Donald Trump forcefully declares he is the 'candidate of compassion'

Donald Trump declared himself the "candidate of compassion."
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Never fear, America: Donald Trump, "the law and order candidate," is here. In a speech Monday in Virginia Beach, Virginia, following the Dallas police shooting Thursday, Trump reassured America that he's here to ensure that the U.S. "maintain law and order at the highest level." If we don't, Trump warned, "we will cease to have a country. One hundred percent."

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