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Donald Trump: “We quickly turned that into the golden age of America.”

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Published October 6, 2026

Less than two years ago, the radical left Democrats handed the dark age of America to us. They gave us the dark age of America. That was two years ago. We were living in a dark age, but We quickly turned that into the golden age of America. It's the golden age right now. Right now we have the golden age of. (03:55–03:59)

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Asserts that the current period is the 'golden age of America' due to actions taken.

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“The last time the radical Democrats had power, they gave us the worst inflation in American history.”
Asserts that the radical Democrats caused the worst inflation in American history.00:25-00:32
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Asserts that 25 million people crossed the U.S. borders under the radical Democrats' power.00:37-00:43
“Venezuela opened their prisons and we took, we captured Maduro.”
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“Less than two years ago, the radical left Democrats handed the dark age of America to us.”
Asserts that the radical left Democrats caused a 'dark age' in America less than two years ago.03:43-03:50