As it happened - pivotal Obama and Trump speeches

Summary

Donald Trump is facing a slew of claims of sexual misconduct from women
In Florida on Thursday, he fought back by strongly dismissing the accusations
First Lady Michelle Obama decried his actions as "intolerable"
Last week a video tape emerged in which Mr Trump boasted of groping women
A series of recent polls suggest a fall in his support to rival Hillary Clinton

Live Reporting

Courtney Subramanian and Max Matza

Cruz's non-endorsement shocks conventionpublished at 03:15 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
While conservative intellectuals praised Ted Cruz's courage on Twitter, the delegates inside the hall were not impressed.
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Cruz declines to endorse Trump to massive boospublished at 02:58 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Shocking the convention, Texas Senator Ted Cruz urged delegates to "vote [with] your conscience" but declined to endorse Donald Trump for president. As it became clear there would be no endorsement, the New York delegation booed and shouted "We Want Trump" and "Endorse Trump", temporarily drowning out Mr Cruz's speech.
Mr Trump arrived as the speech ended. The Trump family sat stony-faced throughout.
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Crowd applauds Cruz mention of Brexitpublished at 02:56 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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The crowd erupted into cheers as Cruz mentions Brexit as an example of voters rejecting big government.
"But something powerful is happening. We’ve seen it in both parties. We’ve seen it in the United Kingdom’s unprecedented Brexit vote to leave the European Union," he said.
"Voters are overwhelmingly rejecting the political establishment and big government. That’s a profound victory."
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Ted Cruz cool on Trump candidacy so farpublished at 02:47 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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We're not fighting for one particular candidate or one particular campaign
Ted Cruz, Texas senator
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Ted Cruz congratulates Donald Trumppublished at 02:40 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Trump employee: Proud to stand with Trump because of the colour of my skinpublished at 02:38 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Lynne Patton, a black woman who's been a longtime employee of the Trump family, said she is proud to support Donald Trump because of the colour of her skin. She said black lives have mattered less historically, and that blue lives matter and LGBTQ lives matter.
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: 'America deserves better'published at 02:34 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker focused his speech around the refrain, "America deserves better."
The one-time Trump rival called on Republicans to support the Trump-Pence ticket as he slammed Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton.
"Last August, I said that any of the Republicans running would be better than Hillary Clinton. I meant it then, and I mean it now," he said.
"So let me be clear: a vote for anyone other than Donald Trump in November is a vote for Hillary Clinton."
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Scott Walker goes on the attack against Hillary Clintonpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Hillary Clinton is the ultimate liberal Washington insider. If she were any more on the inside, she'd be in prison.
Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor
Ted Cruz's prepared remarks show no endorsementpublished at 02:25 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Senator Ted Cruz's prepared remarks for his prime-time address showed no plans of endorsing Donald Trump, CNN reports, external.
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson have urged the Texas senator to throw his support behind the billionaire, but a Cruz adviser told CNN he will focus his speech on the future of the Republican party.
The former Trump rival is also expected to criticise Hillary Clinton, which has become a common theme throughout the convention.
Outtakes from the scenepublished at 02:17 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
Scenes from the floor and outside the convention center from BBC journalists:
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Liberals question astronaut appearance at RNCpublished at 02:17 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
Liberals on Twitter questioned why Eileen Collins, the first US woman to command a space mission, spoke at the Republican National Convention when the party "doesn't even believe in science."
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Former Republican leader Michael Steele: Trump like a 'shaky quarterback'published at 02:12 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Katty Kay interviews former Republican official Michael Steele
Michael Steele, the former chairman of the Republican Party, tells the BBC's Katty Kay that the convention is a time to heal the wounds of the primary contest and support the nominee. However, Mr Steele is not an enthusiastic Trump supporter. He described the Republican Party and Donald Trump as a football team with a "quarterback who is a little shaky".
Featured RNC fashionpublished at 02:02 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
As captured by the BBC's Anna Bressanin:
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Deborah McCree of Idaho
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Joseph Darrol of Florida
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Delegate Vera Anderson of Texas
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John Ales, Kathryn Dacey and Josh Denton, students
Ivanka Trump praises father on CNNpublished at 01:46 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
Speaking to CNN, Donald Trump's daughter and trusted adviser Ivanka spoke about her relationship with her father. He was always there for the kids growing up, she said, and always picked up the phone. He was a more "traditional" father, she said, and shied away from tasks like changing diapers, but saw potential in all of his children.
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'LOCK HER UP!' - the breakout catchphrase of the convention - is backpublished at 01:36 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Some Republican commentators aren't sure "Lock Her Up" is a winning message.
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Highlights from tonight's schedulepublished at 01:21 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Trump has enlisted a series of senior Republicans to take the stage in the final stretch of the convention.
On the third night, delegates will hear from Senators Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio and Governors Scott Walker and Rick Scott while his vice presidential pick Governor Mike Pence will headline the event.
Here are some highlights from tonight's schedule:
20:00 ET (12:00 GMT): Florida Governor Rick Scott (pictured below)
21:41 ET (01:41 GMT): Florida Senator Marco Rubio, via video
21:44 ET (01:44 GMT): Texas Senator Ted Cruz
22:00 ET (02:00 GMT): Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump
22:15 ET (02:15 GMT): Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
22:37 ET (02:37 GMT): Vice-presidential nominee and Indiana Governor Mike Pence
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Trump reportedly sends old ghostwriter 'cease and desist' orderpublished at 01:10 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Tony Schwartz - the ghostwriter that worked with Donald Trump on his best-selling book the Art of the Deal - made headlines recently when he told the New Yorker, external that he regrets his role in vaulting Mr Trump to the national stage.
“I feel a deep sense of remorse that I contributed to presenting Trump in a way that brought him wider attention and made him more appealing than he is,” Mr Schwartz said.
He also said that a Trump presidency would be "terrifying" and called the New York billionaire a "sociopath".
Now MSNBC is reporting that the Trump is trying to take legal action to prevent Mr Schwartz from continuing to talk to the media about his old boss.
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Trump on speechwriter: 'People make mistakes'published at 00:52 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC, Donald Trump defended speechwriter Meredith McIver.
"She's a very good person," he said. "She came to see me because she hated to see the conflict, and she made a mistake."
He also said the media went easy on Melania because they "did not think she actually had anything to do with it".
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Ted Cruz to 'suggest' support for Donald Trumppublished at 00:46 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Top Trump aide Paul Manafort told the Associated Press that Texas Senator Ted Cruz would at least "suggest" he is backing Donald Trump. Mr Cruz has not formally endorsed Mr Trump - an unusual move for a vanquished primary rival at this stage of the election season.
Many convention speakers have kept their mentions of Mr Trump to a minimum and Mr Cruz may not mention him by name at all.
Data journalists at the stats website FiveThirtyEight.com found that "Clinton" is the most used word of the convention, far outpacing "Trump".
Cleveland police arrest more than a dozen protesterspublished at 00:35 British Summer Time 21 July 2016
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Cleveland police said they have made 17 arrests on Wednesday, bringing the total number related to the Republican National Convention this week to 22.
Charges include assaulting officers - who were allegedly punched and pushed - failing to disperse and resisting arrest. Two officers were hurt, not seriously.
In one incident a protester lit the US flag on fire, "then lit himself on fire, catching others on fire." The flames were extinguished by firefighters. There were no serious injuries.
A massive media presence is making it difficult to police protests, police said.
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