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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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David Smith in Washington

Trump embraces role of demagogue on divine mission to reshape America

a man wearing a suit with his hands up as a woman and teenage boy stand by
Donald Trump is sworn in as president beside his wife Melania and son Barron. Photograph: Morry Gash/Reuters

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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