through it all, my husband will remain focused on only one thing this beautiful country, that he loves so much. [applause] if i am honored to serve as first lady, i will use that wonderful privilege to try to help people in our country who need it the most. One of the many causes dear to my heart is helping children and women. You judge a society by how it treats its citizens. We must do our best to ensure that every child can live in comfort and security, with the best possible education. [applause] as citizens of this great nation, it is kindness, love and compassion for each other that will bring us together and keep us together. [applause] these are the values donald and i will bring to the white house. My husband is ready to lead this great nation. He is ready to fight, every day, to give our children the Better Future they deserve. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, donald j. Trump is ready to serve and lead this country as the next president of the United States. [applause] thank you, god bless you, and god bless america. [applause] we are the champions, we are the champions no time for losers because we are the champions of the world role call reports that the speech has shaken up the convention because of lines lifted from Michelle Obamas speech. A senior trump advisor has dismissed the criticism as just absurd. This is what he told reporters this morning. This afternoon at around 7 30 will be the culmination of a Oneyear Campaign by mr. Trump, a campaign that as far as we are concerned the fight a lot of expectations of local pundits and the Political Class that has caused the problem of gridlock in washington. It was an Outsider Campaign and today around 7 30, mr. Trump will officially be the nominee of the Republican Party. We are excited about that and he is excited that his quest will finally come to an and. All of you whod doubted he could be nominated will not be able to say yes but it wont happen. That will be something that will be an important moment as far as this campaign is concerned. Is makeing, the theme america work again. Again, the theme of failed leadership will be emphasized and as noted in the presentation , we will use ordinary americans who have an infected by the tosis caused by washington talk about their personal experiences and we will have leaders of the party talking about their messages and the theme of the subset that deals with mr. Trump reporting in, senator mcconnell and mr. Ryan will focus on the Party Working inether and being unified how we expect to have a republican president and Republican Congress working together in 2017. Those are the main messages of the night. I will open up for questions in a few minutes. Of the about fragments speech being used would you acknowledge that mistakes were made and you reviewed the speech and will anyone be fired . Thinkst of all, we melania trumps speech was a great speech. It talked about her coming to america, about the story that vocus is on immigration and the right way to do it, her love of country, the love of her husband and how it developed and family and family values. These are themes that are personal to her and personal to a lot of people depending on the lives. Obviously feels similar sentiments toward her family. The fact that the speech itself is being focused on somebody words says there were 50 its totally ignoring the fact of the speech itself. It was a poignant speech and wellreceived. We do not believe there is anything in that speech that does not reflect her thinking. We are comfortable the words she used our words that were personal to her. The fact that there are things like care and respect and compassion, those are not extraordinary words and when you talk about family, they are normal words. She did know that she was speaking before 40 Million People and that her speech would be noticed by a lot of people. To think she would be doing anything that would go unnoticed is absurd. She knew the American People her wordsattention to and you are focusing on trying to distort that message in some respect. Tent, there is a political to this issue and we have noted the clinton camp was the first to get it out there and say there was something untoward about the speech. Its just another example that when Hillary Clinton is threatened by a female, the first thing she does is try to destroy that person. Politics and we recognize that we are just going to move on. We are focused on the message that she gave last night. Any questions on different topics . You struck down comments on your youtube channel, was that ecause of the proliferation not goodmy english is enough, but it was word by word. Words inwere over 1400 that speech. Any other topics because i dont want to keep going over that issue . Sessions willf put his name into nomination tonight. He had been key to advising mr. Trump and had become a very close friend and advisor. Seconding speech will be given by senator Chris Collins who is from new york state. The second seconding speech will be given by Lieutenant Governor henry mcmaster. He was an early supporter and in the victoryl in south carolina, which was an important part of his victory. Utahything about a delegate being threatened in the bathroom . I think i have a good sense of what is going on, but i have not gotten into the bathrooms yet. [laughter] [inaudible] stating your people were influencing the Trump Delegates ukraineiding weapons to [indiscernible] invention is being watched in ukraine and eastern europe. Should people there be concerned ,f trump becomes president russia will be allowed to run amok . As far as the first question, i dont understand that weston. The platform results are the ones reflected. People of the world should be concerned about what is going on in washington today because we believe the crisis in the world today is a result of the United States not participating in a vibrant way and letting the world move leader leslie. To all of those enemies of democracy, strong leadership by the United States is something they should fear and mr. Trump will be a strong leader. You think she is being unfairly criticized . Absolutely. She did a tremendous job last night. This is a woman who does not speak in public often. Speak, she asked to asked to speak. She said that they only see her partners personality, seeing him on the campaign trail and she said it was important to her personally that they understand the human side of donald trump and the man who has spent all the time as she has known him making a difference in their lives. She communicated that beautifully last night and they are trying to destroy those words through political allegations and her speech was one of the highlights , if not the highlight of the convention. We will see you tomorrow. In reaction to the controversy over mrs. Trumps speech last night, the former said he shouldr resign if he signed off on the speech. The Republican National Committee Chair said he would probably fire whoever included in the speechotes and cnn reporting the trump campaigns is as no plans to fire anybody over melania trumps speech last night. You can see Michelle Obama and melania trumps speech on cspan. Org. We are here with one of the official caterers for the Republican National convention and former defensive end for the cleveland browns. How did you get into barbecue . I did not get into barbecue, i was born into a barbecue family. , barbecue ismy job my passion. What is your specialty . We are the only people in the bones. Hat remove the its not compressed meet, its an actual slab of ribs. Now and you retail can get it shipped right to your house. Special sauce . The secret sauce . No. To me, a good rib should not have to be slammed in sauce. It should be a complement to it. Would, my uncle said, it aint no good. We use a combination of wood, oak and hickory, and we use either cherry or icon for our chicken. Become a caterer for the Republican National convention . It when iured into heard the word competition. They said you will have to come down and compete and i was like im in. My children and my wife know that. I did not have any political aspirations whatsoever. Was to be one that would complete to compete. The rnc did not take the caterers. They just eliminated the ones. We are in the Media Building and its up to you to decide whether or not you want our fanfare. Like it was a process in my life that was going to come around once. There for years ago. So i probably wont see this. Gain i think thats what life is about. It comes around once, if its not harmful, do it. What was the process like forgetting your food cleared . Fda, they called on the Health Department they are well within how we operate, but they are a little more stringent. There are things we would normally have to do for the Health Department, but i get it. My thinking is to my friends and hate to make i somebody from the media