CLEVELAND — A triumphant Donald Trump wrapped up what once seemed an unthinkable run to the GOP presidential nomination Thursday night — vowing to be a champion of forgotten Americans, restore law and order, and wipe out Islamic terrorists at home and abroad.

In a fiery, populist acceptance speech — at 75 minutes, the longest in decades — on the closing night of the Republican National Convention, the billionaire businessman repeated the familiar themes that helped him vanquish 16 seasoned contenders during a bruising primary season.

He portrayed himself as an outsider and the best hope for people left behind by the elites of the Beltway establishment.(nypost.com)…[+]