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Posted: 2020-08-28T03:36:39Z | Updated: 2020-08-28T09:05:13Z

President Donald Trump capped the Republican National Convention on Thursday with an ominous speech warning of an end to American exceptionalism in an effort to unite the fervent base that helped propel him to victory four years ago.

Your vote will decide whether we protect law-abiding Americans, or whether we give free rein to violent anarchists, agitators and criminals who threaten our citizens, Trump said, calling his competitor, former Vice President Joe Biden , a Trojan horse for socialism.

Joe Biden is not a savior of Americas soul he is the destroyer of Americas jobs. And if given the chance, he will be the destroyer of American greatness, he said.

Trump cast his first term as a success for those hoping to see a political outsider in the White House and said he has spent four years fighting Washingtons elite.

From the moment I left my former life behind, and a good life it was, I have done nothing but fight for you, he said. I did what our political establishment never expected and could never forgive breaking the cardinal rule of Washington politics I kept my promise.

The president spoke for more than an hour to a crowd of more than a thousand people at the White House, raising concerns not only about the ethics of using such a storied government building for a political campaign but also the threat of spreading the coronavirus.