United States Capitol
Washington, DC
12:10 p.m. EST
PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you very much, everyone. (Applause.) Wow. Thank you very, very much.
Vice president Vance, president Johnson, Senator Thune, president of the Roberts ultimate Court, Justices of the United States ultimate Court, president Clinton, president Bush, president Obama, president Biden, Vice president Harris and my fellow citizens, the golden age of America begins right now. (Applause.)
From now on, our country will flourish and be respected again around the world. We will be the envy of all nation, and we will not let us to be utilized any longer. all day the Trump administration will just put America first. (Applause.)
Our sovereignty will be restored. Our safety will be restored. The tide of justice will be rebalanced. The cruel, brutal and unjust usage of the Justice Department and our government as weapons will come to an end. (Applause.)
And our highest precedence will be to make a nation that is proud, prosperous and free. (Applause.)
America will shortly be bigger, stronger and much more peculiar than always before. (Applause.)
I return to the presidency assured and optimistic that we are at the beginning of an breathtaking fresh era of national success. The wave of change floods the country, the sun floods the full world, and America has a chance to seize this chance as never before.
But first, we request to be honest about the challenges we face. Although there are many of them, they will be annihilated by this large momentum, which the planet is now witnessing in the United States of America.
When we meet today, our government faces a crisis of trust. For many years the extremist and corrupt establishment took power and wealth from our citizens, while the pillars of our society lay broken and seemingly in full ruin.
We now have a government that can't even deal with a simple crisis in the country, and at the same time stumbles over a continuous catalogue of catastrophic events abroad.
It does not defend our wonderful, law-abiding American citizens, but it provides shelter and protection for dangerous criminals, many of the prisons and psychiatric facilities who illegally entered our country from all over the world.
We have a government that grants unlimited funds to defend abroad borders, but refuses to defend American borders or, more importantly, its own people.
Our country is no longer able to supply basic services in times of crisis, as the large North Carolina residents late showed — who have been treated so badly — (Applause) — and another states that inactive endure from a hurricane that occurred many months ago, or, recently, Los Angeles, where we inactive see tragic fires a fewer weeks ago, without even a shadow of defense. They rage in homes and communities, touching even the richest and most influential people in our country — any of whom are sitting here now. They don't have a home anymore. That's interesting. But we can't let that happen. No 1 can do anything about it. It's gonna change.
We have a public wellness care strategy that doesn't work in times of disaster, and yet it seems to be spending more money on it than in any another country in the world.
And we have an education strategy that teaches our children to be ashamed — in many cases to hatred our country, despite the love that we so desperately effort to provide. All of this will change from now on and will change very quickly. (Applause.)
My last election is simply a mandate to completely and completely reverse the terrible betrayal and all the many betrayals that have taken place, and to return to people their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and their freedom. From that minute on, America's fall is over. (Applause.)
Our freedoms and the glorious destiny of our nation will no longer be denied. And we will immediately reconstruct the integrity, competence and loyalty of the government of America.
For the last 8 years, I have been tested and thrown into deep water more than any president in our 250-year history, and I have learned a lot along the way.
The way to regain our republic was not easy — that I can tell you. Those who want to halt our origin tried to take my freedom and even my life.
Just a fewer months ago, in a beautiful field in Pennsylvania, the bomber's bullet pierced my ear. But then I felt and believe even more now that my life was saved for any reason. I was saved by God to make America large again. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you very much. (Applause.)
Therefore, all day under our administration, we will work to face all crisis with dignity, power and strength. We will act with intent and velocity to reconstruct hope, prosperity, safety and peace to citizens of all race, religion, colour and religion.
For American citizens, 20 January 2025 is Liberation Day. (Applause.) I hope that our fresh presidential elections will be remembered as the largest and most crucial elections in our country's history.
As our triumph has shown, the full nation rapidly unites around our program, and support from virtually all component of our society increases: young and old, men and women, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, city dwellers, suburbs and villages. And what is very important, we have won a powerful triumph in all 7 states that hesitate — (Applause) — and we have won millions in the general vote. (Applause.)
The black and Latin communities, I want to thank you for the massive stroke of love and trust you have shown me by voting for me. We set records and I won't forget it. I've heard your run votes and I look forward to working with you in the coming years.
