Below is the full text of Donald Trump's Inaugural Speech as the 45th president of the United States.
"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 capital has reaped the rewards of
government while the people have born 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.
That
all changes 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 an
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 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. 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. 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 unite 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 histories 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 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 again. 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. God bless America."
Source:ABC
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