please raise your right hand and

repeat after me. i, donald, john trump, do solemnly swear. donald. john trump. do solemnly swear. that i will faithfully execute that. i will faithfully the office of president of the united states. the office. president of the united states. and will, to the best of my ability. and will to the best of my ability. preserve, protect and defend. preserve, protect and defend the constitution. of the united states. the constitution of the united states. so help me god. so help me god. congratulations, president.

what a great honor to be able to introduce for the first time ever anywhere the 45th president of the united states of america.

donald j. trump. but i get that right. chief justice, president carter. president clinton. president bush. president obama, fellow americans and people of the world. thank you. we the citizens of america are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all

of our people. together, we will determine in the course of america and the world for many many years to come we will face challenges. we will confront hardships, but we will the job done every four years. we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly, peaceful transfer of power. and we are grateful to president obama and first lady michelle obama for their gracious a throughout this transition. they been magnificent. thank you. thank. today's ceremony, however, has very special meaning because today we are not merely

transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from washington and giving it back to you, the people. for too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the of government while. the people have borne the cost. washington but the people did not share in its wealth. politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. the establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our. their victories have not been

victories. their triumphs have not been. your triumphs. and while they celebrated in our nation's capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land. that all changes starting right here and right now. because this moment is your moment. it belongs to you. it belongs to everyone gathered here today. and everyone watching, all america. this is day. this is your celebrate nation. and this. the united states of america is your country.

what truly matters is not which controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people people. january 20th, 2017 will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again. the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. everyone is listening to you now. you came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement. the likes of which the world has never seen before.

at the center of this movement is a crucial convert. that a nation exists to serve its citizens. americans want great schools for their children safe neighborhoods. for their families and good jobs for themselves. these are just and reasonable demands of righteous people. a righteous public. but for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists. mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities. rusted out factories scattered tombstones across the landscape of our nation. an education system flush with cash, but which leaves our young, beautiful students deprived of all knowledge. and the crime and the gangs and

the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. this american carnage stops right here and stops right now. we are one nation and their pain. our pain. their dreams are our dreams. and their success will be our success. we share one heart. one home, and one glorious destiny. the oath of office i take today is an oath of allegiance to all americans. for many, we've enriched foreign

industry at the expense of american industry. subsidize the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of military. we've defended other nations borders while refusing to defend our own. and spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while infrastructure fallen into disarray pare and decay. we've made other countries rich while the wealth strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon. one by one, the factories and left our shores. with not even a thought about the and millions of america and

workers that were left behind the wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes. and then read distributed all across the world. but that is the. and now we are looking only to the future. we assemble here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital and in every of power. from this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. from this day forward, it's going to be only. america first.

america. first. every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit american workers and american families. we must protect our borders from the ravages other countries, making our products, stealing our company, and destroying our jobs jobs. protection will lead to great and strength. i will fight for you with every breath. my body and i will never, ever let down. america will start winning again. winning like never before.

we will bring back our jobs. we will bring back our borders. we bring back our wealth. and we will bring back our dreams. we will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels. railways all across our wonderful nation. we will our people off of welfare and back to work to rebuild our country with american and american labor. we will follow two simple rules buy american and american.

we will seek friendship, goodwill with the nations of the world. but we do so with the understanding that is the right of all nations to put their own interests. we do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as example. we will for everyone to follow. we will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth. at the bedrock of our politics will be a total to the united states of, america. and through our loyalty, our country, we will reduce, recover

our loyalty to each other. when you open your heart to there is no room for prejudice. the bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when god's people live together in unity. we must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. when america is united, america is totally unstoppable. there should be no fear. we are protected. and we will always be. we will be. protect it by the great men and women of our military and law

enforcement. and most importantly, by we will be protect it by god. finally, we must think big and dream, even bigger in america. we understand that a nation is only as long as it striving. we will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no constantly complaining, but never doing anything about it. while. the time for empty talk is over now or the hour of action in.

do not allow anyone on to tell you that it cannot be done. no challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of america. we will not fail. our country will thrive. prosper again. we stand at the birth of a new millennium. ready to unlock the mystery of space. to free earth. from the miseries of. and to harness the energies industries, technologies of. tomorrow. a new national pride will stir our souls, lift our sights and heal our divisions. it's time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget that we are black or brown or, white. we all bleed the same red blood of.

we all enjoy the same glory as freedom's. and we all salute the same great america and flag. and whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of detroit or the windswept plains of nebraska, they look up at the same night sky. they fill their heart with the same dreams and they are with the breath of. life by the same almighty creator. so to all americans in every city, near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to hear these words. you will never be ignored again.

your voice, your hopes, and your dreams will define our american destiny and your courage and goodness. love will forever guide along the way. together we will make america stronger again. we will make wealthy again. we will make america again. we will make america safe again. and yes, together, we will make america great again. thank you. god bless you. and god bless america. thank. god bless america.