“Suicide” -- Right-Wing Media Lash Out As RNC Delegates Nominate Trump

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.

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.”

[Twitter, 7/19/16]

TheBlaze’s Matt Walsh: “I’m Watching The Official Death Of The GOP Play Out Right Now.”

[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!”

[Twitter, 7/19/16]

Commentary Editor Noah Rothman: “The RNC Continues To Fall On Its Face. … It Looks Like A Bunch Of Thugs.”

[Twitter, 7/19/16]

HotAir’s Allahpundit: “Pretty Chipper For A Funeral, Tbh.”

[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?”

[Twitter, 7/19/16]

Wash. Post’s Jennifer Rubin: It’s “Official” That “The GOP Has … Lost Its Mind.”

[Twitter, 7/19/16]

Conservative Author Ben Shapiro: “I Hope You’re Happy, Trump Enthusiasts. Because What Comes Next Is All On You.”

[Twitter, 7/19/16