Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gives a thumbs up after his wife, Melania, spoke during the Republican National Convention, in Cleveland, July 18, 2016.

LIVE BLOG: Republicans Gather for Trump

July 18, 2016 12:42 PM update July 18, 2016 11:14 PM

The theme for Monday, the first night of the Republican National Convention, was Make America Safe Again. Among the speakers were two Navy Seals and the mother of a man who died in the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. There were also a few Hollywood stars who took the stage. However, the speaker most people seemed to want to hear Monday night was Melania Trump, the wife of Republican candidate Donald Trump. Get the latest here.

#RNCinCLE is top trending hashtag on Twitter now.

The hats are out!

This video comes from VOA's Katherine Gypson at the convention:

With chaos on the convention floor, leaders of the party conducted a voice vote on a rule that would have unbound delegates.

So the push to allow delegates to vote for a candidate other than Donald Trump failed.

Despite anger and chanting from the floor, the convention chair said three states that had committed to the rule had withdrawn.