Donald Trump will use his presidential nomination acceptance speech to launch a blistering attack on 'corrupt and ineffective' rival Hillary Clinton .
Details of the address, which he will deliver at the Republican National Convention tonight , were leaked online on Thursday night.
In the speech, Trump seeks to portray himself as a friend of the working class who will restore law and order to America.
According to excerpts, Trump will say: "I'm with you, I will fight for you, and I will win for you."
The authenticity of the leaked draft is not known and the Trump campaign has not commented.
The billionaire businessman, who has never held elective office, needs a strong performance to improve his chances of a boost in opinion polls.
He will accuse Clinton of failures while serving as President Barack Obama's first-term secretary of state and cite her use of a private email server as evidence she is corrupt.
Trump will also blame her policies for the rise of Islamic State militants, a situation many Democrats blame on Obama's predecessor, George W Bush, for launching the Iraq war.
"Hillary Clinton's legacy does not have to be America's legacy," Trump will say.
"The problems we face now - poverty and violence at home, war and destruction abroad - will last only as long as we continue relying on the same politicians who created them."
Trump and his aides have been unable to put to rest questions about whether they can mount a sophisticated campaign to take on Clinton's well-oiled operation.
He currently trails Clinton, who is seeking to become the first woman elected U.S. president, in most opinion polls ahead of the November 8 election .
In his speech, Trump will also raise the spectre of crime, saying gun violence is raging in many cities and that 180,000 illegal immigrants with criminal records "are tonight roaming free to threaten peaceful citizens."
Trump will tell Americans he will speedily address the violence that has dominated headlines, such as the shooting deaths of five Dallas police officers earlier this month.
"I have a message for all of you: the crime and violence that today afflicts our nation will soon come to an end.
"Beginning on January 20, 2017, safety will be restored," Trump will say, referring to when the next president will take office.
Trump will also say that middle-income Americans and businesses will enjoy tax cuts and that taxes will be simplified for everyone.
He would roll back federal regulations that he said cost the country $2 trillion a year, providing new wealth that will allow an upsurge in spending to repair roads, bridges, airports and tunnels.
"This, in turn, will create millions of jobs," Trump said.
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