SIR, THIS IS GREG
ABBOTT, SIR.
PLEASE COME ON THE WALL IS GOING
UP SO FAST PLEASE DON'T DO
THAT. NO WE ARE WINNING TOO MUCH.
PEOPLE LOVE THAT, WE WILL DO
THIS WITH THE WALL.
GOVERNOR ABBOTT CALLS, SIR THE
WALL IS GOING UP TOO FAST, WE
CAN'T TAKE IT.
I THINK YOU'LL BE VERY HAPPY IF
THE WALL GOES UP TOO FAST.
WE WILL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
A GREAT DECISION BY A TEXAS
JUDGE AND
>> WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE
INAUGURATION EVENTS FROM EARLIER
AND TAKE YOU LIVE TO THE
INAUGURAL BALL AND TAKING YOUR
CALLS AND COMMENTS.
HOST: GOOD EVENING FROM FROM A
COLD AND SNOWY WASHINGTON, D.C.
C-SPAN'S COVERAGE OF THE SECOND
INRATION -- INAUGURATION FOR
PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP
CONTINUING THIS EVENT WITH LIVE
COVERAGE OF THE OFFICIAL
INAUGURAL BALLS.
WE BEGAN WITH THE SWEARING IN WHICH WAS BROUGHT INSIDE THE
CAPITOL ROTUNDA DUE TO FRIGID
TEMPERATURES AND WENT THROUGH
THE DAY WITH ALL THE POMP AND
CIRCUMSTANCE INCLUDING THE
INAUGURAL PARADE.
WE CONTINUE THIS EVENING, LIVE
FROM THE WALTER E. WASHINGTON
CONVENTION CENTER IN DOWNTOWN
WASHINGTON, D.C. SITE OF TWO OF
THE THREE OFFICIAL INAUGURAL
BALLS THAT PRESIDENT DONALD
TRUMP AND FIRST LADY MELANIA
TRUMP PLAN TO ATTEND.
ON YOUR SCREEN IS THE COMMANDER
IN CHIEF BALL.
WE EXPECT THAT THE PRESIDENT AND
FIRST LADY WILL ATTEND THIS BALL
FIRST. LET'S LISTEN IN AND WATCH.
>> ♪ WHAT IS PROUDLY WE HAILED
AT THE TWILIGHT'S LAST GLEAMING
WHOSE BROAD STRIPES AND BRIGHT
STARS
THROUGH THE PERILOUS FIGHT
O'ER THE RAMPARTS WE WATCHED
WERE SO GALLANTLY STREAMING
AND THE ROCKET'S RED GLARE
THE BOMBS BURSTING IN AIR
GAVE PROOF THROUGH THE NIGHT
THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE
O SAY, DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED
BANNER YET WAVE
O'ER THE LAND OF THE FREE
AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
HOST: THE U.S. MARINE BAND
WARMING UP THE CROWD AT THE
COMMANDER IN CHIEF BALL HERE IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. WE EXPECT THAT PRESIDENT TRUMP
ALONG WITH THE FIRST LADY WILL
ATTEND THIS BALL IN HONOR OF THE
NATION'S MILITARY AND SERVICE
MEMBERS FIRST, AND THEN THEY'LL
GO ON TO THE LIBERTY BALL WHICH
IS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S
SUPPORTERS.
LATER IN THE EVENING WE EXPECT
THE TWO OF THEM TO ATTEND THE
STARLIGHT BALL WHICH IS FOR THE
PRESIDENT'S DONORS FOR ALL THE
INAUGURAL ACTIVITIES TODAY
WE WANT TO GET YOUR REFLECTIONS,
YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS DAY.
HERE'S HOW YOU CAN JOIN IN THE
CONVERSATION.
IF YOU'RE IN THE EASTERN/CENTRAL
PART OF THE COUNTRY, DIAL
202-748-8000.
IF YOU'RE IN THE
MOUNTAIN/PACIFIC AREA,
202-748-8001.
WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU FROM
TODAY, A DAY THAT BEGAN WITH A
CHURCH SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S
CHURCH IN D.C., THAT WENT TO THE
SWEARING IN, A LUNCHEON WITH
LAWMAKER, EXECUTIVE ORDERS
SIGNED INAUGURAL PARADE, MORE
ORDERS SIGNED AT THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE 47TH PRESIDENT ALONG
WITH THE FIRST LADY WILL END
THEIR DAY WITH INAUGURAL BALLS
HERE IN WASHINGTON D.C. BEFORE WE GET TO YOUR THOUGHTS
ON THIS INAUGURAL DAY WE WANT
TO BRING YOU BACK TO THE
BEGINNING WHEN J.D. VANCE AND
DONALD TRUMP TOOK THE OATH OF
OFFICE.
