Donald Trump’s inaugural address, a veritable feast of promises, has set the stage for a ‘golden age’ that seems more like the script of a campaign rally than a presidential speech. His promises of defeating inflation, ending epidemic diseases, and planting an American flag on Mars are as distant as the moon, if not more so. Like a master marketer, he understands the power of grandiose promises, whether they are realized or not, and his base seems to be content with the spectacle, as the ‘Mexico wall’ promise remains a mirage.
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