Triggered - Donald Trump Jr - Full Coverage of My Father’s Inauguration, America is Back. | TRIGGERED Ep.209

00:00:00.000 Thank you.

00:05:31.000 Speaking about the two men in the car, Joe Biden's approval rating is as low as it's ever been in In fact, one of the lowest of a first-term president who was not re-elected.

00:05:46.000 So in that sense, he can feel like he has a mandate.

00:05:49.000 Obviously, he won decisively and won the popular vote.

00:05:53.000 But when you look at the polling, and this was a Fox News poll that came out recently, do you see that this president now has a mandate?

00:06:02.000 Only 42% of voters said yes, they believe he has a mandate.

00:06:07.000 Was Trump's success, or do you think his success was because people really liked Trump, or because it was a rejection of Biden and Harris?

00:06:18.000 A majority said it was a rejection of Biden and Harris.

00:06:20.000 So there are things that they do support.

00:06:23.000 They do believe that he's going to do a better job on immigration.

00:06:26.000 They want him to do that.

00:06:28.000 The country is divided on what that means.

00:06:30.000 And the way we ask that question, I think, is going to be really important about supporting deportations of people who are here illegally.

00:06:38.000 But what they really do want to see is inflation tackled.

00:06:43.000 And what the president is talking about right now, whether it's with tariffs or troops on the border, things like that, that is not necessarily going to help.

00:06:52.000 Immediately with the things that people are the most interested in and why so many people did support him in the first place.

00:06:59.000 And we should say the motorcade has just arrived at the U.S. Capitol.

00:07:03.000 I'm not entirely sure of the camera position there.

00:07:05.000 We may not see President-elect Trump and President Biden get out of the vehicle and make their way into the Capitol.

00:07:11.000 But Tiffany, we heard Amy Walter say that Donald Trump is far more popular than he was eight years ago.

00:07:17.000 He's also...

00:07:17.000 Way more prepared for the presidency.

00:07:19.000 Help us understand how he's better positioned to not just articulate but also enact his really ambitious agenda.

00:07:27.000 Well, I was at the inauguration in 2017, and it was an amazing day.

00:07:31.000 I'm honored to be able to experience that.

00:07:34.000 But you're right.

00:07:35.000 Donald Trump was coming in, and everything was new to him.

00:07:38.000 Now he has his cabinet picks.

00:07:40.000 He has his nominees.

00:07:41.000 He's in a strong position.

00:07:43.000 And he understands the mandate that was sent down, that the American people want him to get to work.

00:07:48.000 I believe in these next 100 days, we will start to see his approval ratings rise as he starts to deliver results.

00:07:54.000 He is the...

00:07:56.000 You know, creator of Art of the Deal.

00:07:58.000 He knows how to get work done.

00:08:00.000 And that's why the American people sent him there.

00:08:02.000 You know, I think as far as Biden, you know, Trump is coming in to a country with Bidenomics.

00:08:08.000 Perhaps that was a mistake for Biden to label his economic policy Bidenomics because the American people really felt the effects of that.

00:08:17.000 And it's an opportunity for Trump to come in and show what he can deliver.

00:08:20.000 How are his supporters seeing this vast array of executive orders?

00:08:24.000 I've heard anywhere between more than 50 to 100 executive orders that he intends to sign today.

00:08:29.000 Some will be serious and substantive and others will just be conversation starters.

00:08:33.000 What does the MAGA base really make of all that?

00:08:36.000 Yes, well, it's securing our border.

00:08:38.000 And that's another reason why Donald Trump won.

00:08:40.000 We have an open border.

00:08:42.000 Every state is a border state in this country.

00:08:44.000 And so, you know, obviously securing our border, protecting Americans first.

00:08:49.000 And not only that, you know, when you look at the economy, Trump also will deregulate.

00:08:56.000 So small businesses can run and flourish.

00:09:00.000 And as far as tackling inflation and in these executive orders, he will be unleashing American energy independence, which will kickstart, you know, getting a grip on inflation.

00:09:12.000 We're seeing President Biden and President-elect Trump make their way into the Capitol.

00:09:17.000 They are really shepherded by Amy Klobuchar, the senator there who leads the bipartisan group that organizes.

00:09:24.000 These inaugural events.

00:09:27.000 And this is a live look inside the US Capitol.

00:09:30.000 That is Elon Musk, of course, in conversation with another tech leader.

00:09:36.000 We'll continue with live picture inside this room as well.

00:09:39.000 This is, of course, where that swearing-in ceremony will unfold in just a matter of minutes.

00:09:44.000 In the meantime, I want to bring in two more guests.

00:09:47.000 Two former senators are also joining us.

00:09:49.000 Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio and Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee.

00:09:54.000 Gentlemen, thank you so much for being with us.

00:09:56.000 Senator Corker, let's begin with you.

00:09:59.000 This is, however you look at it, quite a political comeback.

00:10:02.000 For President-elect Donald Trump, four years ago, a very different scene unfolding in that Capitol Rotunda when many of his supporters stormed it violently.

00:10:13.000 What are you thinking about this day?

00:10:15.000 How are you viewing today's proceedings?

00:10:18.000 Well, I'm thinking about the fact that every president wants to be the greatest president in modern history, or at least in their time.

00:10:32.000 It's incredible.

00:10:34.000 Because what makes a great presidency is the context.

00:10:39.000 Where is the world at that juncture?

00:10:41.000 And if you look at the opportunities that exist right now in the Middle East, because of what has happened with Hamas and Hezbollah and Iran and Syria, you look at the tremendous opportunity in Ukraine to come to a settlement, both entities, both Russia and Ukraine, Tired of fighting, and so there's an opportunity to do there that's something that hopefully is great for democracy.

00:11:08.000 You look at China and what's happening within their country.

00:11:12.000 There's just tremendous international opportunities.

00:11:16.000 And then domestically, with the immigration issue, hopefully it'll go beyond just dealing with the borders, but solving the entire issue, which would be...

00:11:26.000 Tremendous economically for our country and put a big issue behind us.

00:11:32.000 Dealing with the other inner issues that have been mentioned, I just think the context is set for the president-elect to be a great president, and the question is, will he rise to that occasion?

00:11:45.000 He has such opportunity for all the reasons you mentioned, the excitement, the fact that Democrats actually, instead of coming in with resentment right now...

00:11:55.000 They're actually realizing that they got it wrong, that they made mistakes, and they're wanting to move a little bit in the direction, more to the center.

00:12:07.000 So it's a great opportunity for our country.

00:12:10.000 It's a great opportunity for him, and hopefully that is what he'll set out to do.

00:12:16.000 We are watching as members of the president's cabinet, his cabinet nominees, and a few others make their way into the...

00:12:24.000 Senator Brown, you heard Senator Corker there say that this is a moment where Democrats are trying to take stock of what they got wrong.

00:12:30.000 Is that how you're viewing this moment?

00:12:31.000 Reflect on the day for us.

00:12:33.000 Yeah, Bob, nice to see you.

00:12:36.000 A great president was one who wants to bring people together.

00:12:41.000 And, you know, the executive orders are fine, and they will make progress on some issues, I assume.

00:12:48.000 But people are unhappy.

00:12:50.000 People voted for Trump in large part.

00:12:52.000 Because they've seen a rigged system against them.

00:12:56.000 They've seen corporate profits go up.

00:12:59.000 They've seen CEO pay go up.

00:13:01.000 Stock buybacks.

00:13:02.000 They've seen their own wages stagnant.

00:13:05.000 They've seen huge numbers of lost industrial jobs.

00:13:09.000 They've seen really since NAFTA. And that sickness has infected our society in terms of lost jobs and lost wages, while the rich get richer and everybody else struggles.

00:13:22.000 And to see a president surrounding himself with California billionaires, I'm hopeful it's an inaugural speech that he talks about substance and talks about workers.

00:13:32.000 He won his campaign in part by talking about workers, but I would suggest one, I would give one example of something he could do.

00:13:40.000 A judge in East Texas, on behalf of the Texas Chamber of Commerce, a Trump judge, one decision, one judge, about six weeks ago, made a ruling on overtime that took away overtime from four million workers across the country.

00:13:56.000 The president could fix that.

00:13:57.000 And if he really, I mean, politics isn't left to right.

00:14:01.000 I don't think it's a middle matter of Democrats moving to the center or whatever.

00:14:05.000 It's who's siding on.

00:14:06.000 And I want to see a president who just doesn't talk that game, but actually walks that walk and stands up for workers in making their lives better.

00:14:16.000 We're continuing with Live Picture Inside the Capitol here.

00:14:19.000 Gentlemen, thank you so much for staying with us.

00:14:21.000 Judy, this idea that...

00:14:23.000 President Biden, on his way out, was warning about this tech oligarchy.

00:14:27.000 Inside the room here, you see the CEO of Google.

00:14:30.000 You see Elon Musk, who has taken on a very prominent role for this incoming administration as well.

00:14:36.000 There's sort of a lot of ideas bumping up against each other in this moment.

00:14:39.000 No question.

00:14:40.000 And I think, as we've been hearing, the question will be not just what will President Trump say in his inaugural address today about that.

00:14:49.000 Will he address any of these contradictions?

00:14:51.000 Or will he...

00:14:53.000 We assume he's going to focus on the positive.

00:14:56.000 But, you know, as Tiffany was saying, these first hundred days are an opportunity for him to make a difference.

00:15:02.000 But squaring the circle when it comes to coming to a hard, solid agreement on government spending, that's a tough one.

00:15:10.000 Coming to the details of immigration, these are hard questions that he, that Republican leaders, Republican members are going to be dealing with.

00:15:22.000 We're about celebrating.

00:15:23.000 We're about appreciating.

00:15:25.000 But the hard work starts tomorrow.

00:15:31.000 Mike Pence in attendance.

00:15:32.000 Tiffany, help us understand the significance of that, because the two men, Pence and Trump, had not spoken directly, had not interacted since the funeral a few weeks ago for the late President Jimmy Carter.

00:15:44.000 Well, I think it's significant that he is there and just showing support and solidarity as a country.

00:15:49.000 We are the United States of America.

00:15:51.000 We're the best country in the world because of our people.

00:15:54.000 And so he is showing that he is there in support of President Trump and moving forward.

00:16:00.000 I'm grateful for Vice President Pence's service and everything that he has given and served our country with dignity and honor.

00:16:09.000 But it's also time to move forward.

00:16:12.000 And President Trump is ready to do that.

00:16:17.000 He's made that very clear.

00:16:18.000 But it's significant, and I think it shows just the unity of the party.

00:16:25.000 And the opportunity going forward.

00:16:27.000 We see a live picture there seated in front of President-elect Trump's nominees for his cabinet.

00:16:33.000 There are Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and Elon Musk.

00:16:38.000 I understand Lisa Desjardins, who's reporting for us on Capitol Hill right now, has a little bit more to share in terms of the logistics of how this is all going to play out.

00:16:46.000 Lisa?

00:16:47.000 Yeah, how are you?

00:16:53.000 Hi, guys.

00:16:54.000 You know, I think I've just lost my connection with you, but I'll tell you just a couple of things going on here at the Capitol.

00:17:00.000 One thing, with the changed footprint here, with moving the ceremony indoors, there is actually an entirely separate viewing area that has been moved into the Capitol Visitor Center, which is an underground facility.

00:17:13.000 I went by there this morning, and we understand that President-elect Trump, after inauguration, plans to go by there.

00:17:22.000 Tickets for outdoors will be able to sit and watch the speech, and then he will give remarks, we understand, down there after his inaugural address.

00:17:31.000 Obviously, very coveted positioning there.

00:17:33.000 I also want to talk about Democrats.

00:17:35.000 You may notice, as you're looking up in the rotunda there, you may see some purple colors.

00:17:41.000 Democrats tell me that several of them are wearing those colors because it is the color that Hillary Clinton wore when she conceded, that Kamala Harris wore a kind of purple.

00:17:51.000 of purple shade when she conceded.

00:17:53.000 And to them, they say it's a color of both bipartisanship.

00:17:55.000 And one, frankly, told me it's the color of mourning.

00:17:58.000 Republicans were looking for those red colors.

00:18:00.000 The Trump red is very well known up there.

