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Why Donald Trump's Inaugural Address Was Great

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The 2016 Presidential Election was one of the craziest events in United States history. Obviously, Donald Trump won and it affected millions of people, whether it was in a good way or a bad way. In the article, “Donald Trump’s Inaugural Address Was Great”, by James Poulos, Trump was considered to be “great and logical” (Poulos). However, in the article, “Don’t Believe the Populism of Trump’s Inaugural Address. Our President is a Plutocrat”, by Ryan Cooper, Trumps is considered to be a terrible person, and he does not to deserve to be president. Although both articles have valid views, Cooper’s article was more logical and realistic. At the beginning of Poulos’s article, he reveals that Trump uses quotes from Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt,
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