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By America-Today  January,21 2025

President Donald Trump used his second inaugural address to hold up his

indomitability and escape from a would-be assassin’s bullet as a metaphor for a “strong,”

“proud” nation that “will not be conquered.”

“I was saved by God to make America Great Again,” Trump said Monday in a follow-up to

his “American Carnage” first inaugural in 2017, this one delivered in the US Capitol Rotunda

after frigid weather moved the ceremony inside.

Trump, in the manner of a classic strongman leader,

leveraged his personal mythology after he was sworn in for

a new term, inspiring his supporters but leaving those who

fear him anxious that dark days may be ahead.

On one level, Trump’s speech could be viewed as a new attempt to redefine America’s

historic mission, to inject new self-confidence into a citizenry worn down by years of crisis

and to position himself as a global peacemaker.

“We will be a nation like no other, full of compassion, courage and exceptionalism. Our

power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry,

violent and totally unpredictable,” he said. “America will be respected again and admired

again … we will be prosperous. We will be proud, we will be strong, and we will win like

never before. We will not be conquered. We will not be intimidated. We will not be broken,

and we will not fail.”

Trump’s appeal was a powerful call to citizens to “dream boldly” to create a new “golden

age of America.”