Trump delivered the address inside the Capitol Rotunda, where the ceremony was moved to due to bitterly cold temperatures in Washington.
The executive orders he outlined in his inaugural address align with what he promised during his campaign, one built around anti-immigrant and anti-trans rhetoric.
Trump previewed key themes of his inaugural address in a rally held Sunday at Capitol One Arena in Washington.
It allows endurance, the permanence of a nation.” Trump took the oath of office inside the building that his supporters ransacked and rioted four years ago to block Congress from affirming Trump’s defeat to Biden.
I stand before you now as proof that you should never believe that something is impossible to do in America,” Trump said during his inaugural address.
As he took office for the second time, President Donald Trump outlined his vision for a safer and wealthier country and pledged to firmly impose a conservative perspective on gender and race, in which public policies will not take into account racial disparities or recognize transgender or nonbinary people.
Due to the extremely cold weather in Washington, the ceremony was rescheduled, and Trump gave his speech inside the Capitol Rotunda. Trump outlined a comprehensive agenda and immediate executive orders in his 28-minute speech, which was significantly longer than his 2017 speech and which he claims will usher in the country’s “Golden Age.”. “”.
In reference to the July assassination attempt on him, Trump stated, “I was saved by God to make America great again,” making it clear that he feels he has a strong mandate from both God and American voters. Trump outlined his plans for his second term in great detail, starting with his anti-immigration agenda before swiftly attacking initiatives for diversity, equity, and inclusion in both public and private spheres.
The government’s attempt to socially engineer gender and race into every facet of public and private life will also come to an end this week. According to Trump, “We will create a merit-based, colorblind society.”. The US government will officially adopt the stance that there are only two genders—male and female—as of right now. “”.
Trump won every swing state by riding rising support nationwide, but he lost the popular vote by a slim margin compared to his 2016 victory. Despite not having a majority of women or people of color, Trump was able to win, exposing the electorate’s divide. His inaugural address’s executive orders, which were based on anti-immigrant and anti-trans rhetoric, are in line with his campaign pledges.
In a speech based on a pessimistic assessment of the nation, the 47th president of the country began his second term, just as he had his first. Trump claimed that the foundations of our society were “broken and seemingly in complete disrepair.”. Using the floods in North Carolina and the fires in Southern California as examples, the incoming president attacked the outgoing administration without specifically naming former President Joe Biden. He claimed that the government of the country “can’t manage a simple crisis.”.
According to Trump, his recent election was a mandate to “completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal and all of these many betrayals that have taken place and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and indeed their freedom.”. America’s decline is over as of right now. “”.
Trump stated, “For many years, a radical and corrupt establishment has taken wealth and power away from our citizens while the foundations of our society were broken and appeared to be in total disarray.”. “We currently have a government that is unable to handle even a basic domestic crisis while also stumbling into an ongoing string of disastrous events overseas. “”.
The Trump administration intends to issue a number of executive orders during Monday’s ceremonies that will drastically alter the country. Among the orders Trump unveiled Monday were those pertaining to immigration, racial equity, transgender rights, energy production, federal regulations, and staffing.
Trump reaffirmed his disdain for the U.S. early in his speech. S. . justice system, which he has criticized as corrupt and flawed following multiple investigations and court cases. In a particular instance, the president was found guilty of 34 felonies pertaining to his attempt to conceal from voters the hush money payments he had made to Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 election. As a result of the convictions, Trump became the first president to have a felony conviction.
“We’ll rebalance the justice scales.”. “The ruthless, violent, and unjust weaponization of our government and the Justice Department will stop,” Trump declared.
Trump acknowledged that his inauguration date fell on Martin Luther King Jr. and thanked the “Black and Hispanic communities” for their support of his 2024 campaign. Day. . “To honor him, we will work together to realize his dream. We’ll fulfill his dream,” he declared.
Justice John Roberts, the U.S. S. Vice President JD Vance, accompanied by his young children, was sworn in by Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh, while Trump was sworn in by the Supreme Court.
In a less formal gathering, Trump supporters gathered at the Capital One Arena a few blocks away from the Capitol Rotunda, where Trump and other notable individuals were meeting. Attendees in the arena were heard yelling jeers at former President Barack Obama and Vice President Mike Pence as well as cheering for the 47th president.
Former presidents, first ladies, members of Trump’s family, Cabinet nominees, and a number of tech and business executives, including Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon; Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX and the owner of X; Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta; and Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, were among those who attended the Rotunda.
Governors, political leaders, and other members of Congress observed the ceremony from an overflow room. The nation’s first female president, Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, and Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in her bid to become president, watched. Notably, neither former First Lady Michelle Obama nor former Second Lady Karen Pence attended the ceremonies on Monday.
Trump used Sunday’s rally at Capitol One Arena in Washington to preview some of the main points of his inaugural speech.
“A new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity, and pride begins tomorrow at noon, bringing an end to four long years of American decline,” Trump stated.
He declared on Sunday that “we are going to put an end to the rule of a corrupt and failed political establishment in Washington, a failed administration, once and for all.”.
Speaking about the peaceful transition of power and the power of democracy, earlier speakers at the inauguration ceremony provided the standard rhetoric for inauguration ceremonies, which have traditionally tended to emphasize unity and nonpartisanship.
The rule of law has been the foundation of our great American experiment, and it has persisted. Therefore, let us keep in mind that the people in this room are the source of the power as we appoint a new president,” said Democratic Sen. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies is chaired by Amy Klobuchar.
“The American people were promised the ability to change and shape their own future by our democracy,” said Sen. Nebraskan Deb Fischer. The beauty lies in that. That’s what democracy is all about. It permits a nation to endure and remain permanent. “.”.
In order to prevent Congress from confirming Trump’s defeat to Biden, Trump’s supporters rioted and looted the building where he took the oath of office four years prior. During the next few years, Trump sowed disbelief in the country’s electoral system and made what appeared to be an unexpected third attempt to win the Republican nomination for president.
Trump admitted to the unexpected turn of events that brought him to the White House for the second time. Many believed that I couldn’t pull off such a historic political battle. Trump stated in his inaugural address, “I stand before you now as proof that you should never believe that something is impossible to do in America.”. “We excel at the impossible. “.”.
