President Trump’s New Golden Age

He has won a famous victory, but a note of humility is in order.

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President Trump speaks in the Capitol's Emancipation Hall after his inauguration, January 20, 2025. Al Drago/pool via AP

The best part of Trump’s inaugural speech was his proclamation that a new “golden age of America begins right now.” This new era, the 47th president declared, will be accompanied by a “revolution of common sense” and entail “the complete restoration of America” and even “launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars.” That galvanizing spirit surely helped move America to twice elect Mr. Trump as  president.

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