[ARE VIDEO CLIP]
>> PLEASE WELCOME ASSOCIATE
JUSTICE KAVANAUGH TO
ADMINISTRATION THE
VICE-PRESIDENTIAL OATH OF
OFFICE.
>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND
AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I JAMES DAVID VANCE, DO SOLEMNLY
SWEAR.
>> I JAMES DAVID ADVANCE, DO
SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
>> THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE
UNITED STATES.
>> AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC.
>> AGAINST ALL ENEMIES FOREIGN
AND DOMESTIC.
>> THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH.
>> AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME.
>> THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION
FLY.
>> THAT I TAKE THIS OBLIGATION
FREELY.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL
RESERVATION.
>> WITHOUT ANY MENTAL
RESERVATION. OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
>> OR PURPOSE OF EVASION.
>> AND THAT I WILL WELL AND
FAITHFULLY FIS CHARGE.
>> AND THAT I WILL WELL AND
FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE.
>> THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE.
>> ON WHICH I'M ABOUT TO ENTER.
>> SO HELP ME GOD.
[APPLAUSE] >> CONGRATULATIONS, MR. VICE
PRESIDENT.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
WELCOME CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS TO
ADMINISTER THE PRESIDENTIAL OATH
OF OFFICE.
>> PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND
AND REPEAT AFTER ME.
I DONALD JOHN TRUMP DO SOLEMNLY
SWEAR. >> I DONALD JOHN TRUMP DO
SOLEMNLY SWEAR.
>> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
EXECUTE. >> THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY
EXECUTE.
>> THE OFFICE OF PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES.
>> THE OFFICE OF 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.
>> CONGRATULATIONS, MR.
PRESIDENT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
[MORTAR FIRE]
♪
HOST: DONALD TRUMP AND JD VANCE
SWORN IN EARLIER TODAY IN
WASHINGTON BECOMING THE 47TH
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
IT WAS A PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF
POWER.
AND WE'RE GETTING YOUR REFLECTIONS ON THE DAY THIS
EVENING.
WHILE WE WAIT FOR MORE
FESTIVITIES TO TAKE PLACE, THE
COMMANDER IN CHIEF BALL RIGHT
THERE ON YOUR SCREEN IS THE
PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY'S FIRST
STOP THIS EVENING.
THEY ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND
THREE INAUGURAL BALLS.
THERE ARE SEVERAL BALLS
HAPPENING IN WASHINGTON. THREE OFFICIAL ONES AND NUMEROUS
OTHER UNOFFICIAL ONES AS THE
PARTY GETS GOING HERE IN THE
NATION'S CAPITAL.
SUSAN IN BELLVILLE ILLINOIS AN
INDEPENDENT. GOOD EVENING TO YOU.
CALLER: GOOD EVENING TO YOU AS
WELL.
I LISTENED TO THE LIST OF
EXECUTIVE ORDERS THAT DONALD
TRUMP WAS SIGNING AND I HAVE TO
SAY PRETTY FRIGHTENING SERIES OF
DOCUMENTS.
I DID HAVE TWO POINTS TO MAKE.
I WILL TRY TO MAKE THEM AS
QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
I KNOW THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE
WAITING ON THE LINE.
BUT MOST OF THE ONES THEY
DESCRIBED, THEY WERE LIKE
CAMPAIGN PROMISES.
LIKE ONE OF THEM WAS EXECUTIVE
ORDER THAT WE WILL MAKE THE
COST-OF-LIVING AFFORDABLE.
WITHOUT TELLING YOU HOW THAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS JUST A CAMPAIGN PROMISE.
THAT'S NOT AN ORDER, THAT'S NOT
A DIRECTIVE.
HOST: SUSAN IN ILLINOIS TALKING
ABOUT THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS. HE WAS IN THE OVAL OFFICE RIGHT
AWAY THIS EVENING AFTER LEAVING
THE INAUGURAL PARADE AT THE
CAPITAL ONE ARENA.
HE WENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE
SIGNED SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS,
INCLUDING ONE TO LOWER THE COSTS
FOR AMERICANS.
TALKED ABOUT ENERGY POLICY AND
OF COURSE THE NEWS THAT SEVERAL
OUTLETS ARE REPORTING ON IS THAT
HE ALSO PARDONED JANUARY 6
DEFENDANTS, 15 HUNDRED, COMMUTED
THE SENTENCES OF 14 OTHERS.
THERE WAS ALSO AN EXECUTIVE
ORDER ON TIKTOK AND HEALTH CARE.
IF YOU MISSED ANY OF THAT
SIGNING CEREMONY, YOU CAN FIND
IT ON OUR WEBSITE AT C-SPAN.ORG.
