"The convention's coming at a good time for us to turn the page," a hopeful Reince Priebus, the party's chairman, said after spending the pre-convention week snuffing out a 'Never Trump' revolt among a rebellious group of party rulemakers. Cleveland is tense with security concerns and fears that street protests could turn into riots. Trump will formally accept the party's presidential nomination on Friday facing big hurdles. While Trump called Pence "a man who I truly think will be outstanding in every way," he also acknowledged that one of his reasons for picking him was "party unity". Officially introducing an uncharacteristically conventional running mate, Trump appeared in New York with Indiana Governor Mike Pence for the first time as a ticket.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 17, 2016 17:03 UTC