Donald Trump conjured a dire picture Thursday of an America sliding deeper into poverty, violence and corruption and declared himself the only person who could avert disaster.
Accepting the Republican nomination in Cleveland, the billionaire pledged to be a voice for working Americans, restore law and order and confound elites and doubters by winning the White House in November.
"Nobody knows the system better than me, which is why I alone can fix it," Trump said.
Trump's address was the most crucial moment yet in his transformation, from a brash tycoon and reality star to a presidential nominee with an expansive vision of disruptive change. The speech clocked in at 1 hour 15 minutes, surpassing Bill Clinton's 1992 marathon.
While hammering Hillary Clinton, Trump attempted to soothe divisions in the country and his party, where tensions were exposed Wednesday by Ted Cruz's refusal to endorse Trump.
"Our convention occurs at a moment of crisis for our nation. The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life," he said. "Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country."
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