Republican convention opens to chaotic scenes as anti-Trump delegates revolt

In the United States, the Republican National convention opened to chaotic scenes as Donald Trump's opponents and supporters traded angry shouts, disrupting his plans for a smooth coronation as the party's White House nominee. 

Heading into the four-day political jamboree at the tightly secured arena in Cleveland, Trump had tried to assuage conservative critics and bring the party together by



naming Indiana Governor Mike Pence as his running mate.

Trump's opponents had little chance of stopping his march. But with an eye on history, many wanted a floor vote to record for posterity who backed the 70-year-old Trump and those who did not. Trump won a thumping victory in a series of statewide party elections, winning more than 13 million votes the most of any Republican nominee ever.