That general election pivot we've been waiting for? Trump admits it's probably not going to happen.

Donald Trump.
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When Donald Trump promised the GOP he'd shift his tone for the general election, it seems he may not have meant it. On Wednesday night — just days ahead of next week's Republican National Convention in Cleveland — Trump admitted to Fox News' Bret Baier that he probably won't start acting like a more "controlled presidential candidate" once he wins the nomination. "I don't think so. I want to be myself. It got me here," Trump said.

While this admission may be a letdown to some GOP leaders, it's not necessarily a surprise. Though Trump has used a teleprompter in recent months and given notably more measured responses to events, as in the case of the Dallas shooting, he also got into a Twitter fight with a Supreme Court justice and tried to win Pitbull's endorsement with a helicopter ride.

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