00:18:03.000 But one other note, you know, this is a working building.

00:18:06.000 We do expect some business today.

00:18:08.000 today, we do expect votes in committee on two Trump nominees, Pete Hegseth as Department of Defense and Marco Rubio for Secretary of State.

00:18:17.000 The Rubio vote may actually get through the entire Senate today.

00:18:21.000 That is the hope for Republicans, that there will be a Secretary of State confirmed today as well.

00:18:26.000 And one last note, that rotunda is such an incredible space.

00:18:30.000 It is hollowed ground for anyone that's ever been there.

00:18:32.000 And, you know, I looked this up.

00:18:34.000 It was finished in 1824, so just about the 200th anniversary for this occasion.

00:18:39.000 And you'll notice the presidents around President-elect Trump as he is sworn in.

00:18:44.000 Well, Lisa Desjardins.

00:18:46.000 Lisa, thanks so much.

00:18:47.000 David Brooks, one of the things I'm struck by watching all of this unfold in that beautiful space, as Lisa rightly notes, is Donald Trump's resilience.

00:18:55.000 I think most people, if you were to ask them at the end of the day on January 6th, 2021, would Donald Trump be re-elected?

00:19:02.000 I think most people would have said no.

00:19:04.000 Here are former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, making their way in.

00:19:09.000 The fact that Donald Trump...

00:19:10.000 Was not just re-elected, but survived two impeachments, two assassination attempts, four criminal trials, one conviction, and yet he's on his way to take the oath of office as the 47th president.

00:19:21.000 The sweep is just remarkable.

00:19:23.000 It's a life lesson.

00:19:23.000 You go back to Richard Nixon's career, the guy was counted out for dead a million times, and it's the same with Donald Trump.

00:19:29.000 He had some help from the Democrats.

00:19:29.000 I think the trials and the indictments helped him.

00:19:31.000 There were other things that helped him.

00:19:32.000 But he kept going.

00:19:34.000 And he's in control of the party.

00:19:35.000 The thing I'm looking for today is, is this an electoral monarchy or is it an ideological movement?

00:19:41.000 And what I mean by electoral monarchy, and this is what happens, say, in Turkey, in El Salvador, and other countries, you elect a person and they're all about themselves.

00:19:48.000 It's transactional.

00:19:49.000 They'll flip-flop policies if they feel it'll help them.

00:19:52.000 And we've seen Trump do that on H-1B visas, on TikTok, things like that.

00:19:56.000 And that's what all the tech bogals are hoping for. 0.96

00:19:58.000 An ideological movement.

00:20:00.000 It's more what Steve Miller wants, or Steve Bannon wants.

00:20:03.000 And it's all about the ideology, it's all about the populism, it's about the nationalism.

00:20:08.000 And I'm looking for indications, what kind of president are we going to get?

00:20:11.000 Well, let's talk about that with Laura Barone-Lopez, as we see a picture there, former President Bush, First Lady Laura Bush making their way in, members of the Trump family now, and here now is former President Barack Obama.

00:20:22.000 Walking into the Capitol as well.

00:20:25.000 Laura, as you watch all of this unfold as well, we think back to Mr. Trump's first inaugural address.

00:20:31.000 The phrase that stood out that stayed with everyone has been this idea of American carnage.

00:20:35.000 We've heard that this will be more of a message of unity.

00:20:38.000 What do we expect to hear?

00:20:43.000 That's right, Amna.

00:20:44.000 The president-elect is expected to give a much more unifying tone.

00:20:49.000 The incoming administration says that he views this moment very differently than he viewed his election.

00:20:58.000 in 2016 and ultimately when he was elected in 2016 and entered the White House after that election he was met with a much larger resistance and viewed and was also much more amenable to establishment Republicans many of whom He resisted him much more back then.

00:21:21.000 This time around, he very much has the Republican Party around him.

00:21:25.000 He feels as though he has much more control and support across that Republican Party.

00:21:30.000 You don't see as many of the Republicans in office anymore that were willing to stand up to him, whether it's Mitt Romney or the late John McCain.

00:21:38.000 And so this is a very different moment for the incoming President Trump, who really considers himself to have a mandate.

00:21:47.000 Despite the fact that there is some polling recently from AP that shows that voters don't necessarily support mass deportations.

00:21:55.000 They support the deportations of...

00:21:57.000 Immigrants who have committed violent crimes, who have committed crimes, but going beyond into wider deportations, which we expect the president-elect to do because they have forecasted that and so has his borders are Tom Homan, that may be something that the wider American public doesn't necessarily support according to polling.

00:22:17.000 That being said...

00:22:19.000 Given the calls this morning with White House officials, this administration is expected to launch what they call the biggest deportation effort in history.

00:22:29.000 And they are cracking down not just on illegal immigration, but also legal immigration.

00:22:35.000 And in those executive orders that we talked about a little bit earlier, another one that they are going to issue today is they are suspending refugee admissions for at least four months.

00:22:45.000 So that's a crackdown on legal immigration, Amna.

00:22:49.000 Kevin Madden, as folks have been instructed to take their seats there, we were seeing the tech billionaires, the head of Apple, the head of Google, Elon Musk there standing.

00:23:00.000 You see Mark Zuckerberg, head of Meta, standing amid Mr. Trump's cabinet nominees.

00:23:04.000 For people who voted for Donald Trump because they were concerned about the price of groceries, they were concerned about the affordability crisis.

00:23:11.000 How does this tableau strike the American people, do you think?

00:23:15.000 Well, I think there may be a little bit of a disconnect, but you have to remember that so many of the president's supporters are always happy to support anybody who has similar alliance with Donald Trump and his agenda than they do.

00:23:28.000 I think also, look, a lot of Trump supporters will point out to you that Joe Biden and the Democrats were perfectly happy and thrilled to have the support of Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, and Elon Musk when he was supporting Democrats.

00:23:44.000 So I think, you know, that hypocrisy, I think, will be something that fuels a lot of the president's supporters, as well as his allies on Capitol Hill.

00:23:54.000 And I think they're much more focused now on, again, the determination.

00:23:59.000 And what's even better?

00:24:00.000 While the ceremony and the swearing-in won't be outside for everyone to watch, you gotta remember, Donald Trump will be the president during the 250th anniversary of America.

00:24:12.000 And that's the guy who's gonna be in charge.

00:24:14.000 So I imagine while the weather may be like 40-year lows.

00:24:18.000 No one's gonna do it better than him.

00:24:20.000 So, my father's story and the story of the MAGA movement is a profound one of courage and perseverance.

00:24:30.000 We talked about it being so resilient.

00:24:32.000 It just goes on and on.

00:24:34.000 What was once thought to be unimaginable, guys, is now undeniable and unforgettable.

00:24:41.000 So, as you watch today, guys, as you watch the swearing-in ceremony, remember that you guys were just as much a part of it as any of us.

00:24:51.000 You guys are why we did it.

00:24:53.000 You guys are who helped create it.

00:24:56.000 You guys are going to be the beneficiaries of it.

00:24:59.000 That's the way it's supposed to be.

00:25:00.000 And you should be proud of that.

00:25:02.000 There was a swamp here in Washington, D.C. that no one ever thought could be drained, but if there's ever a chance, This is it.

00:25:12.000 This isn't about them, though.

00:25:13.000 This is about us.

00:25:14.000 And it's about what we can achieve if we stick to our core mission of making America great again.

00:25:21.000 So, thank you all.

00:25:23.000 We do have a long way to go, but there's never been a better team.

00:25:27.000 There's never been more movement.

00:25:29.000 There's never been a stronger push to make these things happen.

00:25:34.000 As we start to expose everything, as people start to see it, as they stop being lied to...

00:25:39.000 We can make that all happen.

00:25:41.000 So the fun is just getting started.

00:25:43.000 I hope you're as excited for the future as I am.

00:25:48.000 We needed this last four years of help.

00:25:53.000 We needed to understand just how far we've fallen, just how broken our system is, just how corrupt our politics is, to understand just why it's so important to save it.

00:26:05.000 And again, it's because of you.

00:26:07.000 That we are here.

00:26:08.000 So thank you guys.

00:26:09.000 Enjoy the rest of this.

00:26:10.000 I'll be back at the end.

00:26:14.000 Challenges and opportunities to do great things for our country and to do great things for our world.

00:26:21.000 But in order to do that, you do need Congress.

00:26:25.000 You need people in our country.

00:26:27.000 And I hope this is about a big vision, solving those problems, not casting blame.

00:26:36.000 But let's move ahead.

00:26:38.000 Great opportunities in front of us, and I hope that is what we hear.

00:26:41.000 I have a feeling I haven't obviously talked to the president in six years, but I have a feeling this could be very different than last time.

00:26:52.000 I'm hoping so.

00:26:54.000 Our nation and our world has tremendous issues for us to deal with, and he can make that happen if he approaches this job.

00:27:05.000 Let me say one other thing.

00:27:07.000 I hope the people around him and himself will focus on those things, those big things that our country needs to focus on, and not be diverted into some of the petty disruption for disruption's sake, going after people.

00:27:25.000 I hope it'll be about moving ahead, and if so...

00:27:28.000 What an opportunity he has.

00:27:30.000 A number of opportunities await.

00:27:32.000 A number of crises, too.

00:27:34.000 I want to draw on your experience, Senator Corker, as the former chairman of Senate Foreign Relations.

00:27:38.000 I mean, crises from Sudan to the Middle East to Ukraine as we watch members of the Trump family make their way into the Capitol.

00:27:44.000 Is President Trump's traditionally isolationist worldview, is it prepared to meet the moment, do you think?

00:27:52.000 Well, certainly it's prepared to meet the moment in Israel, right?

00:27:56.000 And in the Middle East.

00:27:58.000 I think it is prepared to meet at the moment.

00:28:00.000 Let's face it.

00:28:01.000 Look, we had our differences.

00:28:03.000 I will say the Abraham Accord set the context for very good things to happen. 0.63

00:28:08.000 And the Arabs and Israel are in a different place. 0.71

00:28:11.000 Hezbollah, as I mentioned before, and Hamas are in a different place.

00:28:15.000 I think in Ukraine and Russia, as mentioned earlier, they're both tired of fighting.

00:28:20.000 And if he...

00:28:22.000 Can bring himself to create an arrangement there that's good for Ukraine and democracy, good for Europe and the U.S. Gosh, what an incredible undertaking that will be.

00:28:34.000 And I think that through the relationship that he's attempting to have with Xi...

00:28:39.000 Maybe some good things can happen there.

00:28:42.000 So those are going to be dealt with regardless of his isolationist view, right?

00:28:47.000 They are going to be dealt with.

00:28:49.000 And so look, I'm hopeful.

00:28:53.000 Look, I'm not electable, I'm sure, but I'd love to be coming in.

00:28:59.000 I'd love to be coming into the world today as President of the United States with the opportunities.

00:29:06.000 That we have before us.

00:29:08.000 What a great opportunity for him to take advantage of.

00:29:11.000 Senator Brown, can I get you to weigh in here as you've heard what Senator Corker has to say in terms of what we could be hearing from President-elect Trump, whether or not he takes advantage of this opportunity to address all Americans and set a maybe different tone than he did back in 2017. What are your thoughts?

00:29:29.000 I'm hopeful.

00:29:30.000 I'm always hopeful.

00:29:31.000 And I also am a realist.

00:29:35.000 You know, I saw a president who, clearly a wing of the Republican Party, now captured by President Trump, clearly almost not even debatable, sided with Putin.

00:29:47.000 I mean, clearly it was pretty stunning to see a major political party support the Russian leader and essentially betray Ukraine.

00:29:55.000 I saw Ukrainian Americans in Ohio who historically voted Republican that were pretty stunned by Trump's In France's view on Ukraine.

00:30:06.000 And so I'm hopeful that Trump is willing to stand up to Putin.

00:30:10.000 But if it's a deal that betrays Ukraine, then it's a troublesome thing.

00:30:17.000 And when you look at some of Trump's nominees on foreign policy issues, but I go back, Bob's specialty was foreign affairs.

00:30:25.000 In the Senate, I think that's fair to say.

00:30:27.000 Mine, I was scared of the Banking Housing Committee.

