READ: 2016 Republican Platform Released

A convention logo is seen over the stage as preparations take place inside Quicken Loans Arena for the Republican National Convention, Sunday, July 17, 2016, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

By Sara Jerde

July 18, 2016 6:11 p.m.

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The 2016 Republican Platform was released Monday afternoon after it was approved at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland.

Read the full platform below:

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Sara Jerde (@SaraJerde) Sara Jerde is a newswriter based in New York. Her bylines have appeared in The Star-Ledger, The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Columbus Dispatch. She graduated from Ohio University. Send emails to sara@talkingpointsmemo.com and follow her @SaraJerde.

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ralph_vonholst says:

July 18, 2016

Release the Krapen!
imkmu3 says:

July 18, 2016

Are LGBTs bashed? I so want to be bashed!
imkmu3 says:

July 18, 2016

I heard the head of the self hating Log Cabin Republican on NPR tonight. He claimed the platform is the absolute worst ever for LGBTs. Still, he’s happy, happy, happy to be one of them! Because…reasons!
ralph_vonholst says:

July 18, 2016

I couldn’t get past the first few paragraphs before the stench got to me. This is crazed. Total and complete bullshit. A fascist manifesto.
irasdad says:

July 18, 2016

“2016 Republican Platform Released.”

You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll hurl.