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The Guardian - UK
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David Smith in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

‘Fight! Fight! Fight!’: Trump emerges as an American messiah with swagger

Illustration of Donald Trump with a red crown
Trump summoned anger and sympathy and ecstasy with a flick of a switch, evoking dark chapters in Europe in the 20th century. Illustration: Guardian Design

“Fight! Fight! Fight!”

The crowd had thought he was dead, Donald Trump recalled on Thursday night, and he wanted to let them know he was OK. “So I raised my right arm, looked at the thousands and thousands of people that were breathlessly waiting and started shouting, ‘Fight! Fight! Fight!’”

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