As he completes his incredible comeback, Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday for a historic second term as president and promised a flurry of quick orders on immigration and the US cultural wars.
Under the massive Rotunda of the US Capitol, the 47th US president took the oath of office solemnly, one hand in the air and the other resting on a Bible that his mother had given him.
Key conclusions from the speech:
claims that the US’s “golden age” has begun.
declares January 20, 2025, to be “Liberation Day.”
declares that he will start a “revolution of common sense and complete restoration of America.”
declares a “national emergency” near the southern border.
A “national energy emergency” is declared.
Regarding the use of fossil fuel reserves, he declares, “We will drill, baby, drill you.”
claims to restore free speech in the United States.
“The United States government’s official policy is that there are only two genders: male and female.”
promises to construct the “strongest military the world has ever seen.”
claims to reinstate servicemen who were released because to concerns over the COVID vaccine.
claims that he will be remembered as a “peacemaker and unifier.”
declares that the Panama Canal will be reclaimed and the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America. Greenland is not mentioned.
declares the planting of the US flag on Mars.
