Trump accepts GOP nomination as ‘law and order’ candidate

Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president on Thursday night, giving the biggest speech of his short political career — seeking to end a troubled, fractious GOP convention on a high note.

The nominee entered to stirring string music, with the jumbotron displaying only his name –TRUMP – in gold letters above his head.

“Friends, delegates, and fellow Americans, I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States,” Trump said. Then he joined the crowd in their chants, “USA! USA!”

Trump’s speech cast the U.S. as a chaotic nation, where disorder and crime “threaten our very way of life.” He portrayed himself as a man who could end it, almost immediately, without explaining exactly how.

“I have a message for all of you. The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon – and I mean very soon – come to an end,” Trump said. After he is inaugurated as president next January, Trump said, “Safety will be restored.”