00:30:29.000 Mine is more domestic.

00:30:31.000 Both of us, of course, did both things.

00:30:33.000 But I'm really concerned about the billionaires around this president as he pursues more tax cuts for the rich, as he pursues an agenda that really deregulates consumer protections and worker safety rules and the overtime rule and all that.

00:30:49.000 So while I'm hopeful, I need to be convinced.

00:30:52.000 As I think the majority of Americans do, think about the last 30 years.

00:30:57.000 Presidents of both parties sold American workers out on trade.

00:31:01.000 It's Dr. King's birthday today that we honor.

00:31:04.000 Dr. King, I talk about the dignity of work frequently.

00:31:07.000 That term really came from Dr. King, where he wove together worker rights, civil rights, human rights.

00:31:13.000 I'm hopeful the president will honor that today in words in his speech.

00:31:18.000 And more importantly, in his deeds, whether it's the overtime rule, whether it's a tax cut like the child tax credit that works for, in my state, 90% of kids' families benefited from that.

00:31:32.000 We got huge tax cuts that expired.

00:31:36.000 We weren't able to renew it.

00:31:37.000 I hope the president takes some leadership on those kinds of issues.

00:31:40.000 Senator Brown, thank you for mentioning the fact that today is King Day.

00:31:44.000 It's this rare coincidence in the calendar where January 20th is also the third Monday in January where we always celebrate King Day.

00:31:53.000 The very last thing that Dr. King did in life was to fight for economic justice.

00:31:57.000 He was fighting for the workplace safety for sanitation workers.

00:32:01.000 There are many people who view the civil rights fight of the 21st century being one of economic justice.

00:32:08.000 As we...

00:32:09.000 Await the entry there of...

00:32:12.000 Former Vice President Dan Quayle and his wife now making their way in.

00:32:16.000 I think we saw former Vice President Mike Pence think he was going to be next to him.

00:32:20.000 He's networking in.

00:32:21.000 Yeah, but picking up on that theme there, Senator Brown, where can Democrats work with Republicans on that issue, on the issue of economic justice?

00:32:27.000 Well, I mean, it's up to the president to set the tone, but if the focus...

00:32:33.000 I mean, there's some irony in the people that are now at this inauguration.

00:32:38.000 All the billionaires, all the California billionaires that supported Trump, they're all there crowded around.

00:32:44.000 It's the thousands of MAGA devotees who were for Trump from the beginning.

00:32:49.000 It's the evangelicals and their leaders who have been excluded from this.

00:32:54.000 And I understand they had to shrink the number of attendees, but I don't think any billionaires got left out, pardon my term, but left out in the cold on this.

00:33:04.000 But I hope that...

00:33:06.000 The pursuit of his agenda was less about rewarding his billionaires with tax cuts and weaker rules about their workers and about consumer protections.

00:33:17.000 I hope it's more of a focus on workers.

00:33:20.000 That was his campaign, but let's see.

00:33:23.000 We see former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, making their way in now.

00:33:29.000 And we understand because all the proceedings have been moved indoors, there are several screens available to people to watch these proceedings.

00:33:35.000 That includes over at the Capital One Arena, where our Stephanie Sy has been speaking with Trump supporters who were lucky to gather there.

00:33:43.000 Stephanie, how are people there reacting to this scene as it unfolds inside the Capitol?

00:33:49.000 Well, you caught me just after a big round of boos.

00:33:54.000 Every time the Clintons or President Obama show up on screen, you just hear this whole crowd erupt in boos.

00:34:01.000 It's interesting because they're watching the same live feed that our viewers are getting, but on a jumbotron.

00:34:07.000 And, of course, you hear Sweet Caroline and Neil Diamond, so now it's become an impromptu karaoke session.

00:34:12.000 I did want to talk a little bit on about just the contrast between, you know, what we hear your guests talking about as far as specifics and policy and what we hear when we speak to Trump attendees at events like this.

00:34:26.000 We spent the morning speaking to folks that were lucky enough to get into this crowd.

00:34:31.000 And here's what they say.

00:34:33.000 You know, they bring up things like the economy.

00:34:35.000 You know, we interviewed one man whose son just had a baby and he said he's struggling.

00:34:41.000 And they believe that the last four years have been all doom and gloom and that Trump will deliver them and bring them more economic security.

00:34:49.000 I spoke to a couple here from Piperton, Tennessee.

00:34:52.000 They really wanted me to name their hometown, who said they're, quote, tired of the pronouns.

00:34:58.000 They're tired of the ideological debates over transgenderism.

00:35:03.000 Oh, there's another boo that was also for President Obama.

00:35:07.000 And then a few people, including former veterans, who like...

00:35:12.000 President Trump's strongman persona.

00:35:15.000 One man who kind of twisted Theodore Roosevelt's phrase about speaking softly with a big stick and said what he loves about Trump is he speaks loudly with a big stick.

00:35:28.000 And finally, just a general sense.

00:35:31.000 That he can solve all of their problems.

00:35:35.000 I mean, you hear that over and over again with people you speak to in his base, that whatever their problem might be, fears of public safety, concerns about their own family and drug addiction, concerns about their financial security and inflation, that they believe and they have so much faith that President Trump can cure all these ills.

00:35:57.000 And that extends as far as veterans that believe he can bring So that's kind of the vibe here.

00:36:03.000 They don't speak about specific policies.

00:36:06.000 They don't have the details about tariffs.

00:36:08.000 They speak in terms of vibes and the way they feel.

00:36:11.000 This is a sporting arena, and it feels like a sporting event with all the boos and cheers and just, again, the fervent Trump fan that you feel here, some of whom have followed him since he was on The Apprentice and just view him as...

00:36:28.000 A glorious celebrity that can do no wrong.

00:36:31.000 Stephanie Sy at Capital One Arena.

00:36:33.000 Stephanie, thanks so much.

00:36:35.000 As she mentions the boos and cheers, we heard boos and cheers for certain members of the U.S. Supreme Court.

00:36:40.000 Jonathan Capehart, this moment, you know...

00:36:43.000 Eight years ago, the election of Donald Trump was greeted by resistance among Democrats.

00:36:47.000 There were the million people, the women who turned out on the National Mall with the knit pink hats.

00:36:52.000 This time around, it seems like there's less resistance and more resignation.

00:36:57.000 How are Democrats viewing this moment?

00:36:58.000 Or maybe a mix of both.

00:37:00.000 I think maybe people are...

00:37:02.000 Taking the day off.

00:37:04.000 It is a holiday.

00:37:05.000 And they're going to pick and choose their battles.

00:37:07.000 But what I loved about Stephanie's report is that she showed us that there is literally a split-screen moment in Washington.

00:37:15.000 At the U.S. Capitol, we have been watching polite applause and greetings between former presidents.

00:37:22.000 Members of the cabinet, the Supreme Court justices, very cordial, very in the spirit of upholding the traditions and customs of the peaceful transfer of power.

00:37:33.000 Meanwhile, Stephanie is sitting there and listening to people react.

00:37:38.000 The incoming president's supporters react in real time with cheers and boos for the people they like or don't like.

00:37:49.000 And it made me think of something that Susan Page told me yesterday when I interviewed her on my show.

00:37:53.000 She said, Donald Trump hasn't changed.

00:37:58.000 Washington has changed.

00:37:59.000 And we've been talking around that in terms of, well, there's a Republican House, a Republican Senate.

00:38:04.000 But really, this town, Washington, has changed.

00:38:09.000 And, you know, to Senator Corker's point, it does give the president-elect...

00:38:14.000 An opportunity to make good on the promises that he made.

00:38:18.000 It's just a matter of, will he grab that opportunity?

00:38:21.000 And one more thing.

00:38:22.000 I remember back at the convention in Milwaukee, when it was right after Trump's, the first assassination attempt, and everyone, members of Congress, coming on and saying, he's a changed man.

00:38:33.000 We're going to see, he's transformed.

00:38:35.000 We're going to see a different, more unifying Donald Trump.

00:38:39.000 And that was the case the first 20 minutes, and then it went off the rails.

00:38:44.000 He's also, for this inaugural speech, he is saying this speech will be one of unity.

00:38:51.000 I'll believe it when I see it.

00:38:54.000 I am not convinced.

00:38:56.000 Look, like every American, I am hopeful.

00:38:59.000 But I think, as Senator Brown said, I'm also a realist.

00:39:03.000 Yeah, and I actually...

00:39:05.000 Literally wrote that down before you started speaking about the exact same thing, that Washington has changed but has Trump.

00:39:13.000 And we know that personality-wise, he is still going to be the same person.

00:39:16.000 The reaction to him is going to be fascinating to watch of official Washington.

00:39:22.000 As well as unofficial Washington, i.e.

00:39:25.000 regular people in their regular lives.

00:39:28.000 And it also, listening to former Senator Corker reminded of the conversations that probably a lot of us had on these panels, Republicans saying, just stick to the economy.

00:39:40.000 Don't talk about, just talk about the economy.

00:39:42.000 Don't talk about retribution.

00:39:44.000 Don't talk about going after your enemies.

00:39:46.000 Just focus on the things people care about.

00:39:49.000 And he would do that, and then he would move off of.

00:39:52.000 That topic.

00:39:54.000 So I think we're going to see, maybe we may see a very different Donald Trump at this inaugural speech versus what he shows at the convention center slash parade later this afternoon.

00:40:08.000 David, what do you make of that dissonance?

00:40:10.000 Yeah, well, first I want to say I'm disappointed there are more tech billionaires.

00:40:15.000 Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos.

00:40:17.000 I actually think the tech billionaires have a positive influence on him because on tariffs, on H-1B visas, I like the influence they're going to have.

00:40:26.000 Nonetheless, as Jeff mentioned, it's not okay that they're up there.

00:40:29.000 They should be in the audience.

00:40:30.000 They should not be intermingled with the cabinet.

00:40:33.000 That's a blurring of lines between public service and private interest.

00:40:36.000 Better seats than the cabinet.

00:40:38.000 Better seats.

00:40:39.000 So it's like William McKinley inaugurated and there was J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie.

00:40:44.000 We would blink at that.

00:40:45.000 And so the blurring of those lines, to me, is a problem.

00:40:49.000 Is there a benefit, though, that it's so transparent?

00:40:52.000 Is there a benefit in the transparency of the transaction?

00:40:55.000 Maybe.

00:40:56.000 And if he does, as I said, this electoral monarchy part, that he is a transactional president, I want Elon Musk to like me.

00:41:02.000 So I'll do what Elon Musk likes.

00:41:03.000 And that's why they all went to Mar-a-Lago.

00:41:05.000 That's why they're all there, because they think he's transactional.

00:41:08.000 Tiffany, what do you make of that?

00:41:09.000 Well, I think it's the picture, right, that this is the doers and the disruptors versus the establishment, right?

00:41:17.000 So D.C. is different.

00:41:19.000 It's going to have to change.

00:41:19.000 Trump is bringing in people from the outside, and it's not business as usual.

00:41:24.000 It's not politics as usual with the establishment that we've seen, even in the Republican Party, you know, for many years.

00:41:29.000 That's why you were hearing people boo.

00:41:31.000 Some of the Republicans walking in.

00:41:33.000 Times have changed, and I think it just shows the vision that Trump has going forward.

00:41:39.000 I mean, Kevin, to that point, as Stephanie told us earlier, they were booing Mike Pence in the arena when he walked into the Capitol.

00:41:46.000 And he's establishment.

00:41:47.000 Jonathan Capehart's analysis of this is exactly right, and I agree with it 100%.

00:41:51.000 And I think the Pence isolation.

00:41:54.000 Where Pence is there on his own sort of represents where the Pence people are inside the party.

00:41:59.000 This is Donald Trump's party.

00:42:00.000 He has all the support.

00:42:01.000 He has the infrastructure.

00:42:03.000 He has the momentum.

00:42:04.000 He has control.

00:42:05.000 I also think that what Jonathan pointed out about the sort of split screen, which is the polite applause, the focus on bipartisanship, the focus on substance, the focus on comedy inside the Capitol.

