Donald Trump told an excited America in his inaugural speech that he fully intends to make America great again and stand strong in the face of adversity, to never let the people down in his quest to secure borders, to forge economic policies that favored U.S. citizens over foreign governments and – to much applause – ensure God protects the nation.
Missed the speech?
Here are some key excerpts of the address that lasted about 20 minutes. From the mouth of Trump:
- “This moment is your moment, it belongs to you.”
- “This is your day, this is your celebration, and this, the United States of America, is your country.”
- “What really matters is not which party controls the government, but whether the government is controled by the people.”
- “The forgotten men and women of our country, will be forgotten no longer.”
- “You came to be part of a historic movement … the likes of which has never been seen before. At the root … a nation exists to serve its people.”
- “For too many of our citizens … mothers and children, trapped in poverty … an education system flush with cash but whch leaves our young and beautiful student deprived of all education. And the crime … 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.”
- “The oath of office, which I take today, is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.”
- “We’ve defended other nations’ borders, while refusing to defend our own.”
- “The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their home and 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 … 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 foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families.”
- “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 follow two simple rules: buy American and hire American.”
- “We will shine for everyone to follow.”
- “We will unite everyone against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate from the face of the earth.”
- “The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity.”
- “When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.”
- “Most importantly, we will be protected by God.”
- “We must think big and dream big.”
- “The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the time for action. Do not allow anyone to tell you the job cannot be done.”
- “Whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots.”
- “Your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. Together, we will make America strong again.”
