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Breathtaking: There’s no other word for the sheer ambition and scope of Donald Trump’s second inaugural address.
President Trump is back with all the confidence of a man delivered from death for a purpose.
Voterssavehispoliticallifeandlegacy,too,byreelectinghiminthefaceofeveryaccusationandcriminalchargeagainsthim.
Trumphasbeengivenasecondchance—byGodandthecountryalike—andhisaddressleftnodoubtheintendstouseittotransformAmerica.
“Thefutureisours,andourgoldenagehasjustbegun,”hepromised.
Otherpresidentshavestruckoptimisticnotes,butTrumpalsolaidoutanagendabolderthananythingsincetheNewDeal.
JohnF.KennedypledgedtotakeAmericatothemoon—Trumpsayswewill“plantthestarsandstripesontheplanetMars.”
Thepresidentbackeddownfromnothinghevowedonthecampaigntrailorintheweekssincehisreelection.
Hedescribedtheimmigrationcrisisinthelanguagesupportersandopponentsalikehavecometoexpect,butprobablynooneguessedhe’dinvoke1798legislationregarding“alienenemies”asauthority
