Trump declared official Republican presidential nominee
ITV News report by Washington Correspondent Robert Moore
Donald Trump was officially declared the Republican presidential candidate on Wednesday at the party's national convention in Cleveland, Ohio.
On an emotional evening, Donald Trump Jnr announced that New York, Trump's home state, had given his father enough delegates to "put him over the top".
The billionaire tycoon now has just under four months to finish his campaign for America's highest office - the White House.
Over a video feed, the 70-year-old labelled the declaration a "special day" and one he would "never, ever forget".
Trump's four children were in the audience to see their father's campaign officially endorsed by the Republican party. Later, Indiana Governor Mike Pence was nominated as the vice presidential candidate.
Speaking in a video at the party's national convention in Cleveland, the billionaire tycoon said it was a "special" day seeing his children "put him over the top" when they announced he had secured enough delegations.
In a speech, Trump Jnr gave impassioned support for his father, describing him as his "mentor and best friend".
He said that America would be "greater than ever before" if Trump was elected President on 8th November.
This week's four-day convention is Mr Trump's highest-profile opportunity to convince voters he is better suited for the presidency than Hillary Clinton, who will be officially nominated at next week's Democratic gathering.
However, the convention has been overshadowed by accusations that his wife Melania copied sections of her speech from one made by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2008.
Mrs Clinton pounced on the tumult, saying the Republican gathering had so far been "surreal," comparing it to the classic fantasy film Wizard Of Oz.
Trump adviser Paul Manafort said the matter had been "totally blown out of proportion".