00:42:18.000 Comedy C-O-M-I-T-Y. Versus the way politics is going to be litigated over the next four years and probably in the future, which is at the Capital One Center, which is, you know, it's part UFC WWF event and part political rally.

00:42:39.000 Donald Trump is going to have a very unifying message today.

00:42:42.000 He is.

00:42:43.000 I mean, just by the sartorial communications of his tie, which is purple, we're going to see a unifying message.

00:42:49.000 But the next day, or even later today, 24 hours from now, a single-minded pursuit that, if he's going to achieve what he wants to do, is going to be fueled by a lot of partisanship and a lot of the passions of his activist base.

00:43:03.000 So, you know, let's enjoy the sort of pageantry of today, but I think that's where we go in the next 48 hours.

00:43:09.000 We've been talking a lot about Donald Trump.

00:43:11.000 Let's talk about J.D. Vance as we await his arrival and the arrival of his wife, Usha Vance, because he is really...

00:43:16.000 He will be likely the inheritor of this movement.

00:43:19.000 He is all of 40 years old, the first millennial vice president.

00:43:22.000 There's a lot at stake.

00:43:23.000 There's a lot riding on all of this for him, is there not, Kevin? 0.89

00:43:26.000 Yeah, I think, you know, he's in many ways, you mentioned this earlier, Jeff, with the fact that Donald Trump is a lame duck president.

00:43:34.000 There is an inheritance that comes with J.D. Vance's ascension to the vice presidency today.

00:43:40.000 He will essentially be curating the MAGA agenda and the MAGA approach.

00:43:45.000 For policymaking, potentially after this White House as a party leader going forward.

00:43:51.000 So I think this is essentially the sort of starter's pistol for J.D. Vance's role in growing the party, not just over the last campaign, but also the many years that are ahead.

00:44:08.000 And it goes to Tiffany's point about disruptors, which is really important to appreciate and understand how important this is to our politics.

00:44:15.000 And that, who knows, four years from now, J.D. Vance is the establishment.

00:44:20.000 And that there is a disruptor that says, we don't want to do things the way that these guys did it.

00:44:25.000 I'm the one that can actually deliver on the things that J.D. Vance and Trump were unable to do.

00:44:32.000 So I do think we are entering this time we've had on our last...

00:44:37.000 We've had nine change elections.

00:44:40.000 This is the first time since the last time we had a second consecutive first-term president, so a non-consecutively elected president, that we've had three occupants of the White House in three consecutive elections lose.

00:44:55.000 And so we are in a time of incredible disruption and that I don't think that what is happening here is about What I think makes America so great is that there is continuity.

00:45:09.000 There is the, it's more than just pageantry.

00:45:12.000 This is making a statement about how important it is to have the peaceful.

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00:50:40.000 "Oh, America, you're calling" "Oh, America, you're calling" "I can hear you calling me" "You're calling me" "To pay true to thee" "True to thee" "True to thee" "I will be" "Oh, America, no weeping"

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00:54:30.000 "Til there be no wounded heart" "Til there be no wounded heart" Honorable Jackie Barber, the clerk of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Kevin F. McCumber, Mr. John Bessler, Mrs. Kelly Johnson, Mrs. Iris Weinshaw Schumer, and Mrs. Jennifer Scalise.

00:54:47.000 Mrs. Jennifer Scalise.

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00:56:20.000 Ladies and gentlemen, The Honorable Deb Fischer House Democratic Leader The Honorable Hakeem Jeffries And Senate Majority Secretary The Honorable Robert Duncan

00:56:49.000 The Honorable Robert Duncan Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and Vice President of the United States, the Honorable Kamala Davy Harris.

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00:58:01.000 Ladies and gentlemen, escorting the Vice President-elect, the Executive Director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Mr. Michael Wagner, Senate Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, Jason Bell, and House Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms, Mr. Sean Keating.

00:58:18.000 Ladies and gentlemen, the Vice President-elect of the United States, the Honorable J.D. Vance.

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01:00:05.000 Ladies and gentlemen, escorting the President-elect, the Staff Director for the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, Elizabeth Farah, House Sergeant-at-Arms, the Honorable William P. McFarland, Senate Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper, the Honorable Jennifer A. Hemingway, Senate Majority Leader, the Honorable John Thune, and the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, House Democratic Leader, the Honorable Hakeem Jeffries, House Majority Leader.

01:00:34.000 The Honorable Steve Scalise.

01:00:36.000 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Honorable Mike Johnson.

01:00:40.000 Senate Democratic Leader, the Honorable Charles E. Schumer.

01:00:45.000 Ranking Member of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the Honorable Deb Fischer.

01:00:51.000 and Chairwoman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the Honorable Amy Klobuchar.

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01:01:25.000 Ladies and gentlemen, the President-elect of the United States, the Honorable Donald John Trump.

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01:02:57.000 Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.

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01:03:28.000 Please welcome the Chairwoman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the Honorable Amy Klobuchar.

01:03:41.000 Thank you.

01:03:47.000 Good morning, everyone.

01:03:49.000 Welcome to the 60th presidential inauguration.

01:03:54.000 Today, President-elect Trump...

01:03:56.000 and Vice President-elect Vance will take their oath of office, and we will witness the peaceful transfer of power at the heart of our democracy.

01:04:08.000 For the past year, I've chaired the inaugural ceremony committee, which includes the leadership of Congress from both parties.

01:04:24.000 We thank the committee and capital staff and law enforcement who worked so hard over the last year and especially the last three days.

01:04:33.000 You've done a beautiful job and you have shown grace under pressure.

01:04:39.000 Our theme this year is our Enduring Democracy.

01:04:49.000 The presence of so many presidents and vice presidents here today is truly a testament to that endurance.

01:04:57.000 We welcome President Biden and Dr. Biden.

01:05:01.000 We welcome Vice President Harris and Doug Emhoff, President Obama, President Clinton and Secretary Clinton, President Bush and Laura Bush, Vice President Pence, Vice President Quayle and Marilyn Quayle.

01:05:17.000 The justices of the United States Supreme Court are with us.

01:05:22.000 All nine of them, I counted.

01:05:23.000 And, of course, the Trump and Vance families.

01:05:27.000 This ceremony marks what will soon be 250 years of our democracy.

01:05:34.000 It is the moment when leaders, elevated by the will of the people, promise to be faithful to our Constitution, to cherish and defend it.

01:05:44.000 It is the moment...

01:05:46.000 When they become, as we all should be, the guardians of our country.

01:05:51.000 Through war and peace, through adversity and prosperity, we hold this inauguration every four years.

01:05:58.000 And today it falls on Martin Luther King Day.

01:06:02.000 A further reminder that we must strive to uphold the values enshrined in our Constitution.

01:06:08.000 The freedoms.

01:06:10.000 The liberties.

01:06:11.000 and, as is inscribed on the entrance of the United States Supreme Court, equal justice under law.

01:06:19.000 But what makes this moment more than a passing ceremony is all who are watching it across the country.

01:06:34.000 The people of this nation.

01:06:36.000 The ordinary people doing extraordinary things.

01:06:40.000 President Kennedy, who at one point worked as a senator in this building and would often walk through this very rotunda, once said, in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of interest in politics, holds office.

01:06:54.000 Every one of us is in a position of responsibility.

01:06:59.000 With that responsibility of citizenship comes an obligation not to seek out malice, as President Lincoln once reminded us, but to view others with a generosity of spirit despite our differences.

01:07:13.000 With that responsibility of leadership comes an obligation to stand our ground when we must and find common ground when we can.

01:07:24.000 With everything swirling around us, the hot mess of division, it is on all of us to quote an incredible songwriter who just happened to be born in my state to ensure that our nation's democracy is our shelter from the storm.

01:07:42.000 There's a reason this ceremony takes place at the Capitol.

01:07:47.000 In other countries, it might be in a presidential palace or a gilded executive office building.

01:07:53.000 Here, it is traditionally held at the Capitol, the People's House.

01:07:57.000 It is a fitting reminder of the system of checks and balances that is the very foundation of our government, three equal branches of government.

01:08:09.000 That is how, for nearly 250 years, our great American experiment Grounded in the rule of law has endured.

01:08:18.000 So, as we inaugurate a new president and vice president, let us remember that the power of those in this room comes from the people.

01:08:32.000 The construction workers who build our country.

01:08:35.000 The teachers and healthcare workers who nurture us.

01:08:39.000 The troops defending our freedoms.

01:08:41.000 and yes, the firefighters in Los Angeles putting themselves on the line for us.

01:08:49.000 Our democracy's strength and grit must match theirs.

01:09:04.000 May God bless our nation.

01:09:07.000 Thank you.

01:09:08.000 Applause Good afternoon.

01:09:29.000 Good afternoon.

01:09:31.000 Endurance through the years is the ultimate test.

01:09:35.000 To persevere through time is the truest measure of an idea, an institution, and a nation.

01:09:45.000 Our founders wrote the Constitution so that America could withstand all the twists and turns of time.

01:09:55.000 They wrote it to guide us.

01:09:57.000 And to preserve forever our right of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

01:10:05.000 But as much as the truths and principles enshrined in our Constitution remain the same, our democracy promises the American people the power to change, to chart their own destiny.

01:10:23.000 That's the beauty.

01:10:24.000 That is the importance.

01:10:27.000 of democracy.

01:10:28.000 It allows the endurance, the permanence of a nation through change.

01:10:36.000 It allows nations like our United States both to avoid the obstacles and to seize the opportunities God has placed before us, all while staying true to our founding principles.

01:10:54.000 Today is our country's 60th inauguration ceremony.

01:10:59.000 Like all the others before it, it is a celebration of our right to set our uniquely American course.

01:11:08.000 The past several years have been trying at times for many, many Americans, and also for the nations of the free world that we humbly strive to lead.

01:11:23.000 Americans chose again to steer this nation towards greatness, the secure, safe, and prosperous future that our founders envisioned for all of us.

01:11:37.000 And today, we celebrate not only their decision to do so, but also the simple right and wisdom of a free people to make their own choice.

01:11:52.000 So that their nation might endure.

01:11:56.000 And now, allow me to welcome Archbishop Timothy Dolan and Reverend Franklin Graham who will deliver our invocation.

01:12:06.000 Please rise.

01:12:07.000 Be still.

01:12:20.000 And know that I am God, supreme among the nations, supreme on the earth.

01:12:27.000 Let us pray.

01:12:31.000 Remembering General George Washington on his knees at Valley Forge, recalling Abraham Lincoln at his second inaugural, with malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right.

01:12:48.000 Remembering General George Patton's instructions to his soldiers as they began the Battle of the Bulge eight decades ago, pray, pray when fighting, pray alone, pray with others, pray by night, pray by day.

01:13:03.000 Observing the birthday of the Reverend Martin Luther King who warned, without God our efforts turn to ashes.

01:13:13.000 We, blessed citizens of this one nation under God, Humbled by our claim that in God we trust, gather indeed this Inauguration Day to pray for our President Donald J. Trump, his family,

01:13:29.000 his advisors, his cabinet, his aspirations, his vice president, for the Lord's blessings upon Joseph Biden, for our men and women in uniform, for each other whose hopes are stoked this new year, this Inauguration Day.

01:13:47.000 We cannot err in relying upon that prayer from the Bible, upon which our president will soon place his hand in oath.

01:13:55.000 As we make our own the supplications of King Solomon for wisdom, as he began his governance, God of our fathers, in your wisdom you set man to govern your creatures, to govern in holiness and justice, to render justice with integrity.

01:14:13.000 Give our leader wisdom.

01:14:16.000 For he is your servant, aware of his own weakness and brevity of life.

01:14:21.000 If wisdom which comes not from you be not with him, he shall be held in no esteem.

01:14:26.000 Send wisdom from heavens that she may be with him, that he may know your designs.

01:14:34.000 Please, God bless America.

01:14:38.000 Please mend her every flaw.

01:14:41.000 You are the God in whom we trust, who lives and reigns forever and ever.

01:14:46.000 Amen.

01:14:46.000 Mr. President, the last four years, there are times I'm sure you thought it was pretty dark.

01:15:05.000 But look what God has done.

01:15:08.000 We praise him and give him glory.

01:15:10.000 Let us pray.

01:15:22.000 Thank you.

