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Never Trump Petition Fails: The Photos You Need to See

Next, Womack recognized a delegate from Utah, Phil Wright. Wright made a motion for a roll call vote on the rules. The motion was immediately seconded. Earlier, the #NeverTrump group was certain it had enough signatures on a petition to force a roll call vote. They would need signatures from the majority of delegates from seven states to force a roll call vote, and they had a petition from nine (although some sources said it was as many as 11 states.) Womack announced that Mickelsen had received withdrawals from three states, falling below the threshold required to get a roll call vote. So the chair found insufficient support for a roll-call vote, and the #NeverTrump movement ended. (Getty)

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Delegates erupted into shouts of anger when a #NeverTrump roll call petition failed. See photos and learn all about what happened here.