His first speech as President of the
United States
Watch President Trump's Inaugural Address
Donald Trump delivered his first speech as President of the
United States on Friday morning.
Donald Trump delivered his first
speech as President of the United States on Friday morning.
Trump was joined at the
inauguration by
members of his family, including his wife Melania Trump, and his children Donald Trump
Jr., Eric Trump, Ivanka Trump, Tiffany Trump and Barron
Trump. Outgoing President Barack Obama, along with former Presidents George W.
Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were also in attendance.
Ahead of his speech, Trump aide Kellyanne Conway said the
American people could expect Trump’s address to be a message to “unify the
country.” “You’re going to hear a man of action, a man of resolve in what we
all know to be a divided country,” Conway said Friday morning on CBS.
Read the full transcript of his remarks below:
[*] TRUMP: Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President
Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the
world, thank you.
(APPLAUSE) We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a
great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of
our people.
(APPLAUSE)
Together, we will determine the course of America and the
world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges, we will confront
hardships, but we will get the job done.
Every four years, we gather on these steps to carry out the
orderly and peaceful transfer of power, and we are grateful to President Obama
and First Lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this
transition. They have been magnificent. Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
Today’s ceremony, however, has very special meaning because
today, we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another
or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington,
D.C. and giving it back to you, the people.
(APPLAUSE)
For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has
reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.
Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians
prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment
protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not
been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs. And while they
celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for
struggling families all across our land.
(APPLAUSE)
That all changes starting right here and right now because
this moment is your moment, it belongs to you.
(APPLAUSE)
TRUMP: It belongs to everyone gathered here today and
everyone watching all across America. This is your day. This is your
celebration. And this, the United States of America, is your country.
(APPLAUSE)
What truly matters is not which party controls our
government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.
(APPLAUSE)
(APPLAUSE)
The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten
no longer.
(APPLAUSE)
Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of
millions to become part of a historic movement, the likes of which the world
has never seen before.
(APPLAUSE)
At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction, that
a nation exists to serve its citizens. Americans want great schools for their
children, safe neighborhoods for their families, and good jobs for themselves.
These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous
public.
But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists:
mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities; rusted out
factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation; an
education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful
students deprived of all knowledge; and the crime and the gangs and the drugs
that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized
potential.
This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.
(APPLAUSE) We are one nation and their pain is our pain.
Their dreams are our dreams. And their success will be our success. We share
one heart, one home, and one glorious destiny. The oath of office I take today
is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.
(APPLAUSE)
For many decades, we’ve enriched foreign industry at the
expense of American industry; subsidized the armies of other countries, while
allowing for the very sad depletion of our military. We’ve defended other
nations’ borders while refusing to defend our own.
(APPLAUSE)
And spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while
America’s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay. We’ve made other
countries rich, while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has
dissipated over the horizon.
One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores, with
not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that
were left behind. The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their
homes and then redistributed all across the world.
But that is the past. And now, we are looking only to the
future.
(APPLAUSE)
TRUMP: We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be
heard in every city, in every foreign capital, and in every hall of power. From
this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward,
it’s going to be only America first, America first.
(APPLAUSE)
Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign
affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must
protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products,
stealing our companies and destroying our jobs.
(APPLAUSE)
Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will
fight for you with every breath in my body and I will never ever let you down.
(APPLAUSE)
America will start winning again, winning like never before.
(APPLAUSE)
We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders.
We will bring back our wealth. And we will bring back our dreams.
(APPLAUSE)
We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports
and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful nation. We will get our
people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American
hands and American labor.
(APPLAUSE)
We will follow two simple rules; buy American and hire
American.
(APPLAUSE)
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the
world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations
to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on
anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to
follow.
(APPLAUSE)
We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite
the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate
from the face of the Earth.
(APPLAUSE)
At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to
the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country, we will
rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism,
there is no room for prejudice.
(APPLAUSE)
The bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God’s
people live together in unity. We must speak our minds openly, debate our
disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united,
America is totally unstoppable.
(APPLAUSE)
There should be no fear. We are protected and we will always
be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military
and law enforcement. And most importantly, we will be protected by God.
(APPLAUSE)
TRUMP: Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In
America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving.
We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly
complaining, but never doing anything about it.
(APPLAUSE)
The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of
action.
(APPLAUSE)
Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No
challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not
fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.
We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock
the mysteries of space, to free the earth from the miseries of disease, and to
harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow. A new national
pride will stir ourselves, lift our sights and heal our divisions.
It’s time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never
forget, that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red
blood of patriots.
(APPLAUSE)
We all enjoy the same glorious freedoms and we all salute the
same great American flag.
(APPLAUSE)
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or
the wind-swept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they
will their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the breath of
life by the same almighty creator.
(APPLAUSE)
So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and
large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words. You
will never be ignored again.
(APPLAUSE) Your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will
define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will
forever guide us along the way.
Together, we will make America strong again. We will make
America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America
safe again. And yes, together we will make America great again.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.
(APPLAUSE)
Thank you.
(APPLAUSE)
God bless America.
(APPLAUSE)
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