01:15:24.000 Our Father and our God, thou hast said, Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.

01:15:31.000 As the prophet Daniel prayed, Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, for wisdom and might are his.

01:15:39.000 He changes the times and the seasons.

01:15:42.000 He removes kings.

01:15:43.000 He raises up kings.

01:15:45.000 He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

01:15:50.000 Our Father, today, as President Donald J. Trump takes the oath of office once again, we come to say thank you, O Lord our God.

01:16:01.000 Father, when Donald Trump's enemies thought he was down and out, you and you alone saved his life and raised him up with strength and power by your mighty hand.

01:16:15.000 We pray for President Trump.

01:16:17.000 That you'll watch over, protect, guide, direct him.

01:16:21.000 Give him your wisdom from your throne on high.

01:16:26.000 We ask that you would bless him and that our nation would be blessed through him.

01:16:32.000 We also ask that you would bless and protect Melania as First Lady.

01:16:36.000 We thank you for the beauty, the warmth, and grace that she shows not only to this nation, but to the whole world.

01:16:47.000 We thank you for Vice President-elect J.D. Vance and his wife, Usha, and their young family.

01:16:53.000 May he be a strength to President Trump to stand beside him, to hold up his arms like Aaron held up the arms of Moses in the midst of battle.

01:17:02.000 The prophet Samuel reminded the people, it was you that brought them up from the land of Egypt.

01:17:09.000 And he said, now stand still that I may reason with you before the Lord.

01:17:14.000 So, Father, we take this moment to stand still, to remember the great things that you have done for this nation.

01:17:21.000 Thank you for the protection, the bounty, the freedoms that we so enjoy.

01:17:29.000 We remember to keep our eyes fixed on you, and may our hearts be inclined to your voice.

01:17:37.000 We know that America can never be great again if we turn our backs on you.

01:17:42.000 We ask for your help.

01:17:44.000 And we pray all of this in the name of the King of Kings, the Lord of Lords, your Son, my Savior, and our Redeemer, Jesus Christ.

01:17:53.000 Amen.

01:17:54.000 Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Associate Justice Kavanaugh to administer the Vice Presidential Oath of Office.

01:18:01.000 Thank you.

01:18:31.000 Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.

01:18:45.000 I, James David Vance, do solemnly swear...

01:18:49.000 I, James David Vance, do solemnly swear...

01:18:52.000 ...that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States...

01:18:57.000 ...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...

01:19:04.000 ...against all enemies, foreign and domestic...

01:19:07.000 ...that I will bear true faith...

01:19:09.000 That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same.

01:19:14.000 That I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.

01:19:26.000 And that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.

01:19:38.000 So help me God.

01:19:40.000 So help me God.

01:19:41.000 Congratulations Mr. Vice President.

01:19:48.000 Ladies and gentlemen,

01:20:11.000 please welcome Chief Justice Roberts to administer the Presidential Oath of Office.

01:20:34.000 Please raise your right hand and repeat after me.

01:20:37.000 I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear.

01:20:40.000 I, Donald John Trump.

01:20:42.000 You solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States and will, to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.

01:21:07.000 So help me God.

01:21:08.000 Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations.

01:21:23.000 Congratulations.

01:21:25.000 Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations.

01:21:43.000 Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations.

01:22:01.000 Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations.

01:22:07.000 Congratulations.

01:22:08.000 Thank you.

01:23:47.000 The Lord of his truth is watching now.

01:24:02.000 I have seen him in the watchbars of a hundred circuit camps.

01:24:12.000 They have built a given altar in the evening dews and depths.

01:24:21.000 I can read his righteous sentence in the dim, uncaring lamps.

01:24:29.000 His day is marching on.

01:24:37.000 The Lord of his truth is watching.

01:24:46.000 Hallelujah!

01:24:48.000 The Lord of his truth is watching.

01:25:26.000 In the beauty of the Middle East, Christ was born across the sea.

01:25:43.000 The Lord of his truth is watching.

01:26:33.000 Glory, glory, glory, hallelujah!

01:26:41.000 Glory, glory, hallelujah!

01:26:45.000 Jesus is watching.

01:26:50.000 Amen, amen.

01:26:56.000 Amen, amen. amen.

01:27:26.000 Ladies and gentlemen, it

01:27:45.000 is my honor and pleasure to introduce to you the 45th and the 47th and the president of the United States of America, Donald J. Trump.

01:27:59.000 Thank you.

01:28:04.000 Thank you.

01:28:10.000 Thank you very much.

01:28:14.000 Thank you.

01:28:15.000 Thank you very much.

01:28:19.000 Thank you very much.

01:28:31.000 Thank you very much, everybody.

01:28:33.000 Thank you very, very much.

01:28:36.000 Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, Justices of the United States Supreme Court, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens.

01:29:05.000 The golden age of America begins right now.

01:29:09.000 From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world.

01:29:24.000 We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer.

01:29:32.000 During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first.

01:29:41.000 Our sovereignty will be reclaimed.

01:29:53.000 Our safety will be restored.

01:29:55.000 The scales of justice will be rebalanced.

01:29:59.000 the vicious, violent, and unfair weaponization of the Justice Department and our government will end.

01:30:13.000 And our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous, and free.

01:30:27.000 America will soon be greater, stronger, and far more exceptional than ever before.

01:30:39.000 I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a thrilling new era of national success.

01:30:48.000 A tide of change is sweeping the country, sunlight is pouring over the entire world.

01:30:54.000 And America has the chance to seize this opportunity like never before.

01:30:59.000 But first, we must be honest about the challenges we face.

01:31:04.000 While they are plentiful, they will be annihilated by this great momentum that the world is now witnessing in the United States of America.

01:31:13.000 As we gather today, our government confronts a crisis of trust, for many years a radical and corrupt establishment.

01:31:21.000 has extracted power and wealth from our citizens while the pillars of our society lay broken and seemingly in complete disrepair.

01:31:31.000 We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home, while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalogue of catastrophic events abroad.

01:31:42.000 It fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens.

01:31:47.000 But provide sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world.

01:31:58.000 We have a government that has given unlimited funding to the defense of foreign borders, but refuses to defend American borders or, more importantly, its own people.

01:32:11.000 Our country can no longer deliver basic services in times of emergency, as recently shown by the wonderful people of North Carolina who have been treated so badly.

01:32:27.000 And other states who are still suffering from a hurricane that took place many months ago.

01:32:33.000 Or more recently, Los Angeles, where we're watching fires still tragically burn.

01:32:39.000 From weeks ago, without even a token of defense, they're raging through the houses and communities, even affecting some of the wealthiest and most powerful individuals in our country, some of whom are sitting here right now.

01:32:54.000 They don't have a home any longer.

01:32:56.000 That's interesting.

01:32:59.000 But we can't let this happen.

01:33:01.000 Everyone is unable to do anything about it that's going to change.

01:33:07.000 We have a public health system that does not deliver in times of disaster, yet more money is spent on it than any country anywhere in the world.

01:33:16.000 And we have an education system that teaches our children to be ashamed of themselves in many cases, to hate our country despite the love that we try so desperately to provide to them.

01:33:28.000 All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.

01:33:33.000 My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal and all of these many betrayals that have taken place and to give the people back their faith, their wealth,

01:34:00.000 their democracy, and indeed, their freedom.

01:34:04.000 From this moment on, America's decline is over.

01:34:11.000 Our liberties and our nation's glorious destiny will no longer be denied, and we will immediately restore the integrity, competency, and loyalty of America's government.

01:34:33.000 Over the past eight years, I have been tested and challenged more than any president in our 250-year history, and I've learned a lot along the way.

01:34:43.000 The journey to reclaim our republic.

01:34:47.000 Has not been an easy one, that I can tell you.

01:34:50.000 Those who wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom and indeed to take my life.

01:34:59.000 Just a few months ago in a beautiful Pennsylvania field, an assassin's bullet ripped through my ear.

01:35:07.000 But I felt then and believe even more so now that my life was saved for a reason.

01:35:14.000 I was saved by God to make America great again.

01:35:19.000 Thank you.

01:35:30.000 Thank you.

01:35:32.000 Thank you very much.

01:35:39.000 Thank you.

01:35:41.000 Thank you.

01:35:42.000 That is why each day under our administration of American patriots, we will be working to meet every crisis with dignity and power and strength. we will be working to meet every crisis with dignity

01:36:01.000 We will move with purpose and speed to bring back hope, prosperity, safety and peace for citizens of every race, religion, color and creed.

01:36:13.000 For American citizens, January 20th, 2025 is...

01:36:19.000 Liberation Day.

01:36:20.000 It is my hope that our recent presidential election will be remembered as the greatest and most consequential election in the history of our country.

01:36:39.000 As our victory showed, the entire nation is rapidly unifying behind our agenda with dramatic increases in support from virtually every element of our society, young and old, men and women, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, urban, suburban, rural, and very importantly, we had a powerful win in all seven swing states.

01:37:04.000 And the popular vote we won by millions of people.

01:37:09.000 To the black and Hispanic communities, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of love and trust that you have shown me with your vote.

01:37:24.000 We set records, and I will not forget it.

01:37:28.000 I've heard your voices in the campaign, and I look forward to working with you in the years to come.

01:37:34.000 Today is Martin Luther King Day and his honor.

01:37:38.000 This will be a great honor.

01:37:40.000 But in his honor, we will strive together to make his dream a reality.

01:37:46.000 we will make his dream come true.

01:37:48.000 Thank you.

01:38:03.000 National unity is now returning to America, And confidence and pride is soaring like never before.

01:38:18.000 In everything we do, my administration will be inspired by a strong pursuit of excellence and unrelenting success.

01:38:26.000 We will not forget our country.

01:38:28.000 We will not forget our Constitution.

01:38:30.000 And we will not forget our God.

01:38:35.000 Can't do that.

01:38:37.000 Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders.

01:38:52.000 With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.

01:39:00.000 It's all about common sense.

01:39:04.000 First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border.

01:39:10.000 Applause Applause All illegal entry will immediately be harmed.

01:39:40.000 The border will be halted and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. 0.94

01:39:49.000 We will reinstate my remain in Mexico policy.

01:40:00.000 I will end the practice of catch and release.

01:40:07.000 And I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.

01:40:18.000 Under the orders I signed today, we will also be designating the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.

01:40:44.000 And by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks. 0.99

01:41:01.000 bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, including our cities and inner cities.

01:41:09.000 As Commander-in-Chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions, and that is exactly what I am going to do.

01:41:27.000 We will do it at a level that nobody's ever seen before.

01:41:30.000 Next, I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices.

01:41:49.000 The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices, and that is why today I will also declare a national energy emergency.

01:42:01.000 we will drill, baby, drill.

01:42:04.000 America will be a manufacturing 1.00

01:42:23.000 nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have, the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth, and we are going to use it.

01:42:39.000 We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again, right to the top.

01:42:50.000 And export American energy all over the world.

01:42:58.000 We will be a rich nation again, and it is that liquid gold under our feet that will help to do it.

01:43:07.000 With my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to our great...

01:43:18.000 American autoworkers.

01:43:21.000 In other words, you'll be able to buy the car of your choice.

01:43:38.000 We will build automobiles in America again at a rate that nobody could have dreamt possible just a few years ago.

01:43:45.000 And thank you to the autoworkers of our nation for your inspiring vote of confidence.

01:43:51.000 We did tremendously with their vote.

01:43:55.000 I will immediately begin the overhaul of our trade system to protect American workers and families.

01:44:04.000 Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens.

01:44:14.000 For this purpose, we are establishing the External Revenue Service to collect all tariffs, duties, and revenue.

01:44:32.000 It will be massive amounts of money pouring into our Treasury, coming from foreign sources.

01:44:39.000 The American dream will soon be back and thriving like never before to restore competence and effectiveness to our federal government.

01:44:48.000 my administration will establish the brand new Department of Government Efficiency.

01:44:55.000 After years and years of illegal and unconstitutional federal efforts to restrict free expression, I will also sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech to America.

01:45:22.000 Never again will the immense power of the state Be weaponized to persecute political opponents.

01:45:46.000 Something I know something about.

01:45:49.000 We will not allow that to happen.

