Well, that was interesting. After a contentious voice vote on the RNC rules package, chaos ensued on the GOP convention floor. Take a look:
POLITICO: Chaos erupts on GOP convention floor after voice vote shuts down Never Trump forces
Broderick Greer @BroderickGreer: Watching #RNCinCLE
Pat Garofalo @Pat _Garofalo: This is the yuuugest, classiest floor chaos ever, though. #RNCinCLE
Dieter Kurtenbach [email protected] : Total chaos on the floor, man. People are mad in real life. [7/18/16 4:16 PM ET]
Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller: VA delegates led by Cuccinelli chanting “shame-shame-shame” at the chair [7/18/2016 4:12 p.m. EDT]
Erica Werner @ericawerner: Angry shouts of “Roll call vote! Roll call vote!” on convention floor as RNC pushing through rules package [7/18/2016 4:14 p.m. EDT]
Amanda Wills [email protected] : day 1, absolute chaos
Retweeted Ed O’Keefe [email protected] : Shouts and boos across the floor. “Roll call vote!” hundreds chant
[7/18/16 4:14 p.m. EDT]
Nolan D. McCaskill [email protected] : Overheard at GOP convention, a lot of chaos [7/18/16 4:13 PM ET]
Mark Murray [email protected]
: To recap Day 1 so far:
— Team Trump vs. Kasich
— Discord on the convention floor
And it’s just 4:20 pm ET [7/18/16 4:20 PM ET]
Joy Reid [email protected] Drama: on the floor as Kendal Unruh and her Stop Trumpers are gaveled dow . That’s TX in in the flag outfits btw. [7/18/16 4:15 PM ET]
Retweeted Ed O’Keefe [email protected] VIDEO: Colorado GOP delegation calls for roll call
vote. They were not recognized [7/18/16 4:13 PM ET]
Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller: Colorado delegation now walking out per @tcberenson [7/18/2016 4:17 p.m. EDT]
Noah Rothman @NoahCRothman: Iowa and Colorado delegates are gone. Walk out. [7/18/16 4:26 PM ET]
Mike Memoli @mikememoli: Lee: “Somebody owes us an explanation.” Seems stunned that there is now no one presiding at convention [7/18/2016 4:17 p.m. EDT]
Igor Bobic @igorbobic: Mike Lee: “I have never seen anything like this. There’s no precedent for this. [7/18/2016 4:16 p.m. EDT]
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker: Yikes, the sight of angry boos from RNC delegates on the floor not exactly what Trump camp ordered up. Hardly a unified party. [7/18/2016 4:12 p.m. EDT]
Matt Viser @mviser: “I have no idea what’s going on right now. This is surreal.” — Mike Lee [7/18/2016 4:20 p.m. EDT]
R. Stassen-Berger [email protected] : “We’re now in uncharted territory” Sen. Lee on RNC convention rules chaos. [7/18/2016 4:17 p.m. EDT]
Katiana Krawchenko @KKrawchenko: “Uproar from delegates as call is made to accept rules package. Now chanting “USA! USA!”” [7/18/2016 4:16 p.m. EDT]
Chris Cilliza @TheFix: “Maybe his mom called with bad news from home.” — Sen. Mike Lee on why the convention chair left the stage. OH SNAP.” [7/18/2016 4:18 p.m. EDT]
Rebecca Berg [email protected] : Ken Cuccinelli is at the mic and a minute ago tore off his credential in frustration. Another delegate urged him to stay and fight. [7/18/16 4:15 p.m. EDT]
Philip Rucker @PhilipRucker: “There’s no precedent for this in parliamentary procedure… We are now in uncharted territory.” — Sen. Mike Lee on floor of RNC. [7/18/16 4:17 PM ET]
Ben Jacobs [email protected] : Delegates Unbound is now formally calling for a walk out [7/18/16 4:18 PM ET]
Jonathan Chait @jonathanchait: Wow, Gordon Humphrey just called the pro-Trump delegates who shouted down his measure “brownshirts.” Twice. “People who act like fascists.” [7/18/16 4:22 PM ET]
Ron Fournier @ron_fournier: I think he heard what he was told to hear. [7/18/16 4:30 PM ET]
Ed O’Keefe @edatpost: Temporary chairman Womack asks again for the yay’s and nay’s. He rules in favor of yay’s. Rules package passes. [7/18/16 4:22 PM ET]
John DiStaso @jdistaso: Pandemonium in Cleveland. The “ayes” have it, not to open rules, then chants of “roll call vote.” #nhpolitics #WMUR [7/18/16 4:24 PM ET]
Zeke Miller @ZekeJMiller: Delegates Unbound sends text message to supporters: “Rigged election. Walk out.” [7/18/16 4:28 PM ET]