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Donald Trump pronounced the start of a “golden age” in the United States after taking the oath for a historic second term as president on Monday, using his inaugural speech to lash out at what he described as a “broken” society that he would rescue. While promising renewal, Trump’s tone was characteristically dark, denouncing what he said had been a “betrayal” of Americans by a “radical and corrupt establishment.” For more, FRANCE 24’s François Picard is joined by Historian, Research Director Nancy Green and Professor of US Cultural History Cécile Coquet-Mokoko.