The president cast himself as a holy warrior in a speech that made 2017’s ‘American carnage’ theme seem almost innocent
He is risen. After dodging an assassin’s bullet and the prospect of jail, Donald Trump staged a political resurrection like no other. On Monday, as he returned to power, he embraced the role of a demagogue on a divine mission.
Sworn in as the 47th US president at the US Capitol in Washington, Trump delivered an inaugural address that cast himself as a holy warrior and made his “American carnage” speech from 2017 seem almost innocent.
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