The Inauguration Speech And A More Perfect Union

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The Inauguration Speech and “A More Perfect Union” has many similarities and differences. One of their similarities is that they both want no one to be forgotten. Obama said in his speech in “A More Perfect Union” that everyone deserves to be equal, and Trump said that we all share the same glorious freedoms and the same great American flag. One of their differences is that they have different points to make America better. Obama had to do with healthcare and discrimination, while Trump wanted to get rid of illegal immigrants and making America first. In the end, Obama and Trump may seem very different, but they both want (or wanted) to make America great, like it was back in 1786.

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