01:45:52.000 It will not happen again.

01:45:54.000 Under my leadership, we will restore fair, equal and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law.

01:46:06.000 And we are going to bring law and order back to our cities.

01:46:15.000 This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.

01:46:26.000 We will forge a society that is colorblind and merit-based. 0.53

01:46:40.000 APPLAUSE As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.

01:47:13.000 This week, I will reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the COVID vaccine mandate with full back pain.

01:47:24.000 Thank you.

01:47:36.000 And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty.

01:47:45.000 It's going to end immediately.

01:47:50.000 Our armed forces will be freed to focus on their sole mission, defeating America's enemies.

01:47:59.000 Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest we will again build the strongest military in the

01:48:26.000 world, has ever seen.

01:48:31.000 We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.

01:48:42.000 My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier That's what I want to be, a peacemaker and a unifier.

01:49:10.000 I'm pleased to say that as of yesterday, one day before I assumed office, the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families.

01:49:22.000 Thank you.

01:49:43.000 America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth, inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world.

01:49:55.000 A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and we will restore the name of a great president.

01:50:08.000 William McKinley to Mount McKinley where it should be and where it belongs.

01:50:14.000 President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent.

01:50:29.000 He was a natural businessman and gave Teddy Roosevelt the money for many of the great things he did, including the Panama Canal.

01:50:38.000 Which has foolishly been given to the country of Panama after the United States.

01:50:44.000 The United States, I mean, think of this, spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38,000 lives in the building of the Panama Canal.

01:50:56.000 We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made.

01:51:02.000 And Panama's promise to us has been broken. 0.82

01:51:06.000 The purpose of our deal and the spirit of our treaty has been totally violated.

01:51:11.000 American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape, or form.

01:51:21.000 And that includes the United States Navy.

01:51:24.000 And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal.

01:51:28.000 And we didn't give it to China.

01:51:30.000 We gave it to Panama.

01:51:31.000 and we're taking it back.

01:51:33.000 Above all, my message to Americans my message to Americans today is that it is time for us to once again act with courage, vigor, and the vitality of history's greatest civilization.

01:52:02.000 So as we liberate our nation, we will lead it to new heights of victory and success.

01:52:09.000 We will not be deterred.

01:52:11.000 Together, we will end the chronic disease epidemic and keep our children safe, healthy, and disease-free.

01:52:18.000 The United States will once again consider itself a growing nation, one that increases our wealth, expands our territory, builds our cities, raises our expectations, and carries our flag into new and beautiful horizons.

01:52:34.000 and we will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars, launching American astronauts to plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars.

01:52:44.000 .

01:53:04.000 Ambition is the lifeblood of a great nation.

01:53:09.000 And right now, our nation is more ambitious than any other.

01:53:14.000 There's no nation like our nation.

01:53:17.000 Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneers.

01:53:23.000 The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts.

01:53:27.000 The call of the next great adventure resounds from within our souls.

01:53:34.000 Our American ancestors turned a small group of colonies on the edge of a vast continent into a mighty republic of the most extraordinary citizens on Earth.

01:53:45.000 No one comes close.

01:53:48.000 Americans pushed thousands of miles through a rugged land of untamed wilderness.

01:53:55.000 They crossed deserts, scaled mountains, braved untold dangers.

01:53:59.000 Won the Wild West, ended slavery, rescued millions from tyranny, lifted billions from poverty, harnessed electricity, split the atom, launched mankind into the heavens, and put the universe of human knowledge into the palm of the human hand.

01:54:18.000 If we work together, there is nothing we cannot do and no dream we cannot achieve.

01:54:25.000 Many people thought...

01:54:27.000 It was impossible for me to stage such a historic political comeback.

01:54:32.000 But as you see today, here I am.

01:54:34.000 the American people have spoken.

01:54:36.000 I stand before you now as proof that you should never believe that something is impossible to do.

01:55:02.000 In America, the impossible is what we do best.

01:55:06.000 From New York to Los Angeles, from Philadelphia to Phoenix, from Chicago to Miami, from Houston to right here in Washington, D.C., our from Houston to right here in Washington, D.C., our country was forged and built by the generations of patriots who gave everything they had for our rights and for our freedom.

01:55:34.000 They were farmers and soldiers, cowboys and factory workers, steel workers and coal miners, police officers and pioneers who pushed onward, marched forward, and let no obstacle defeat their spirit or their pride.

01:55:49.000 Together they laid down the railroads.

01:55:52.000 Raised up the skyscrapers, built great highways, won two world wars, defeated fascism and communism, and triumphed over every single challenge that they faced.

01:56:07.000 After all we have been through together, we stand on the verge of the four greatest years in American history.

01:56:14.000 With your help, we will restore America's promise.

01:56:18.000 And we will rebuild the nation that we love, and we love it so much.

01:56:23.000 We are one people, one family, and one glorious nation under God.

01:56:28.000 So to every parent who dreams for their child, and every child who dreams for their future, I am with you, I will fight for you, and I will win for you.

01:56:39.000 We are going to win like never before.

01:56:42.000 Thank you.

01:57:02.000 In recent years, our nation has suffered greatly, but we are going to bring it back and make it great again, greater than ever before.

01:57:12.000 We will be a nation like no other, full of compassion, courage, and exceptionalism.

01:57:17.000 Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent, and totally unpredictable.

01:57:27.000 America will be respected again and admired again, including by people of religion, faith and goodwill.

01:57:35.000 We will be prosperous.

01:57:37.000 We will be proud.

01:57:39.000 We will be strong and we will win like never before.

01:57:43.000 We will not be conquered.

01:57:45.000 We will not be intimidated.

01:57:47.000 We will not be broken.

01:57:50.000 And we will not fail.

01:57:52.000 From this day on, the United States of America will be a free, sovereign, and independent nation.

01:57:57.000 We will stand bravely.

01:57:59.000 We will live proudly.

01:58:01.000 We will dream boldly.

01:58:04.000 And nothing will stand in our way because we are Americans.

01:58:08.000 The future is ours.

01:58:10.000 And our golden age has just begun.

01:58:13.000 Thank you.

01:58:14.000 God bless America.

01:58:16.000 Thank you all.

01:58:16.000 Thank you.

01:58:20.000 The President: Thank you very much.

01:58:22.000 The President: Thank you.

01:58:50.000 The President: Ladies and gentlemen, performing "America the Beautiful," please welcome the Armed Forces Chorus and Carrie Underwood.

01:58:58.000 The President: Thank you.

01:59:00.000 The President: Thank you.

01:59:02.000 Thank you.

02:00:59.000 You know the words.

02:01:00.000 Help me out here.

02:01:01.000 Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain, I

02:02:35.000 I now call on Rabbi Ari Berman, Pastor Lorenzo Sewell, and Reverend Frank Mund to provide prayers of benediction.

02:02:46.000 Let us pray.

02:03:05.000 *music* Almighty God, your prophet Jeremiah walked the streets of Jerusalem and blessed its inhabitants with the Hebrew words, Baruch HaGever, Eshe Yivtach BaHashem.

02:03:24.000 Blessed is the one who trusts in God.

02:03:30.000 Thousands of years later, this great nation, which adopted these words as its motto, In God We Trust, stands at a moment of historic opportunity.

02:03:43.000 Americans are searching for meaning. 0.68

02:03:47.000 Our merciful Father, help us rise to meet this moment.

02:03:53.000 Bless President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance.

02:03:58.000 With the strength and courage to choose the right and the good, unite us around our foundational biblical values of life and liberty, of service and sacrifice, and especially of faith and morality, which George Washington called the indispensable supports of American prosperity.

02:04:22.000 Guide our schools and college campuses.

02:04:26.000 which have been experiencing such unrest to inspire the next generation to pair progress with purpose, knowledge with wisdom, and truth with virtue.

02:04:41.000 Hear the cry of the hostages, both American and Israeli, whose pain our president so acutely feels.

02:04:52.000 We are so thankful For the three young women who yesterday returned home.

02:05:00.000 And pray that the next four years brings peace to Israel and throughout the Middle East.

02:05:07.000 Almighty God, grant all Americans the opportunity to realize our shared dream of a life filled with peace and plenty, health and happiness, compassion and contribution.

02:05:25.000 The confidence to rise to this moment.

02:05:29.000 For while we trust in God, God's trust is in us, the American people.

02:05:36.000 America is called to greatness, to be a beacon of light, and a mover of history.

02:05:44.000 May our nation merit the fulfillment of Jeremiah's blessing.

02:05:50.000 That like a tree planted by water, we shall not cease to bear fruit.

02:05:55.000 May all of humanity experience your love and your blessing.

02:06:01.000 May it be thy will.

02:06:03.000 And let us say, Amen.

02:06:09.000 Let us pray for our 47th president.

02:06:12.000 Heavenly Father, we're so grateful that you gave our 45th and now our 47th president a millimeter miracle.

02:06:21.000 We are grateful that you are the one That have called him for such a time as this, that America would begin to dream again.

02:06:34.000 We pray that we would fulfill the true meaning of our creed, that we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.

02:06:46.000 We pray that you use our president, that we would live in a nation Well, we will not be judged by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character.

02:07:01.000 Heavenly Father, in the name of Jesus, we are so grateful today that you will use our 47th president so we would sing with new meaning, my country, tis of thee.

02:07:15.000 Sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.

02:07:20.000 Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride from every mountainside.

02:07:27.000 Let freedom ring, and because America is called to be a great nation, we believe that you will make this come true.

02:07:36.000 So let freedom ring from the perditious hilltops of New Hampshire.

02:07:42.000 Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

02:07:48.000 Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghetes of Pennsylvania.

02:07:53.000 Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.

02:07:59.000 Let freedom ring from the curvaceous hilltops of California.

02:08:04.000 But God, we're asking you not only that.

02:08:07.000 Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain, Georgia.

02:08:11.000 Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

02:08:15.000 Let freedom ring from every hill and every molehill in Mississippi, from every state, every city, every village, and every hamlet.

02:08:25.000 And when we let freedom ring, we will be able to speed up that day.

02:08:31.000 All of your children, black men and white men, Protestant and Catholic, Jew and Gentile, will be able to sing in the meaning of that old Negro spiritual, free at last.

02:08:47.000 Thank you, God Almighty.

02:08:49.000 We are free at last.

02:08:51.000 If you believe what the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

02:08:55.000 Come on, put your hands together and give your great God great glory!

02:09:24.000 Almighty and eternal God, we gather here today in reverence, joined in our shared hopes and dreams for our beloved nation.

02:09:34.000 In this sacred moment of the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance, we turn our hearts to you, seeking your divine assistance and abundant blessings upon this pivotal moment in history.

02:09:52.000 We come before you with profound gratitude for the many gifts you have bestowed upon our land.

02:09:58.000 Thank you for the freedoms we cherish, for the strength of our communities, and for the resilience of our spirit.

02:10:06.000 As our President and Vice President embrace their newly appointed roles, we humbly implore that your everlasting love and wisdom will envelop them.

02:10:19.000 Grant them the clarity of mind to navigate the challenges that lie ahead and the compassion to serve all citizens with fairness and integrity.

02:10:29.000 May their hearts be filled with a giving spirit and sincere understanding for those whom they represent.

02:10:38.000 May they be beacons of hope in times of uncertainty.

02:10:42.000 And prophetic voices in defending the dignity of all created life.

02:10:49.000 We pray for a spirit of collaboration to flourish in our government and across our nation, fostering an environment where dialogue and heartfelt listening will prevail over division or discord.

02:11:04.000 May each decision made by our President and Vice President reflect the values of justice and peace.

02:11:14.000 As we embark on this new chapter, we also seek your comfort, O God, for those who feel lost or disheartened.

02:11:23.000 In this time of transition, may your light shine upon them, reaffirming their belief in a brighter tomorrow.

02:11:34.000 May we all strive to lift one another, supporting our fellow citizens with kindness and empathy, recognizing that together we can overcome any adversity.

02:11:45.000 Grant us the strength to endure, the courage to face our fears, and the clarity to see the light that remains even when clouds of uncertainty may gather.

02:11:58.000 Inspire our new leaders to be champions for the vulnerable and advocates for those whose voices are often silenced.

