In Dallas, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of 9/11, Donald Trump took the stage at the Republican convention and asked the audience to raise their right hands. Not for an oath of allegiance to the Constitution, but for a pledge of loyalty to him:
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The file sat in a drawer for almost six months. That, more than any speech in Parliament, is what should keep people awake.