The Libertarian National Convention briefly ground to a halt Sunday as Party Chair Angela McArdle phoned Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the podium to tell him he had been nominated for consideration as the Party’s presidential candidate.

After confirming that Kennedy was a member of the Libertarian Party and that he had filed the proper paperwork, McArdle asked the delegates, “Does he accept the nomination?”

A man in a Kennedy T-shirt answered, “We have confirmation that he does.”

However, McArdle wanted to hear those words from Kennedy himself.

“Do you want me to call him and ask him if he accepts the nomination?” McArdle asked and received a resounding, “Yes!” from the delegates.

While standing at the podium, McArdle dialed Kennedy on her cell phone.

She could be heard saying into the phone, “I’m at the podium and need to ask you if you accept the nomination.”

Some members grew impatient waiting for Kennedy to answer, with one woman asking the chair to pass the gavel so they could get on to other business.

McArdle finally turned back to the microphone, saying, “He’s going to get back to us!”

Donald Trump was also nominated from the floor but was ruled ineligible since he had not filed the required paperwork. Trump was met with hostility and boos when he spoke to delegates on Saturday and asked for their votes.

The Libertarian Party is expected to consider all nominations and put forth one name by the end of the convention.

Kennedy, who is running as an Independent, eventually accepted the nomination and released a short video statement where he called it an “unexpected honor.”

“I’m very grateful to the Libertarian Party for this great honor, and I look forward to an alliance across the country, a fusion alliance of all of these independent parties who are now challenging the Republican-Democrat corrupt duopoly,” Kennedy said.

According to CNN, “The Libertarian ticket was seen as a possible pathway for Kennedy to circumvent ballot-access hurdles and take advantage of the party’s access to ballots in dozens of states. Kennedy is on the ballot in six states so far, compared with 38 states for the Libertarians.”

Watch the clip above via C-SPAN.

 

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