CHARLIE, LET'S GO TO YOU IN
CARLOS, MINNESOTA AN
INDEPENDENT. >> HEY.
HOST: CHARLIE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
THIS INAUGURATION DAY?
CALLER: IT'S A GREAT DAY IN
AMERICA, DON'T YOU AGREE?
HOST: WHAT DO YOU THINK?
CALLER: I'M ASKING YOU, DON'T
YOU AGREE? HOST: THIS IS A CONVERSATION
WITH ALL OF YOU AND YOU TELL US WHAT YOU THINK.
THAT'S WHAT WE DO HERE ON THE
C-SPAN NETWORKS. CALLER: GIVE ME A SMILE.
IT'S A GREAT DAY.
BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, WHAT I REALLY
CALLED ABOUT WAS JOE BIDEN AND
ALL THE PARDONS HE GAVE TO
FAMILY TODAY.
DURING THE CEREMONY HERE.
AND, WOW.
HOST: SO, CHARLIE DO WE NEED TO
LOOK AT THE PARDON LAWS IN?
THIS COUNTRY? THE PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO
PARDON. CALLER: ABSOLUTELY, I WOULD
BIDEN -- YOU KNOW, HE WAS BEING
RELIEVED OF BEING PRESIDENT AND
STARTED PARDONING HIS FULL
FAMILY THEY ARE ALL PRETTY
GUILTY, AREN'T THEY?
HOST: CHARLIE'S THOUGHTS IN
MINNESOTA.
CONNIE IN WEST VIRGINIA.
CONNIE, WE SAW A LOT OF POMP
TODAY AND POLICY MIXED IN AS
WELL.
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS
INAUGURATION DAY? CALLER: I WAS VERY PROUD.
I'M PROUD TODAY TO SEE AMERICA
BE AMERICA AGAIN.
I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE IN A LAND
THAT WE WERE GIVING AWAY.
BUT I'M PROUD TODAY.
I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS
BEAUTIFUL, THE SPEECHES.
EVERYTHING I FOLLOWED IT ALL
DAY.
I WORK AT A SCHOOL AND I WAS NOT
AT SCHOOL TODAY BECAUSE OF THE
WEATHER AND I HAVE ENJOYED THIS
DAY.
THE GOLDEN AGES, THAT IS THE
AGES THAT I AM IN, AND WHEN I
SEE THEM HAVING THEIR SPEECH AND
WHEN THEY WERE TALKING IN THE
PODIUM WAS AN EAGLE.
I THOUGHT BEAUTIFUL NEVER SEEN
SO MUCH GOLD AS I DID WHEN THEY
WERE IN THAT ROOM.
AND EVERYTHING SO BEAUTIFUL.
HOST: CONNIE'S THOUGHTS IN WEST
VIRGINIA.
CNN WAS REPORTING THAT THE
PRESIDENT AND FIRST LADY HAVE
LEFT THE WHITE HOUSE FOR THE
INAUGURAL BALLS.
THE FIRST STOP IS THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BALL THERE ON YOUR SCREEN.
WHAT WE EXPECT IS TO SEE THE
FIRST COUPLE DANCE TOGETHER.
REMARKS FROM THE PRESIDENT.
WE'RE ALSO EXPECTING A DANCE BY
THE VICE PRESIDENT AND THE
SECOND LADY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
AND REMARKS BY THE VICE
PRESIDENT AS WELL.
AFTER THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
BALL, THEY WILL GO ON TO THE
LIBERTY BALL, BOTH OF THEM
TAKING PLACE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER HERE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
LATER ON IN THE EVENING THE
PRESIDENT IS EXPECTED TO ATTEND
A THIRD BALL THAT IS NOT OPEN TO
THE MEDIA.
THAT WILL TAKE PLACE AT UNION
STATION IN WASHINGTON.
DOREEN IN CALIFORNIA WE WILL
HEAR FROM YOU NEXT.
YOUR REFLECTIONS OF THIS
INAUGURATION DAY. CALLER: I AM SO EXCITED AND SO
HAPPY.
I AM SO PLEASED, I'M VERY PROUD
TO BE AN AMERICAN TODAY BECAUSE
I DO KNOW THAT THINGS WILL GET BETTER.
THEY WILL CHANGE.
OUR BORDERS ARE GOING TO GET
BETTER. THE PROMISES HE MADE, I BELIEVE
HIM.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT TRUMP IS
GOING TO BE SAYING SOMETHING AND NOT DOING IT.
HE IS GOING TO HAVE ACTION AND
WE WILL SEE HOW IT TURNS OUT.
BUT HE WILL ACT UPON ALL OF HIS
PROMISES.
I KNOW HE WILL.
IT WAS DUE TO BE DONE.
I THINK MELANIA IS A WONDERFUL
FIRST LADY.
I CAN'T BE HAPPIER.
