Reagan telegraphed belief in a God-blessed America by describing the United States as “ a shining city on a hill.” Reagan flipped the original meaning of a Biblical phrase from a 17th century ...

In 1989, President Ronald Reagan spoke of a “shining city on a hill.” The U.S. was a beacon of democracy throughout the world. In Trump’s worldview, there is no such city.

Compare Donald Trump’s vision of America with that of President Ronald Reagan as expressed in his Farewell Address to the Nation. Reagan references the concept of a “shining city on a hill.” ...

In 1989, President Ronald Reagan spoke of a “shining city on a hill.” The U.S. was a beacon of democracy throughout the world. In Trump’s worldview, there is no such city.