7 Highlights From Trump’s Inauguration Address: ‘The Golden Age Of America Begins Right Now’
President Donald Trump became the second commander-in-chief ever to serve two non-consecutive terms on Monday. He was sworn in for a second time following two failed assassination attempts and an unprecedented campaign to imprison him. . .
"I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success," President Trump says. "A tide of change is sweeping the country. Sunlight is pouring over the entire world." pic.twitter.com/NWkUna6cl1
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2025
Trump said he had been “tested and challenged” more than any of his predecessors. He also slammed the “vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization” of the Justice Department, which has been wielded to prosecute the Democrat-dominated Washington regime’s chief dissidents, including the re-elected president himself.
“Those who wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, to take my life,” Trump said, recalling being shot in the ear at a Pennsylvania rally last summer. “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.” . . .
"My life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again."
President Trump says he believes now more than ever that God spared his life for a reason during his historic inauguration address. pic.twitter.com/uXWvMbRUNN
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2025
President Trump: The vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end. And our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous, and free. America will soon be greater, stronger, and far more exceptional than ever… pic.twitter.com/kKhFzs7Kpt
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 20, 2025
After capturing the White House for a second time with a platform promoting strict immigration enforcement, Trump indicated the crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border was a top priority when outlining the first executive orders of his new administration. . .
Trump characterized the record-setting inflation to plague the nation under the Biden administration as a self-inflicted crisis that can be addressed by harnessing America’s energy resources.
President Trump says he is declaring "a national energy emergency" on his first day in office, citing energy prices as a cause of inflation.
"We will drill, baby, drill," he says.
"We will be a rich nation again, and it is that liquid gold under our feet that will help to do… pic.twitter.com/KTd9qBNNrQ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2025
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