02:12:08.000 May they pursue policies that promote the well-being of all, seeking to build bridges that will foster unity and belonging.

02:12:16.000 As we stand witness to this inauguration, we hold fast to the faith, to our faith.

02:12:25.000 In the goodness of each of us and the possibility of change.

02:12:30.000 We trust that with your guidance, O God, our nation can move forward to a future filled with promise, prosperity, and understanding.

02:12:40.000 And finally, we lift our hearts in gratitude for the beloved parents of President Trump.

02:12:50.000 Without Mary and Fred Trump, this day would never be the miracle that has just begun.

02:12:58.000 From their place in heaven, may they shield their son from all harm by their loving protection and give him the strength to guide our nation along the path that will make America great again.

02:13:13.000 Let us go forth now with these words of President Trump's Emblazoned on our hearts.

02:13:21.000 As long as we have pride in our beliefs, courage in our convictions, and faith in our God, then we will not fail.

02:13:31.000 We stand tall.

02:13:33.000 We stand proud because we are Americans and Americans kneel to God and to God alone.

02:13:43.000 Amen.

02:13:48.000 Ladies and gentlemen, please remain standing for our national anthem.

02:13:53.000 Thank you.

02:14:23.000 Thank you.

02:15:23.000 to the peace and the hope of the world.

02:15:53.000 Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.

02:15:55.000 Ladies and gentlemen, please remain at your seats while the president and official party depart the platform.

02:16:10.000 Thank you.

02:17:20.000 It's been over five stars.

02:17:22.000 It's been over five stars.

02:17:52.000 It's been over five stars.

02:18:22.000 It's been over five stars.

02:18:52.000 It's been over five stars.

02:19:22.000 It's been over five stars.

02:19:52.000 Thank you.

02:19:54.000 Well guys, we are finally here.

02:19:57.000 The day we've been waiting for, for a very, very long time.

02:20:03.000 So welcome to another huge episode of Triggered.

02:20:06.000 I gotta ask, has anyone ever been this excited about Monday rolling around?

02:20:14.000 I'm gonna have to say no.

02:20:15.000 I feel like for me, it's Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, my birthday, Hanukkah.

02:20:24.000 Kwanzaa, all of our holidays rolled into one special day where we can finally take America back.

02:20:33.000 As you can see, I'm slightly dressed up more than I'd normally be.

02:20:37.000 We're about to go into the candlelight ball.

02:20:39.000 This show, we're going to be featuring highlights from the weekend, some behind-the-scenes stuff.

02:20:44.000 We'll be capturing the inauguration as well, so you're going to get to see all of it.

02:20:50.000 Check it out here.

02:20:51.000 Stay along.

02:20:52.000 Pass it along to your friends.

02:20:54.000 It's going to be awesome.

02:20:56.000 It's here.

02:20:59.000 We've been waiting forever, guys.

02:21:02.000 January 20th could not have come fast enough.

02:21:06.000 And my father's inauguration, obviously, a big deal.

02:21:11.000 Obviously, it's been quite a journey.

02:21:14.000 My father will now join Grover Cleveland as the only other commander-in-chief to serve a second non-consecutive term.

02:21:24.000 There's so much happening, so much going on.

02:21:27.000 I'm literally between events, you know, between the actual formal events, I gotta go like this and put on my monkey suit and, you know, dance like a monkey too, just going around to like 15 events a day and thanking so many of you, all of these small groups, whether it was a Hunter Nation or the Hispanic Caucus, you know, MAGA for Trump, Turning Point.

02:21:48.000 I'm going, like, I'm actually surprised I even have a voice left.

02:21:53.000 But the energy is awesome.

02:21:55.000 The excitement is real.

02:21:57.000 From the small business guys that come up to me on a daily basis saying, hey, we're going to take a chance.

02:22:02.000 We're going to expand now.

02:22:03.000 We're going to do something different.

02:22:04.000 We're going to take some risks again.

02:22:07.000 Things that they would never do under the stifling...

02:22:10.000 Biden-Harris economy.

02:22:12.000 They're doing it now.

02:22:13.000 I'm hearing from big business people.

02:22:15.000 I've met with a lot of them over the last couple of days.

02:22:17.000 You know, they're seeing big stuff in the big corporate world.

02:22:20.000 M&A transactions starting to roll again.

02:22:22.000 We are back, folks.

02:22:25.000 We're here in Washington, D.C. at the National Building Museum, which is fitting considering we are a family of builders.

02:22:34.000 We've built businesses.

02:22:36.000 We've created media empires, social empires.

02:22:39.000 We've created Maybe.

02:22:41.000 A political empire.

02:22:44.000 I can't think of anyone who could rival what my father has created in terms of a political movement.

02:22:48.000 And we are ready to build this country back into something incredible.

02:22:53.000 So, I'll play some of the best clips from the events so far.

02:22:57.000 We'll also break down the latest news as I was getting up there to speak at the rally on Sunday.

02:23:02.000 Even my daughter, Kai, who spoke at the RNC, was like, hey, can I jump in?

02:23:06.000 I'm like, wow, we don't even have prepared notes.

02:23:07.000 She just...

02:23:08.000 It's just an awesome feeling.

02:23:10.000 I'm so excited about it.

02:23:12.000 And honestly, guys, we could not have done it without you.

02:23:16.000 You are the reason we're doing this, and you are the cause of this whole movement and the reason we're so excited.

02:23:26.000 So I just want to thank you all for that.

02:23:28.000 Just make sure...

02:23:28.000 You guys are liking, sharing, subscribing.

02:23:31.000 Pass it on to your friends.

02:23:32.000 Again, we're going to tune into the Inauguration Live.

02:23:34.000 We're going to cover all of that stuff.

02:23:35.000 We'll give you the highlights and kind of go right into that so you can see the entire weekend's coverage in one special place right here on Triggered, on Rumble, and it's going to be awesome.

02:23:45.000 So make sure you know that you can get it.

02:23:48.000 For those of you, if you miss it here, you can at least get it on Spotify, iTunes, Podcasts later.

02:23:53.000 Don't forget that.

02:23:54.000 Big deal, especially if your friends get their podcasts this way.

02:23:57.000 This is all, again, happening because of your support, because of your tenacity, because of your resolve.

02:24:04.000 My father may have opened the door.

02:24:06.000 He may have started that movement.

02:24:07.000 But again, one guy by himself, it ain't going to happen.

02:24:11.000 You hear the music in the background starting.

02:24:14.000 Maybe the ball is rolling around and getting going.

02:24:16.000 But I'm going to be here with you, but I'm going to make sure the team is filming this stuff so you can see it.

02:24:21.000 And again, the top clips from the rally.

02:24:22.000 We're going to combine it and condense it all for you guys.

02:24:25.000 You can see it live on Monday, including the inauguration.

02:24:29.000 Got to thank our sponsors.

02:24:31.000 We've been doing this now.

02:24:32.000 It's almost exactly two years, actually.

02:24:35.000 Exactly two years.

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02:25:28.000 Protect yourself from the IRS. I'm hoping we can make some big fixes there as well.

02:25:32.000 But in the meantime, while we're rolling over stuff, don't trust them with the heavy-handed tactics, okay?

02:25:39.000 There's going to be some holdovers for a while.

02:25:40.000 Hopefully, we'll clear them all out and fix this mess once and for all.

02:25:43.000 Super psyched about the team that we have in place there.

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02:25:58.000 For that consultation, make sure to visit tnusa.com slash Don Jr., D-O-N-J-R, tnusa.com slash Don Jr. And with that, guys, let's get into a little bit of a monologue.

02:26:12.000 I'm sort of reading the notes of the things I've got to check off, so I'm going to go back and forth because this is a little impromptu.

02:26:16.000 But I wanted to make sure we deliver some of this to you from these events live.

02:26:22.000 The energy I'm seeing around D.C. I'm sure this will revert back in a couple days.

02:26:27.000 Make no mistake, okay?

02:26:28.000 It's still D.C. But it's just been epic.

02:26:31.000 Just hours from now, my father will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

02:26:36.000 Make him 45 and 47. Like I've told you before, it's all of you guys who made that possible.

02:26:42.000 And now we officially take power.

02:26:45.000 And we get to literally, on minute one, deliver on the key promises that we made.

02:26:50.000 You're going to see a bunch of executive orders.

02:26:53.000 You're going to see a bunch of executive action.

02:26:55.000 You're going to see things start to roll immediately.

02:26:58.000 Then we've got to focus on the cabinet confirmations and get those guys working because now we've got loyalists.

02:27:04.000 You probably saw me tweet about it the other day or truth about it.

02:27:07.000 Pete Hexeth, people were saying he was dead in the water.

02:27:11.000 We got involved.

02:27:12.000 You got involved.

02:27:13.000 We supported him.

02:27:14.000 And now we've got 50 votes at least.

02:27:16.000 That's what we need so we can get to work on delivering the promises that we've always made.

02:27:22.000 We're already seeing the results, guys.

02:27:24.000 The Red Cross delivered the first batch of hostages out of Gaza and into Israeli custody on Sunday after my father and Steve Witkoff brokered a ceasefire agreement.

02:27:37.000 That's the one, you know, Biden tried taking credit for, but...

02:27:39.000 The Qataris, the Israelis, Hamas, everyone goes, it was Trump, thanks a lot.

02:27:44.000 You know what it was from?

02:27:46.000 When he said, if you don't do this by the time of inauguration and get it rolling, all hell is going to break loose.

02:27:53.000 Remember that one?

02:27:53.000 Remember the day after the election when they said, hey, you know what?

02:27:56.000 We should probably start talking about peace.

02:27:58.000 Daddy's home, folks.

02:27:59.000 It's time to get back to work.

02:28:01.000 The world is on notice that American leadership is back.

02:28:06.000 Because for the last four years, we've been...

02:28:09.000 A ship without a rudder.

02:28:11.000 We've been going in all sorts of direction.

02:28:13.000 We had a president who didn't even know what he was signing.

02:28:15.000 And actually, we need to get to the bottom of some of those details, because some of these complex things that are coming out of the White House at the last minute, you and I both understand that Joe Biden has no idea what's in them.

02:28:25.000 So let's get to the bottom of that and make sure we reverse the insanity that the radical Democrats are trying to put in last minute.

02:28:31.000 But if you don't believe me, if you think I'm exaggerating, listen to this.

02:28:37.000 From Speaker Mike Johnson.

02:28:39.000 Real quickly, Mr. President, can I ask you a question?

02:28:41.000 I cannot answer this from my constituents in Louisiana.

02:28:45.000 Sir, why did you pause LNG exports to Europe?

02:28:49.000 Like, I don't understand, you know, liquefied natural gas is in great demand by our allies.

02:28:53.000 Why would you do that?

02:28:54.000 Because you understand, we just talked about Ukraine.

02:28:56.000 You understand you're fueling Vladimir Putin's war machine because they've got to get their gas from him, you know.

02:29:01.000 And he looks at me stunned, and he said, I didn't do that.

02:29:05.000 And I said, Mr. President, yes, you did.

02:29:08.000 It was an executive order, like, you know, three weeks ago.

02:29:10.000 And he goes, no, I didn't do that.

02:29:11.000 And he's arguing with me.

02:29:12.000 I said, Mr. President, respectfully, could I go out here and ask your secretary to print it out?

02:29:17.000 We'll read it together.

02:29:18.000 You definitely did that.

02:29:19.000 And he goes, oh, you talk about natural gas.

02:29:22.000 Yes, sir.

02:29:22.000 He said, no, no, you misunderstand.

02:29:24.000 He said, what I did is I signed this thing to, we're going to conduct a study on the effects of LNG. I said, no, you're not, sir.

02:29:32.000 You paused it.

02:29:32.000 I know.

02:29:33.000 I have the terminal, the export terminals in my state.

02:29:36.000 I talked to those people this morning.

02:29:37.000 This is doing massive damage to our economy, national security.

02:29:41.000 It occurred to me, Barry, he was not lying to me.

02:29:43.000 He genuinely did not know what he had signed.

02:29:46.000 And I walked out of that meeting with fear and loathing because I thought, we're in serious trouble.

