Trump promises a “new era of national success” and says in his inaugural speech that “America’s decline is over”

WASHINGTON, D.C.— President Trump said that “a tide of change is sweeping the country,” and told Americans during his inaugural address Monday that he is “optimistic” that the United States is beginning a “new era of national success,” while declaring that the “the country’s decline is over.”

Trump addressed the nation on Monday after taking the oath of office for the second time and being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

“America’s golden age begins right now,” Trump said in his inaugural address. “Starting today, our country will flourish and be respected again around the world. We will be the envy of all nations and will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of anymore.”

DONALD TRUMP TO BE SWORN IN AS 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

“For every day of the Trump administration, I will simply put America first,” Trump said.

Trump promised that “America’s sovereignty will be restored, our security will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. The cruel, violent and unjust weaponization of the Department of Justice and our government will end. And our top priority will be to create a proud, prosperous and free nation.”

Trump promised that he would not use the government to persecute his political opponents, saying it was something he knew something about, referring to his claims of persecution by the Biden administration.

“But first we must be honest about the challenges we face,” Trump said. “Although they are abundant, they will be wiped out by this great push that the world is now witnessing in the United States of America.”

But, the president said in his first remarks to the nation as the 47th president, “our government faces a crisis of confidence.”

“My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal and all these betrayals that have taken place, and to give back to the people their faith, their wealth, their democracy and, indeed, their freedom from this moment on. “America’s decline is over,” Trump said.

TRUMP WILL TAKE MORE THAN 200 EXECUTIVE ACTIONS ON DAY 1

The president delivered his remarks from the Capitol Rotunda on Monday as an Arctic blast hit the nation’s capital, with frigid temperatures forcing inaugural ceremonies to be moved indoors for the first time in four decades.

Trump, who won the Electoral College and the popular vote, overwhelmingly defeating now former Vice President Kamala Harris, has promised that his second administration will bring “the golden age of America.”

Trump ran against then-president bidenwho was seeking re-election, until July 2024. But after the two debated for the first time, and after a disastrous performance by Biden, the incumbent came under pressure from Democratic insiders to suspend his presidential bid.

Biden made the announcement in a social media post and endorsed Harris to be the Democratic presidential nominee instead, moving his vice president to the top of the ticket.

Biden’s decision to drop out of the race came just days after the Republican National Convention (RNC) ended, and after Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, formally accepted the Republican nomination.

But Trump, just days before accepting the Republican nomination, survived an assassination attempt at a July 13 rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. During the event, Trump showed a graph highlighting how illegal immigration skyrocketed under the Biden-Harris administration. As he turned toward the chart, the now-deceased would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, was struck by a bullet that passed through the top of his right ear.

Weeks later, in September, another would-be assassin hid in the bushes at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach, Florida. The gunman, Ryan Wesley Routh, had an AK-47-style rifle pointed through the fence at Trump while he played golf. Trump was carried off the golf course unharmed by US Secret Service agents.

TRUMP TO DEPLOY MILITARY TO BORDER AND END PAROLE POLICIES IN A BURRY OF DAY ONE EXECUTIVE ORDERS

Trump reflected on his near-death experience and his unprecedented trials and legal battles throughout the 2024 campaign cycle.

“Over the past eight years, I have been tested and challenged more than any president in our 250-year history, and I have learned a lot along the way. The journey to take back our republic has not been easy, and I can tell you that. Those who wish to stop our cause have attempted to take my freedom and, in fact, my life,” Trump said. “Just a few months ago, in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin’s bullet pierced my ear.”

He added: “But I felt then, and I believe even more now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.”

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Trump, on his first day in office, is expected to take more than 200 executive actions — a massive first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, lowering the cost of living for American families and ending DEI programs across the federal government. and more, Fox News Digital reported exclusively.

Trump will also make good on his campaign promise to reverse his predecessor’s policies on his first day in office. Trump will do it end of “catch and release”; suspend all offshore wind leases; ending the electric vehicle mandate; abolish the Green New Deal; withdraw from the Paris climate agreement; and take several important steps to assert presidential control over the federal bureaucracy.

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