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There's a divide in American politics between those who think democracy is in peril and those who think it's already been subverted, hollowed out from the inside.
As President Trump returns to the White House, we go through the looking glass into a world where nothing is as it seems.
The coming storm from BBC Radio 4.
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Hi, I'm Johnny diamond from the BBC World Service.
This is the global story.
Donald Trump is President of the United States again.
I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear.
Four years since.
Since he left office.
And after staging perhaps the most astonishing political comeback in US History, President Trump took the oath for a second time.
And will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend.
Preserve, protect and defend.
The ceremony, held inside the Capitol Building because of freezing temperatures in Washington, saw Mr.
Trump flanked by his family, political allies and the billionaires running Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms.
My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.
That's what I want to be, a peacemaker and a unifier.
The self styled peacemaker cast the world beyond US borders as enemies, all seeking to exploit America.
Panama's promise to us has been broken.