America’s New President: Borders Are Back
The big idea in Trump’s inauguration speech
by Uri Friedman
Jan 20, 2017
3 minutes
Donald Trump ended his journey to the American presidency the way he began it: by vowing to restore the borders of the United States. In his campaign a year and a half ago, Trump promised a wall to keep out Mexican immigrants and tariffs to keep out foreign-made cars. After taking his oath of office on Friday, Trump essentially what amounts to a dramatic break with decades of American foreign policy: The U.S. government will no longer focus on sustaining peace
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