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 to 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.
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, D.C. 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 centre of this movement is a crucial
conviction: that a nation exists to serve its
citizens.

Americans want great schools for their
children, safe neighbourhoods for their
families, and good jobs for themselves.
These are the 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 unrealised 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;
Subsidised 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 factories 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. 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.
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 labour.
We will follow two simple rules: Buy
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 civilised 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 millennium,
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 our souls, lift
our sights, and heal our divisions.
It is 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, and from ocean to ocean, hear
these words:
You will never be ignored again.
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.


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