Donald Trump Hadiri Konvensi Nasional Partai Demokrat bagai Rocker
Donald Trump Makes a Rockstar-style Entrance at the Republican National Convention
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
DONALD TRUMP memasuki panggung Konvensi Nasional Partai Republik di Cleveland pada Senin malam, siluet tubuhnya langsung dikenali ketika berdiri disorot lampu dari belakang tubuhnya dan berjalan ke panggung diiringi lagu grup rock Queen, We Are The Champions.
Pengusaha tajir ini lalu berhenti, disorot lampu, kemudian berjalan maju yang disambut tepuk tangan bergemuruh dan panjang, disertai foto dan tanda tangannya di dinding sebelum mendekati mikrofon.
Kepada peserta konvensi ia memperkenalkan pembicara utama malam itu, istrinya Melania yang menyampaikan pidato tentang kelebihan Donald Trump sebagai suami, sukses sebagai pengusaha, dan mencintai negerinya sebagai warga Amerika.
Kegiatan konvensi di bawah ancaman para delegasi yang menolak Trump sebagai kandidat Demokrat dan menyebut diri sebagai delegasi Never Trump, melambaikan spanduk anti Donald - di dalam ruang konvensi, istrinya Melania menanggapi dingin dan tampil tenang.
Pengusaha miliarder tiba dengan selamat di Cleveland menggunakan pesawat jet pribadi 757 senilai US$100 juta pada Senin malam meskipun salah satu iring-iringan mobilnya terlibat kecelakaan saat melaju ke bandara La Guardia New York.
Trump menghadiri konferensi bersama dengan istri Melania menjelang ditetapkan sebagai calon presiden Partai Republik, dan nge-tweet: 'Maju terus untuk hadir di konvensi malam ini untuk menyaksikan istri saya, Melania yang tampil sebagai pembicara utama."
Namun kontingen yang menyebut diri mereka sebagai delegasi Never Trump berusaha untuk menggagalkan proses konvensi dengan menyampaikan keluhan mereka dan pengurus partai harus direpotkan mengatasi kendala tersebut.
Mereka yang menentang nominasi Trump berusaha untuk memasukkan sejumlah aturan yang memungkinkan delegasi individu untuk memilih 'sesuai keinginan mereka' bukannya mendukung kandidat presiden yang menang konvensi.
Namun manuver tersebut gagal dilaksanakan, yang mengakibatkan konflik internal di partai karena tidak opsi partai untuk mengganjal Donald Trump.
Penolakan terhadap Trump juga dirasakan dengan tidak hadirnya sejumlah petinggi Partai Republik termasuk Presiden George H.W. Bush dan George W. Bush, kandidat Presiden AS tahun 2008 dan 2012, John McCain dan Mitt Romney, dan Jeb Bush dan Gubernur Ohio John Kasich, yang menjadi pesaing utama Trump, seperti dilansir MailOnline.
DONAL TRUMP made a rockstar entrance into the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this evening, his instantly recognizable silhouette picked out against dramatic backlighting as Queen's We Are The Champions played in the background.
The billionaire businessman paused, illuminated, for what seemed an age as the applause roared loud and long, turning once to flash a profile image of his signature hairdo before walking forward to the microphone.
There he introduced the evening's keynote speaker, wife Melania, who delivered a near faultless speech on Trump's compassion as a father, determination as a businessmen, and love for his country as an American.
On an evening that had threatened to turn chaotic after early protests from the so-called Never Trump delegates, and banner waving from anti-Donald demonstrators who made it inside, Melania was cool, calm and collected.
The billionaire businessman arrived safely in Cleveland aboard his $100milllion private 757 jet on Monday evening despite one of his motorcade being involved in a crash as he made his way to New York's La Guardia airport.
Trump is attending the conference along with wife Melania where he will eventually be crowned the Republican party presidential nominee, tweeting earlier: 'Looking forward to being at the convention tonight to watch all of the wonderful speakers including my wife, Melania. Place looks beautiful!'
However a loud contingent of so-called Never Trump delegates have already sought to derail proceedings by forcing a roll call that would have allowed them to air their grievances, a hammer-blow to party officials hoping to present a united front.
Those opposed to Trump's nomination sought to insert a measure in the rules allowing individual delegates to vote 'their conscience' instead of supporting the candidate their states' voters preferred.
But a last-gasp maneuver failed, leaving his intra-party enemies with no other procedural options to oppose him.
Opposition to Trump was also felt in the absence of many Republican dignitaries including Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, the GOP's 2008 and 2012 nominees, John McCain and Mitt Romney, and Jeb Bush and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, Trump's primary rivals.
