WATCH: Trump vows to complete border wall | 2024 RNC Night 4

In his speech accepting the nomination for president at the Republican National Convention, Donald Trump said if elected, he would complete the wall along the southern border.

"I will end the illegal immigration crisis by closing our border and finishing the wall, most of which I've already built," Trump said.

"I call it an invasion," said Trump, who has often used anti-immigrant rhetoric across his political career and made untrue statements about people who enter the U.S. illegally and the impact on Americans. "We have to stop the invasion into our country that's killing hundreds of thousands of people a year. We're not going to let that happen."

Throughout the week, Republican elected officials, party leaders, celebrities and voters have taken the stage to speak in support of Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance. They also adopted a party platform. Trump’s address is his first formal public remarks since an assassination attempt against him last weekend at a rally in Pennsylvania.

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