Republican leaders denounce Clinton in Cleveland convention

Republican leaders denounce Clinton in Cleveland convention

Top Republican leadership on Wednesday held a mock criminal-style trial before the American public against Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, saying she is not fit to be an occupant of the White House and the safety and security of the country cannot be left on her.

Soon after Donald Trump was declared the presidential nominee of the Republican party, speakers after speakers of the Republican party went after Clinton with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie turned the audience into an ad hock jury by asking if the 68-year-old former secretary of State was guilty or not guilty.

After every charge-sheet, the cheering crowd pronounced her "guilty" shouting "lock her up".

"I am proud to say that the voice of the people of our nation is being heard in this hall and those voices want Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States. But this election is not just about Donald Trump. It is also about his Democratic opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton," Christie said.

"We know exactly what four years of Hillary Clinton will bring: all the failures of the Obama years, but with less charm and more lies. It is our obligation to stop Hillary Clinton now and never let her within 10 miles of the White House again," he said.(Read more)

Donald Trump names Chris Christie as head of his transition team

Donald Trump, the Republican presidential presumptive nominee, on Monday named the New Jersey Governor Chris Christie as the head of his transition team.

The role of a transition team would come into play only after Trump wins the November general elections and entails preparing for a potential transfer of power and selection of White House administration staff.

The real estate mogul became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee about a week ago when he won the Indiana primary and two of his rivals, Ted Cruz and John Kasich, dropped out of the race.

"Christie is an extremely knowledgeable and loyal person with the tools and resources to put together an unparallelled transition team, one that will be prepared to take over the White House when we win in November," Trump said in a statement.

Christie will serve as transition team chairman, overseeing an extensive team of professionals preparing to take over the White House, and all that entails, the statement added.Read More.