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Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President
bush, President Obama, fellow Americans, and people of the world, thank
you. 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. 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.
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. For too long, a
small group in our nation's capitol 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 capitol, there was little to
celebrate for struggling families all across our land.
That all changed starting right here and right now, because this
moment is your moment. It belongs to you. 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.
What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but
whether our government is controlled by the people. January 20th, 2017
will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this
nation again. The forgotten men and women of our country will be
forgotten no longer. 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.
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.
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. 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. 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 shuddered 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.
We are assembled here today 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. 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. 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. America will start
winning again, winning like never before.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. 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. We will follow two simple rules -- buy
American, and hire American.
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. We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones,
and you night the civilized world against radical islamic terrorism,
which we will eradicate completely from the face of the Earth. 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.
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. 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.
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.The time for
empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action. 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 ies industries and technologies of tomorrow. New national pride will
stir our souls, 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. We all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the
same great American flag.
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the
windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they
fill their heart with the same dreams, and they are infused with the
breath of life by the same almighty creator. 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.
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 when it. We will make America
safe again, and yes, together we will make America great again. Thank
you. God bless you. And god bless America. Thank you.
Trump was the third party candidate that won under a Republican ticket. God Bless America!!
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