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Donald Trump and Mike Pence were inaugurated as President and [[Vice President of the United States]] respectively on January 20, 2017. At his inauguration, Trump gave what is arguably the most famous speak of the MAGA movement, expressing his intent to "make America great again" in front of a crowd of 600,000 people (and another 30.6 million people watching via live [[television]]).<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/how-will-we-know-trumps-inaugural-crowd-size/513938/ How Will We Know Trump’s Inaugural Crowd Size?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170130101733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/nielsen-31-million-viewers-saw-trumps-swearing-in/2017/01/21/31c18860-e029-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html Nielsen: 31 million viewers saw Trump’s swearing-in]</ref> Taking heavy inspiration from the inaugural address of [[John F. Kennedy]], his inaurgural speech was 16 minutes long with 1,443.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/28/trump-tells-visitors-hes-drafting-his-inaugural-speech-with-reagan-and-kennedy-in-mind/ Trump tells visitors he’s drafting his inaugural speech with Reagan and Kennedy in mind]</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/20/how-short-president-donald-trumps-speech/96830014/ How short was President Donald Trump's speech?]</ref> The speech utilized [[Patriotism|patriotic]] and populist rhetoric, and emphasized the need to end the "American carnage" that was turning the United States into a [[dystopia]] of "abandoned factories, economic angst, rising crime."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBsJNdK1t0 Trump Inauguration Speech (FULL) | ABC News]</ref> | Donald Trump and Mike Pence were inaugurated as President and [[Vice President of the United States]] respectively on January 20, 2017. At his inauguration, Trump gave what is arguably the most famous speak of the MAGA movement, expressing his intent to "make America great again" in front of a crowd of 600,000 people (and another 30.6 million people watching via live [[television]]).<ref>[https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/01/how-will-we-know-trumps-inaugural-crowd-size/513938/ How Will We Know Trump’s Inaugural Crowd Size?]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170130101733/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/tv/nielsen-31-million-viewers-saw-trumps-swearing-in/2017/01/21/31c18860-e029-11e6-8902-610fe486791c_story.html Nielsen: 31 million viewers saw Trump’s swearing-in]</ref> Taking heavy inspiration from the inaugural address of [[John F. Kennedy]], his inaurgural speech was 16 minutes long with 1,443.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/12/28/trump-tells-visitors-hes-drafting-his-inaugural-speech-with-reagan-and-kennedy-in-mind/ Trump tells visitors he’s drafting his inaugural speech with Reagan and Kennedy in mind]</ref><ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/01/20/how-short-president-donald-trumps-speech/96830014/ How short was President Donald Trump's speech?]</ref> The speech utilized [[Patriotism|patriotic]] and populist rhetoric, and emphasized the need to end the "American carnage" that was turning the United States into a [[dystopia]] of "abandoned factories, economic angst, rising crime."<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRBsJNdK1t0 Trump Inauguration Speech (FULL) | ABC News]</ref> | ||
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=== Maoism === | |||
The movement of Donald Trump is sometimes compared to [[Maoism]]. The argument is that Trump, much like [[Mao Zedong]] during the [[Chinese Civil War]], has organized the [[proletariat]] and the [[peasantry]] into a united front against the [[bourgeoisie]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/Ruslan_Heydari/status/1526752603983560705 Trumpism is Maoism. Trump's movement is a Maoist movement. Rural masses trump urbanite decadence and elitism.]</ref> | |||
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