Conquering rivals, defying odds, Trump captures Republican nominationThirteen months after launching an improbable bid for the White House, Donald Trump captured the 2016 Republican presidential nomination on Tuesday, having vanquished 16 party rivals, warred with much of its establishment and provoked controversy at every turn. U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks in a video message to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. July 19, 2016. Trump's Democratic rival, Clinton, was quick to respond, tweeting after the vote: "Donald Trump just became the Republican nominee. COMMANDING LEADTrump initially refused to rule out an independent run should he fail to win the Republican nomination. With three of the candidate's other children at his side, the younger Trump said: "It is my honor to be able to throw Donald Trump over the top in the delegate count tonight."

Source: VietNamNet News July 20, 2016 02:03 UTC