Right-wing media figures reacted to the Republican National Convention’s nomination of Donald Trump as the party’s presidential nominee by claiming that the GOP is “willingly commit[ing] suicide” and expressing anger over the official nominating process.
“Suicide” -- Right-Wing Media Lash Out As RNC Delegates Nominate Trump
Written by Zachary Pleat
Published
Donald Trump Becomes Official Republican Nominee For President
CNN: “Trump Is Republican Nominee.” CNN.com reported that “Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman whose outsider campaign has both galvanized millions of voters and divided the Republican Party, is the 2016 GOP presidential nominee.” [CNN.com, 7/19/16]
Right-Wing Media React To Official Trump Nomination: “Suicide,” “Official Death Of The GOP”
Erick Erickson: “Just Amazing Watching The GOP Willingly Commit Suicide Tonight.”
Just amazing watching the GOP willingly commit suicide tonight.
— Erick Erickson (@EWErickson) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
TheBlaze’s Matt Walsh: “I’m Watching The Official Death Of The GOP Play Out Right Now.”
I'm watching the official death of the GOP play out right now. It is dying to the sound of fake, mindless applause. Seems appropriate.
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
Iowa Talk Radio Host Steve Deace: “No Republican Has Won The White House Without VA Since Reconstruction. And GOP Alienated That Delegation Today. Brilliant!”
No Republican has won the White House without VA since Reconstruction. And GOP alienated that delegation today.
Brilliant!— Steve Deace (@SteveDeaceShow) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
Commentary Editor Noah Rothman: “The RNC Continues To Fall On Its Face. … It Looks Like A Bunch Of Thugs.”
The RNC continues to fall on its face. It could just give an accurate count and Trump would win. Instead, it looks like a bunch of thugs.
— Noah Rothman (@NoahCRothman) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
HotAir’s Allahpundit: “Pretty Chipper For A Funeral, Tbh.”
Pretty chipper for a funeral, tbh
— Allahpundit (@allahpundit) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
National Review’s Jim Geraghty: “Is Anyone Else Having A Hard Time Figuring Out What’s A Surreal Dream And What’s Reality Lately?”
Is anyone else having a hard time figuring out what's a surreal dream and what's reality lately? pic.twitter.com/vsBWQSpXWW
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
Wash. Post’s Jennifer Rubin: It’s “Official” That “The GOP Has … Lost Its Mind.”
and there it is -- the GOP has official lost its mind
— Jennifer Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]
Conservative Author Ben Shapiro: “I Hope You’re Happy, Trump Enthusiasts. Because What Comes Next Is All On You.”
I hope you're happy, Trump enthusiasts. Because what comes next is all on you. ALL OF IT.
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) July 19, 2016
[Twitter, 7/19/16]