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Calling Protesters 'Thugs' And Biden Extreme, Trump's Bombastic Campaign Returns

President Trump's remarks on Friday evening in New Hampshire struck a markedly different tone compared to his address to the Republican National Convention the night before.
President Trump addresses supporters during a campaign rally at Manchester, N.H. during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

President Trump on Friday struck a markedly different tone at a rally in New Hampshire as compared his address to the Republican National Convention the night before.

Speaking to a crowd of a few hundred supporters in Manchester, Trump returned to his trademark bombastic, free-wheeling campaign style as he echoed many of the same themes he broached during his convention acceptance speech — warning of a looming "socialist" threat and bashing his 2020 rival Joe Biden.

"I gave a

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