Amid Crises, Trump To Give Sequel To 'I Alone Can Fix It' Convention Pledge

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Amid Crises, Trump To Give Sequel To 'I Alone Can Fix It' Convention Pledge

In 2016, as an upstart outsider, Donald Trump vowed, "I alone can fix it." On Thursday night, he gives his sequel after twin crises of the coronavirus and racial injustice have exploded on his watch.

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