Donald Trump‘s inauguration day speech both doubled down on promises he made during his campaign trail as well as pulled the curtain back on the ambitious plans his administration has to change America through its policies.
On January 20th, Trump spoke for 30 minutes after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. During the lengthy speech, Trump’s rhetoric teetered between measured and outright celebratory. On one hand he appeared to crown himself as a leader sent from God by claiming divine intervention kept him from being fatally wounded by the assassination attempt on his life last year in Pennsylvania.
On the other, he tooted himself as the change America needs, promising to make cities safe again and tax foreign entities through tariffs for the benefit of the states. Trump even Drew reactions from Hillary Clinton and Elon Musk as he promised to rename the Gulf of Mexico after America as well as plant the “stars and stripes” on the planet Mars, perspectively. While Clinton laughed at his plans for the gulf, Musk cheered at the mention of Mars—marking the stark divide between Trump’s supporters and his opposition.