Trump Inauguration Speech (FULL) | ABC News

what a great honor to be able to introduce for the first time ever anywhere the 45th President of the United States of America Donald J Trump [Applause] 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 DC 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 borne 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 a 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 subsidize 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 factory 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 [Applause] 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 [Music] 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 by 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 millenium ready to unlock the mysteries 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 stir ourselves 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 [Music] 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 [Applause] you [Applause]

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Length: 17min 48sec (1068 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 20 2017