The state of the US under The Donald is more a shining casino on a hill than the moral beacon for our world

General Jim Mattis

Tim Stanley
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In his State of the Union address, Donald Trump was teed up to tell Congress that America is doing great. Amazing. Better than ever.

It's funny how a country can go from "terrible" to "beautiful" in a year, but you don't have to buy the hype to concede that what was once campaign rhetoric has turned into policy - even delivery. The better we know Trump, the more substance we find.