Today is Martin Luther King's Day. And his honor — it will be a large honor. But in his honor, we will work together to make his dream come true. We'll make his dream come true. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.)
National unity is now returning to America, and assurance and pride are increasing as never before. In everything we do, my administration will be inspired by the strong pursuit of excellence and continued success. We will not forget our country, we will not forget our Constitution and we will not forget our God. We can't do this. (Applause.)
Today I will sign a series of historical executive decrees. With this, we will begin a complete reconstruction of America and a revolution of common sense. It's all about common sense. (Applause.)
First, I will declare a state of emergency on our confederate border. (Applause.)
We will immediately suspend any illegal entry and begin the process of sending millions and millions of abroad criminals back to the places they came from. We will reconstruct my policy of staying in Mexico. (Applause.)
I'll end the practice of catching and releasing. (Applause.)
And I will send troops to the confederate border to counter a catastrophic invasion of our country. (Applause.)
According to orders I'm signing today, we'll besides be identifying cartels as abroad terrorist organizations. (Applause.)
And citing the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will order our government to usage full and tremendous national and state law enforcement authorities to destruct the presence of all abroad gangs and criminal networks that bring destructive crime into the U.S. territory, including our cities and city centres. (Applause.)
As chief commander, I have no greater work than to defend our country against threats and invasions, and that is what I intend to do. We'll do it on a level that no 1 has always seen before.
I will then order all members of my cabinet to gather the tremendous forces at their disposal to overcome evidence inflation and rapidly reduce costs and prices. (Applause.)
The inflation crisis has been caused by immense excessive spending and rising energy prices, and I will besides declare a national emergency in energy today. We'll drill, baby, drill. (Applause.)
America will again become a productive country and we will have something that no another producing country will always have — the top amount of oil and gas from all the countries on Earth — and we intend to usage it. We'll usage it. (Applause.)
We'll lower our prices, replenish our strategical reserves all the way to the top, and export American energy to the world. (Applause.)
We're going to be a rich country again, and that's what the liquid gold under our feet will aid us do.
Thanks to my actions today, we will end the Green fresh Deal and revoke the order for electrical vehicles, saving our car manufacture and keeping my sacred oath to our large American car workers. (Applause.)
In another words, you can buy a car of your choice.
We will again produce cars in America at a rate that no 1 could have dreamed of a fewer years ago. And I thank the employees of the car manufacture in our country for your inspiring voice of trust. We did it large thanks to their voice. (Applause.)
I will immediately launch a review of our trading strategy to defend American workers and families. alternatively of taxing our citizens to enrich another countries, we will impose taxes and taxes on abroad countries to enrich our citizens. (Applause.)
To this end, we establish an External gross Service to collect all duties, duties and revenue. It will be immense amounts of money coming into our Treasury, coming from abroad sources.
The American dream will shortly return and flourish as never before.
To reconstruct the competence and effectiveness of our national government, my administration will make a completely fresh Department of Government Efficiency. (Applause.)
After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional national efforts to limit freedom of speech, I will besides sign an executive regulation to immediately halt any government censorship and reconstruct freedom of speech in America. (Applause.)
Never again will the large government be utilized to persecute political opponents — something I know. (Laughter) We're not gonna let that happen. It won't happen again.
Under my leadership, we will reconstruct fair, equal and impartial justice within the constitutional regulation of law. (Applause.)
And we will reconstruct law and order to our cities. (Applause.)
This week I will besides conclude the government's policy of trying to social engineering of race and sex in all aspect of public and private life. (Applause.) We will make a society that is blind to skin colour and based on merit. (Applause.)
From now on, the authoritative policy of the United States government will be that there are only 2 sexes: male and female. (Applause.)
This week, I will reinstate all soldiers who have been wrongly expelled from our army for opposing compulsory vaccination against COVID, paying them full pay overdue. (Applause.)
And I will sign an order to halt our soldiers from subjecting them to extremist political theories and social experiments during service. This will end immediately. (Applause.) Our armed forces will be freed to focus on their only mission: to defeat America's enemies. (Applause.)
As in 2017, we will build again the strongest army the planet has always seen. We will measurement our success not only by winning battles but besides by wars that we will end—and possibly most importantly, wars that we will never enter. (Applause.)
My top legacy will be the legacy of the pacifist and unifying. That's what I want to be: a pacifist and a unificationist.
