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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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Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.
I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear.
I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear.
That I will faithfully execute.
That I will faithfully execute.
The office of President of the United States.
The office of President of the United States.
And will, to the best of my ability.
And will, to the best of my ability.
Preserve, protect and defend.
Preserve, protect and defend.
The Constitution of the United States.
The Constitution of the United States.
So help me God.