‘A Free, Sovereign, and Independent Nation’: Trump Promises Closed Borders, Protectionist Trade Policy, and a New Manifest Destiny in Inaugural Address
‘The golden age of America begins right now,’ the 47th president says.

President Trump is promising a new “golden age” in America after four years of the Biden–Harris administration, which he criticized as lawless and responsible for an American decline, without naming them explicitly.
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