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Wednesday, January 22, 2025

What Did Trump Say in His Inaugural Address?

It is morning in America after a dark four-year Biden administration. Once again, Trump has a Democrat-created mess to clean up before he can start healing America and moving our nation forward. To Trump, Monday was the beginning of a golden era.

Trump delivered his second inaugural address inside the Capitol Rotunda because the weather was frigid in Washington, D.C. In his address, he vowed to “restore integrity and efficiency to the federal government.”

Even though Trump won a decisive Electoral College victory and the popular vote, he desires to heal and unify America. Trump invoked Martin Luther King Jr. and asserted, “Impossible is what we do best.” Fred Lucas shared eight takeaways from Trump’s address. 

1. ‘Stars and Stripes on the Planet Mars’

Among the newer policies Trump spoke of was putting a man on Mars.


“We will pursue our Manifest Destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the Stars and Stripes on the planet Mars,” Trump said….


2. ‘Saved for a Reason’

Trump referenced the attempt on his life on July 13 in Pennsylvania when a would-be assassin shot Trump in the ear and killed a supporter in the crowd….


“From this moment on, America’s decline is over. Our liberties and our nation’s glorious destiny will no longer be denied, and we will immediately restore the integrity, competency, and loyalty of America’s government,” Trump said.


“… Just a few months ago in a beautiful Pennsylvania field an assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear. But I felt then, and believe even more so now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.” …


3. ‘Weaponization … Will End’

Minutes before leaving office, former President Joe Biden pardoned several family members who had been under congressional investigation for possible influence-peddling, and hours after similar preemptive pardons of political allies.


Early in his speech, Trump vowed to restored integrity to the U.S. justice system, after facing multiple investigations from the Biden Justice Department.


“Our sovereignty will be reclaimed,” Trump said. “Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. The vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end.”


4. ‘Liberation Day’ and Honoring MLK

Trump said that Jan. 20, 2025, should be regarded as “Liberation Day.” …


Trump referenced the growing support among constituencies that haven’t often supported Republican candidates, as he noted that he was sworn into office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.


“To the black and Hispanic communities, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and trust you showed me with your vote,” Trump said. “Today is Martin Luther King Day, and in his honor, this will be a great honor, in his honor, we will strive together to make his dream a reality. We will make his dream come true.”


5. ‘Only Two Genders’

Trump also called for ending government social engineering on race and gender.


“This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life. We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based,” Trump said. “As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”


6. ‘External Revenue Service’

While the Internal Revenue Service is the Treasury Department agency charged with tax collection from Americans, Trump announced plans for what he dubbed the “External Revenue Service” to fund the government with revenues from foreign countries.


“I will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade system to protect American workers and families,” he said. “Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.”


He added: “For this purpose, we are establishing the External Revenue Service, to collect all tariffs, duties, and revenues….”


7. ‘National Emergency at Our Southern Border’

Trump said protecting the southern border would be a major priority, and announced numerous executive orders.


“I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” Trump said. “All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came.”


“We will reinstate my ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy. I will end the process of catch-and-release. And I will send troops to the southern border to stop the disastrous invasion of our country,” Trump said.


He added that Mexican cartels will be designated foreign terrorist organizations….


8. ‘National Energy Emergency’

Trump also vowed to roll back the energy policies of the Biden administration.


“The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices. That is why today, I will also declare a national energy emergency,” he said. “We will drill, baby drill.” …

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