Donald Trump inaugurated, pledges a ‘golden age of America’ following ‘betrayal’
In a 30-minute speech, Trump outlines a series of commitments aimed at advancing his "America first" agenda.
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Donald J. Trump marked his inauguration as the nation’s 47th president as a significant moment of American renewal, vowing to bring in a “thrilling new era of national success” while characterizing the previous four years as “a horrible betrayal.”
“The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world,” Trump stated at the beginning of his inaugural address, delivered to a reduced in-person audience within the Capitol Rotunda, where the ceremony was relocated due to harsh temperatures.
He asserted that “sunlight is pouring all over the entire world” and guaranteed that global challenges “will be annihilated by this great momentum the world is witnessing in the United States of America.” Yet, these optimistic notes were tempered by his typically blunt and acerbic rhetoric, pledging to reverse many of his predecessor’s achievements.
Opting for a more subdued purple tie instead of his usual bold red one, Trump’s address had a distinctly dark tone, discussing a “crisis of trust” in government and referring to his election win as a “mandate to completely reverse a horrible betrayal.”
“From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” he declared, committing to “very simply put America first,” expressing pride in taking all seven swing states against Vice President Kamala Harris. He pledged to address inflation, to “drill, baby, drill” for oil and gas, eliminate subsidies for electric vehicles, and restrict gender definitions to male and female. He also promised to eradicate diseases and wars and end Panama's control over the Panama Canal.
His speech marked a remarkable political resurgence, eight years after his first inaugural address depicted a dire vision of “American carnage” and four years since his supporters stormed the Capitol to contest his electoral loss. Just six months following his conviction in a hush money case, Trump — now the first felon to hold the presidency — directly referenced his own challenges.
He denounced “the vicious, violent unfair weaponization of our justice department and our government will end,” claiming he has “been challenged more than any president in our 250-year history.”
Trump connected the prosecutors who targeted him in recent years to the would-be assassin who narrowly missed him at a rally last July, framing his survival in almost messianic terms.
“I was saved by God to make America great again,” he asserted.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
“The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world,” Trump stated at the beginning of his inaugural address, delivered to a reduced in-person audience within the Capitol Rotunda, where the ceremony was relocated due to harsh temperatures.
He asserted that “sunlight is pouring all over the entire world” and guaranteed that global challenges “will be annihilated by this great momentum the world is witnessing in the United States of America.” Yet, these optimistic notes were tempered by his typically blunt and acerbic rhetoric, pledging to reverse many of his predecessor’s achievements.
Opting for a more subdued purple tie instead of his usual bold red one, Trump’s address had a distinctly dark tone, discussing a “crisis of trust” in government and referring to his election win as a “mandate to completely reverse a horrible betrayal.”
“From this moment on, America’s decline is over,” he declared, committing to “very simply put America first,” expressing pride in taking all seven swing states against Vice President Kamala Harris. He pledged to address inflation, to “drill, baby, drill” for oil and gas, eliminate subsidies for electric vehicles, and restrict gender definitions to male and female. He also promised to eradicate diseases and wars and end Panama's control over the Panama Canal.
His speech marked a remarkable political resurgence, eight years after his first inaugural address depicted a dire vision of “American carnage” and four years since his supporters stormed the Capitol to contest his electoral loss. Just six months following his conviction in a hush money case, Trump — now the first felon to hold the presidency — directly referenced his own challenges.
He denounced “the vicious, violent unfair weaponization of our justice department and our government will end,” claiming he has “been challenged more than any president in our 250-year history.”
Trump connected the prosecutors who targeted him in recent years to the would-be assassin who narrowly missed him at a rally last July, framing his survival in almost messianic terms.
“I was saved by God to make America great again,” he asserted.
Sanya Singh for TROIB News