I am pleased to inform you that since yesterday, the day before I took office, hostages in the mediate East are returning home to their families. (Applause.)
Thank you.
America will regain its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on earth, inspiring the admiration and respect of the full world.
We are about to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America — (Applause) — and reconstruct the name of the large president, William McKinley, Mount McKinley, where it should be and where it belongs. (Applause.)
President McKinley made our country very rich thanks to tariffs and talent — he was a natural businessman — and gave Teddy Roosevelt money for many wonderful things he did, including the Panama Canal, which foolishly was handed over to the country of Panama after the United States — the United States — think about it — spent more money than always before on the task and lost 38,000 lives while building the Panama Canal.
We were treated very badly due to this stupid gift that should never have been handed over, and Panama's promise was broken.
The intent of our agreement and the spirit of our treaty have been completely violated. American ships are severely overpaid and are not treated honestly in any way, form or form. And that besides applies to the United States Navy.
And above all, China serves the Panama Canal. And we didn't give it to China. We gave it to Panama and we're taking it back. (Applause.)
First of all, my message to the Americans present is that it is time for us to act again with courage, vigor and vitality of the top civilization in history.
Thus, by liberating our nation, we will lead him to fresh heights of triumph and success. We won't be discouraged. Together, we will end the epidemic of chronic diseases and guarantee that our children are safe, healthy and without diseases.
The United States one more time recognizes itself as a developing nation — 1 that increases its wealth, expands its territory, builds cities, raises expectations, and carries its flag to fresh and beautiful horizons.
And we will carry out our public destiny in the stars, sending American astronauts to establish Stars and Belts on the planet Mars. (Applause.)
Ambition is the driving force of a large nation, and now our nation is more ambitious than any other. There is no nation like ours.
Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The border spirit is written in our hearts. Calling for another large adventure resounds in our souls.
Our American ancestors turned a tiny colony group on the edge of a vast continent into a powerful republic of the most remarkable citizens on Earth. No 1 comes close them.
Americans have traveled thousands of miles through the harsh land of unbridled wilderness. They crossed the deserts, climbed the mountains, faced indescribable dangers, conquered the chaotic West, ended slavery, rescued millions of people from tyranny, ripped billions from poverty, tamed electricity, divided atoms, sent humanity into the sky, and placed the universe of human cognition in human hands. If we work together, there's nothing we can't do and no dream we can't achieve.
Many people felt that it was impossible for me to organise specified a historical political return. But as you can see today, here I am. The American people have spoken. (Applause.)
I stand before you now as proof that you should never believe that something is impossible to do. In America, the impossible is what we do best. (Applause.)
From fresh York to Los Angeles, from Philadelphia to Phoenix, from Chicago to Miami, from Houston to Washington, DC, our country was shaped and built by generations of patriots who gave up everything they had for our rights and our freedom.
They were farmers and soldiers, cowboys and mill workers, steelworkers and coal miners, policemen and pioneers who were pushing forward, marching forward and not allowing any obstacle to overcome their spirit or pride.
Together they laid down railway lines, erected skyscrapers, built large highways, won 2 planet wars, defeated fascism and communism and won over all challenge they faced.
After everything we've been through together, we're on the verge of the 4 top years in American history. With your help, we will reconstruct America’s promise and rebuild the nation we love — and we love it so much.
We are 1 people, 1 family, and 1 large nation under God. So to all parent who dreams of his kid and all kid who dreams of his future, I am with you, I will fight for you and I will win for you. We'll win like never before. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.)
In fresh years, our nation has suffered greatly. But we're going to bring him back and make him large again, bigger than always before.
We will be a nation like no other, compassionate, brave and unique. Our strength will halt all wars and bring a fresh spirit of unity to a planet that was evil, violent and completely unpredictable.
America will again be respected and admired, including by people of religion, religion and goodwill. We will prosper, we will be proud, we will be strong and we will win as never before.
We will not be conquered, we will not be intimidated, we will not be broken and we will not fail. From that day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign and independent nation.
We will stand courageously, live proudly, dream boldly and nothing will stand in our way due to the fact that we are Americans. The future is ours, and our golden age has just begun.
Thank you. God bless America. Thank you all. Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Thank you. (Applause.)
Thank you. (Applause.)
End of 12:40 p.m. EST
Source: The Inaugural Address
