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FILE -- Donald Trump appears on a large screen July 21, 2016, where he accepted the Republican Party’s nomination at its convention in Cleveland, July, 21, 2016. President Trump has made clear that he wants a traditional political convention in Charlotte, N.C., in late August, with thousands of sign-waving delegates from out of state filling an arena to acclaim his renomination. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)

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