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WATCH: Chaos Erupts On RNC Floor As #NeverTrump Makes Last Stand

Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (left) along with other delegates from Virginia chant for a rule call vote on the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.
Former Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli (left) along with other delegates from Virginia chant for a rule call vote on the first day of the Republican National Convention on Monday at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio.

Chaos erupted on the floor on the first day of the Republican National Committee in Cleveland, as forces opposed to Donald Trump tried to make one final stand.Arkansas Rep. Steve Womack brought up the Rules Committee report, which would keep delegates bound to Trump. Anti-Trump forces began shouting and wanting a roll call vote in a last-ditch effort to unbind GOP delegates and let them vote their "conscience."Their objections were shouted down by pro-Trump supporters. The package was passed on voice vote. Boo's and chants were drowned out by cheers of "USA!" and Trump supporters.Womack left the stage and left the podium, while the house band came on to play amid the confusion. He returned later and called a voice vote, where both "Ayes" and "Nays" were loudly heard. Womack ruled the Ayes had won.A Utah delegate requested a roll call, but Womack said the petitions from state were insufficient and that there would not be a roll call vote.Presumptive nominee Donald Trump tweeted after the chaos, blasting CNN for showing the fight: Copyright 2016 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.

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