Republican leaders are reportedly girding for the possibility of a brokered convention in Cleveland next year. Donald Trump’s reaction is the elephant in the room.

This scenario would occur if no candidate headed to the Republican National Convention with enough delegates to win the nomination on the first ballot, making the quadrennial event’s role in the process less of a formality.

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