02:29:50.000 Who is running the country?

02:29:51.000 Like, I don't know who put the paper in front of him, but he didn't know.

02:29:54.000 Not bad.

02:29:58.000 What you're going to see this week is going to give you the confidence that everything we've been working towards is going to happen.

02:30:05.000 Things are going to be okay.

02:30:06.000 America is going to be great again.

02:30:10.000 For example, guys, mass deportations are starting immediately.

02:30:14.000 Here is incoming National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who's been on the show many times, laying it all out.

02:30:21.000 He's talking about deportations, talking about what we are going to be doing.

02:30:26.000 Well, you are certainly going to see a much more aggressive action.

02:30:30.000 From Border Patrol to lock down our border, number one.

02:30:35.000 Number two, we are working rapidly back towards a Remain in Mexico policy.

02:30:42.000 Number three, you're going to see some of our key partners step up in terms of deportation and taking some of these people back.

02:30:52.000 I don't want to get too far ahead of who they are or how that's going to occur.

02:30:56.000 And then number four, Tom Holman.

02:31:00.000 Actually, absolutely is going to take much more aggressive ICE action.

02:31:04.000 Our inner city mayors are begging for it.

02:31:06.000 The president campaigned on it.

02:31:08.000 We are going to start with the worst of the worst of the criminals to get them out of our cities and out of our communities.

02:31:14.000 Is this large-scale raids we're talking about?

02:31:16.000 Well, I don't know how you would define large-scale, but when we have criminals raping, assaulting, and conducting the mayhem that they are.

02:31:27.000 You know, one of the things you're absolutely going to see is aggressive action to get them out of our communities. 0.86

02:31:33.000 This coming week.

02:31:34.000 The president's ready to go day, minute one, on getting these people out of the United States. 0.99

02:31:42.000 This is a comeback story of the ages, guys.

02:31:45.000 America is no longer simply going to get pushed around.

02:31:48.000 I say Donald Trump, it's the greatest comeback story ever.

02:31:51.000 He's the most resilient man in the history of politics.

02:31:55.000 How many times was he counted out?

02:31:57.000 Starting in 15, he doesn't have a chance.

02:31:59.000 He's never going to do it.

02:32:00.000 To 20, he's going to be impeached twice.

02:32:02.000 They're going to do this.

02:32:02.000 Then they try to take his businesses.

02:32:04.000 Then they try to throw him in jail.

02:32:06.000 Then he's never going to make it back.

02:32:07.000 And there's going to be other contenders that are going to take the America First movement in action.

02:32:11.000 That didn't work out so well.

02:32:12.000 And now he's back to be sworn in as President of the United States once again.

02:32:18.000 And that's exactly what our country needs.

02:32:21.000 And most important, my father...

02:32:24.000 is committed to actually improving the quality of life of everyday Americans.

02:32:29.000 I mean, I know that's a novel concept in American politics today.

02:32:32.000 I mean, it's sort of shocking that it is a novel concept, but that's the reality.

02:32:36.000 And that's what politics should be about, putting America first.

02:32:40.000 So I look forward to seeing those play out on day one.

02:32:43.000 It's not about DEI or playing political games.

02:32:47.000 With our most important institutions, checking boxes rather than competency, it's about making sure we do what's right for everyone, for everyday Americans, for common sense people, and bringing back something that is not so common, sense.

02:33:02.000 And if you look at your screen, look at this photo of my father's cabinet.

02:33:06.000 These are the patriots who are going to get confirmed as quickly as possible.

02:33:12.000 And these are the people who are committed.

02:33:15.000 To getting the job done. 1.00

02:33:16.000 If you want to see the opposite photo, look at Biden's cabinet coming in and everyone's in their mask and everyone looks like an idiot and everyone was clearly incompetent. 1.00

02:33:23.000 You know, it's just different now. 0.99

02:33:25.000 The vibe shift is just totally different.

02:33:29.000 It's amazing to see.

02:33:31.000 I mean, I went to the crypto ball the other night and Snoop Dogg is performing, okay?

02:33:35.000 In 2017, he was doing drive-by videos of Trump and now we're all in.

02:33:40.000 The shift is there, it's real, and everyone sees it for themselves.

02:33:45.000 Remember, good government is about doing the basics, protecting life, liberty, and property, and upholding the values that make this nation so great.

02:33:53.000 That's fundamental.

02:33:54.000 Sadly, we're seeing the devastating consequences of what happens when governments forget that.

02:34:00.000 We're seeing that before our very eyes in California.

02:34:03.000 And now, Speaker Mike Johnson says that there will have to be conditions on California to get more federal aid. 0.99

02:34:11.000 They're not just going to get AA'd and go back to the stupid woke crap that they've been doing that failed them so badly so many times. 0.99

02:34:17.000 That's got to stop. 0.99

02:34:18.000 So that we can ensure that the money is going to actually help fire victims.

02:34:23.000 Not like some DEI program or some ESG program or God knows whatever the hell else they would waste it on.

02:34:30.000 It's going to actually help the victims of the fire and prevent these tragedies from ever happening again in the future.

02:34:37.000 California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote recently, he said, quote, there must be no conditions, no strings attached to disaster aid.

02:34:47.000 And yet we know that there's a big conversation happening right now on Capitol Hill about linking disaster aid for California to an increase in the debt limit, which has been a traditionally really thorny issue.

02:34:59.000 Are you and can you commit the California disaster relief?

02:35:04.000 Won't have strings attached.

02:35:06.000 No, I won't commit that because we have a serious problem in California.

02:35:09.000 Listen, there are natural disasters.

02:35:11.000 I'm from Louisiana.

02:35:12.000 We're prone to that.

02:35:13.000 We understand how these things work.

02:35:15.000 But then there's also human error.

02:35:17.000 And when the state and local officials make foolish policy decisions that make the disaster exponentially worse, we need to factor that in.

02:35:26.000 And I think that's a common-sense notion.

02:35:28.000 And guys, more broadly, my father is committed to restoring faith in America's resolve and strengthening America's national character and sense of pride.

02:35:37.000 Here he is speaking at the victory rally here in Washington.

02:35:41.000 He's ready to put America first once again.

02:35:46.000 Perhaps most beautiful of all, this week we achieved an epic ceasefire agreement as a first step toward lasting peace in the Middle East.

02:35:58.000 And this agreement could only have happened as a result of our historic victory in November.

02:36:03.000 That was some victory.

02:36:04.000 Was that the greatest?

02:36:06.000 I don't even know which was greater, 2016 or this one?

02:36:10.000 I think this one.

02:36:12.000 Look, Honest Abe Lincoln.

02:36:14.000 We have Honest Abe.

02:36:16.000 We have Uncle Sam.

02:36:18.000 You know, Uncle Sam shook my hand about two months ago.

02:36:22.000 He's got the strongest grip I've ever...

02:36:24.000 You are a strong...

02:36:26.000 You're a strong man. 0.55

02:36:28.000 I said, what the hell was that?

02:36:31.000 But I'm glad to report that the first hostages have just been released.

02:36:37.000 And who knows what's going to happen.

02:36:45.000 Thank you.

02:36:46.000 I know that Biden is saying that they made the deal well, you know.

02:36:56.000 I mean, first of all, it would have never happened if I were president.

02:37:01.000 It would have never happened.

02:37:02.000 There was not even a thought of it.

02:37:05.000 Iran was broke.

02:37:06.000 They had no money for Hezbollah. 0.78

02:37:08.000 They had no money for Hamas. 0.59

02:37:10.000 They had no money.

02:37:11.000 They were broke, totally broke, and they would have never done anything.

02:37:15.000 But they did it, you know?

02:37:16.000 I like to think back to the past.

02:37:18.000 I said, if only the election weren't rigged, all the things that would have happened that would have been so good, but it was.

02:37:25.000 We're not going to let that happen again.

02:37:27.000 I want to thank my friend Steve Witkoff, who I think is here.

02:37:31.000 I know he made a beautiful speech.

02:37:32.000 I heard he made a great speech.

02:37:36.000 But he's an amazing guy.

02:37:37.000 I said, I got to get myself a negotiator.

02:37:39.000 We have to get a good negotiator.

02:37:41.000 A lot of guys are knowledgeable, but they can't negotiate.

02:37:44.000 They don't have the personality or whatever.

02:37:47.000 And Steve does.

02:37:48.000 And Steve's a great negotiator, a very successful guy.

02:37:51.000 But he's our new special envoy to the Middle East for helping reach this great breakthrough and really couldn't have been done without Steve.

02:38:01.000 Where is Steve Whitcoff?

02:38:02.000 Is he around here someplace?

02:38:04.000 Because he was so great.

02:38:06.000 There he is.

02:38:07.000 Hello, Steve.

02:38:09.000 Thank you, Steve.

02:38:10.000 Thank you, Steve.

02:38:12.000 Guys, there's so many reasons to be optimistic about the future.

02:38:16.000 And that symbolism was on display this weekend.

02:38:20.000 As my father watched fireworks from Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.

02:38:24.000 If you didn't get a chance to see it, it's truly epic.

02:38:28.000 Here's a really cool clip from that.

02:38:29.000 I got to see it firsthand with my kids.

02:38:32.000 It was just spectacular.

02:38:35.000 Just an amazing display.

02:38:37.000 And what's even better?

02:39:01.000 Thank you.

02:39:02.000 While the ceremony and the swearing-in won't be outside for everyone to watch, you gotta remember, Donald Trump will be the president during the 250th anniversary of America.

02:39:14.000 And that's the guy who's gonna be in charge.

02:39:15.000 So I imagine, while the weather may be like 40-year lows, no one's gonna do it better than him.

02:39:22.000 So, my father's story, and the story of the MAGA movement.

02:39:28.000 is a profound one of courage and perseverance.

02:39:31.000 We talked about it being so resilient.

02:39:33.000 It just goes on and on.

02:39:35.000 What was once thought to be unimaginable, guys, is now undeniable and unforgettable.

02:39:43.000 So, as you watch today, guys, as you watch the swearing-in ceremony, remember that you guys were just as much a part of it as any of us.

02:39:53.000 You guys are why we did it.

02:39:55.000 You guys are who helped create it.

02:39:57.000 You guys are going to be the beneficiaries of it.

02:40:00.000 That's the way it's supposed to be.

02:40:02.000 And you should be proud of that.

02:40:04.000 There was a swamp here in Washington, D.C. that no one ever thought could be drained.

02:40:11.000 But if there's ever a chance, this is it.

02:40:14.000 This isn't about them, though.

02:40:15.000 This is about us.

02:40:16.000 And it's about what we can achieve if we stick to our core mission of making America great again.

02:40:23.000 So thank you all.

02:40:25.000 We do have a long way to go.

02:40:27.000 But there's never been a better team.

02:40:29.000 There's never been more movement.

02:40:31.000 There's never been a stronger push to make these things happen.

02:40:35.000 As we start to expose everything, as people start to see it, as they stop being lied to, we can make that all happen.

02:40:42.000 So the fun is just getting started.

02:40:44.000 I hope you're as excited for the future as I am.

02:40:49.000 We needed this last four years of help.

02:40:54.000 We need it.

02:40:56.000 To understand just how far we've fallen, just how broken our system is, just how corrupt our politics is.

02:41:02.000 To understand just why it's so important to save it.

02:41:07.000 And again, it's because of you that we are here.

02:41:09.000 So thank you guys.

02:41:10.000 Enjoy the rest of this.

02:41:11.000 I'll be back at the end.

02:41:13.000 Hey guys, remember, keep liking, keep sharing, keep subscribing.

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02:41:24.000 It's you guys and your sharing of this content that helps us to beat the mainstream nonsense The bias there gets the message out.

02:41:34.000 Remember, my father opened the door for us to become afraid.

02:41:36.000 So many of you jumped right through that door.

02:41:39.000 Now, with that kind of critical mess, we can move mountains.

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02:42:26.000 And with that, guys, thank you.

02:42:29.000 I will talk to you all very soon.

02:42:31.000 I'm going to go check out the festivities.

02:42:32.000 We're going to include all this in the show.

02:42:35.000 Welcome back, America.

02:42:37.000 It's great to be here, and I could not be more excited for the next four years.

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