Donald Trump will promise fearful Americans that “safety will be restored” if he is elected president, as he accepts the Republican Party’s White House nomination Thursday.
“I have a message for all of you: The crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end,” Trump will say, according to prepared remarks.
In a speech that evokes recent racially-tinged shootings and seemingly indiscriminate terror attacks, Trump will present himself as the law and order candidate.
“Americans watching this address tonight have seen the recent images of violence in our streets and the chaos in our communities,” he will say.
“Beginning on January 20, 2017, safety will be restored.”
His tough on crime tone are reminiscent of Richard Nixon’s election-winning strategy in 1968, and he contrasts the dark mood with a bold promise for better times come inauguration day.
Trump’s acceptance speech will be his first major primetime address to the nation and an opening salvo of November’s general election.
Trump will hope to put a wretched party convention behind him, one that has been dogged by scandal and rare shows of Republican discord.
Nationwide polls put the New York mogul, who has never held elected office, almost neck and neck Hillary Clinton, the former secretary of state heavily criticized over an email scandal.
Clinton, who will formally accept the Democratic nomination at her own convention next week, is expected to steal the limelight on Friday or Saturday by announcing her vice presidential running mate.
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