During yesterday’s inauguration speech, Trump presented a comprehensive vision for his upcoming presidential term. The speech focused heavily on themes such as “America First”, restoring our nation’s pride and sovereignty, and promising to make the country “greater than ever before”.
– We will be a nation like no other, full of compassion, courage and exceptionalism. Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent and totally unpredictable, the President declared.
A central part of Trump’s speech was about immigration and border security. He promised to declare a national emergency at the southern border and stop all illegal immigration. Trump plans to deport millions of “criminal aliens” and reinstate the “remain in Mexico” policy. He also promised to send troops to the border to stop what he called an “invasion” and classify drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.
– I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, the President proclaimed.
– As Commander in Chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions, and that is exactly what I am going to do. We will do it at a level that nobody has ever seen before.
On the economic front, Trump promised to fight inflation and lower prices. He presented a protectionist trade policy with promises to impose tariffs on foreign goods to enrich American citizens. To manage these tariffs and duties, he plans to create a new agency called the External Revenue Service.
Promised to “take back” the Panama Canal
Energy and environmental policy was another key point in the speech. Trump promised to declare a national energy emergency and increase oil and gas exploration under the slogan “drill, baby, drill”. He plans to end the Green New Deal and repeal the electric vehicle mandate, signaling a significant change in the country’s environmental policy.
On domestic policy, Trump pledged to stop the politicization of the Justice Department where the authority is used as a weapon to fight dissent. He also promised to restore freedom of expression by ending government censorship. He advocated for a color-blind and merit-based social policy and promised to officially establish that there are only two genders: male and female.
On foreign policy, Trump made some controversial statements. He promised to “take back” the Panama Canal, although the details of this remained unclear. In an ambitious pledge, he also said that US astronauts would plant the flag on Mars during his presidency.
The president also unveiled some symbolic measures, such as renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America and returning Mount Denali in Alaska to its former name of Mount McKinley.
“Proud and strong”
Throughout his speech, Donald Trump painted a picture of a US that had lost its way under the previous Biden administration, but would now regain its greatness. He described his vision of a “golden age” for America and repeatedly promised that the country would be respected and admired around the world again.
Trump’s speech was filled with powerful rhetoric and big promises. He laid out an agenda that, if implemented, would bring far-reaching changes to US domestic and foreign policy. From immigration and the economy to energy and foreign policy, Trump promised a radical reversal from the policies of the previous Biden administration.
In conclusion, Trump emphasized that his vision for America was one in which the country would stand strong, sovereign and proud. He called on the American people to unite behind his vision of making the US the greatest country in the world and pledged to lead the nation into what he described as the most successful era in its history.
– America will be respected again and admired again, including by people of religion, faith and goodwill. We will be prosperous. We will be proud. We will be strong, and we will win like never before. We will not be conquered. We will not be intimidated. We will not be broken, and we will not fail. From this day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign and independent nation.
Promised peace within 24 hours
While Trump may have promised more policies during the speech than any president-elect in the past, several previous promises were not mentioned. Just this week, for example, he promised to release all documents relating to the assassination of former President John F. Kennedy – an assassination in which there has been speculation that US intelligence was involved.
Nor was there any mention of Russia or Ukraine during the inauguration speech – despite Trump’s earlier pledge to end the war within 24 hours of taking office.
A couple of weeks ago, however, the President suddenly announced that the situation in Ukraine is “much more complicated” than he had previously understood and that he now instead “hope” and “think” that the war will be over within six months. Instead of a quick peace, he also warned that the war could “escalate” further.
