Trump runs as protector of the Republican base

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As Democrats savaged his leadership for four nights running, President Trump positioned himself as the protector of his base.

“They want to cancel you, totally cancel you,” Trump said in a speech in Pennsylvania during the Democratic National Convention. “Take your job. Turn your family against you for speaking your mind, while they indoctrinate your children with twisted, twisted world views that nobody ever thought possible.”

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