I WATCHED IT I TRIED AS MUCH AS
I COULD BUT I HAD TO TAKE A
LITTLE BRIEF TIME OFF, BUT I AM
CALLING FROM CALIFORNIA.
AND I KNOW THAT HE IS GOING TO
DO THE BEST HE CAN.
THAT'S THE KIND OF MAN HE IS.
HE'S A GOOD MAN.
AND HE CAME ACROSS AS A GOOD MAN
AND A GOOD FRIEND TO ALL OF US.
HE HAS ALL OF OUR BEST INTERESTS
AT HEART AND IS VERY PROMISING
TO ME. I AM THRILLED.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE WHAT'S GOING
TO HAPPEN IN OUR FUTURE.
HOST: DOREEN, WATCHING ALL DAY
TODAY, AND IT BEGAN VERY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A CHURCH
SERVICE AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH
HERE.
JUST STEPS AWAY FROM THE WHITE
HOUSE.
THEN THE PRESIDENT WENT OVER TO
THE WHITE HOUSE FOR TEA WITH
PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN.
THE TWO OF THEM MOTORCADING TO
OUR NATION'S CAPITOL FOR THE
CEREMONY THERE AND THE PEACEFUL
TRANSFER OF POWER.
DONALD TRUMP TOOK THE OATH OF
OFFICE BECOMING THE 47 THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
THERE WAS LUNCH SERVED AND EXECUTIVE ORDER SIGNED.
AN INAUGURAL PARADE THAT WAS BROUGHT INSIDE.
ALL OF THE FESTIVITIES BROUGHT
INSIDE TODAY HERE IN WASHINGTON
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 40 YEARS
BECAUSE OF THE FRIGID
TEMPERATURES.
C-SPAN COVERED AT ALL, SO IF YOU
MISSED ANY OF IT UNLIKE DOREEN
WHO WATCHED IT ALL, YOU CAN FIND
IT ON OUR WEBSITE C-SPAN.ORG OR
OUR FREE VIDEO AND MOBILE APP
C-SPAN NOW.
TONIGHT, WE'RE COVERING THE
INAUGURAL BALLS ON C-SPAN.
WE'RE WAITING FOR PRESIDENT
TRUMP AND FIRST LADY MELANIA
TRUMP ALONG WITH THE VICE
PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND HIS WIFE
TO ATTEND THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
BALL, AND THEN ON TO THE LIBERTY
BALL.
DEBBIE IN CLYDE, TEXAS
REPUBLICAN.
WE ARE LISTENING TO YOU, GO
AHEAD, SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON
THE DAY.
CALLER: OH, IT IS WONDERFUL.
I AGREE WITH EVERYONE THAT IS
THE BEST DAY.
THERE IS SO MUCH HOPE NOW
BECAUSE HE IS GOING TO GET
AMERICA BACK TO WHAT IT WAS
BEFORE.
BECAUSE WE ARE IN DIRE NEED OF A
PRESIDENT.
AND HE'S GOING TO -- I TRULY
BELIEVE.
ON FRIDAY HE IS GOING TO LOS
ANGELES TO THAT CATASTROPHE.
AND HE'S GOING TO MAKE SURE THE
PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA HAVE
WHAT THEY NEED.
AND THE PEOPLE HE HAS CHOSEN FOR
HIS CABINET.
THEY ARE BEING CONFIRMED AND THEY ARE GOOD HONEST PEOPLE.
HOST: MARCO RUBIO CONFIRMED
EARLIER TODAY.
>> AND PETE HEGSETH TOO.
HE WAS CONFIRMED ON A SPLIT
DECISION.
YES?
HOST: SO YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT'S COMING NEXT FROM THIS
SECOND TRUMP ADMINISTRATION?
CALLER: YES I AM SO EXCITED.
BECAUSE HE DOESN'T SPEAK THAT
MUCH. AND HE'S NOT ONE TO BE IDLE.
AND HE IS REALLY FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
D DOESN'T CARE IF YOU ARE A
DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN.
HE DOESN'T CARE.
HE IS JUST FOR THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
HE SHOUTED.
HE SHOWED IT BEFORE.
IF PEOPLE WOULD JUST HAVE AN
OPEN MIND AND NOT BE SO
CRITICAL, THEY WILL SEE WHAT HE
WILL DO.
AND HE IS GOING TO BE THERE FOR
ANYBODY AND ALL PEOPLE.
HOST: AND I WILL JUST SHARE WHAT
YOU WERE SAYING, PETE HEGSETH
WAS CONFIRMED, HE IS ONE STEP
CLOSER, THIS IS FROM NBC SENATE
ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE
ADVANCES HIS NOMINATION TO LEAD
THE PENTAGON AND AS YOU WERE
SAYING IT WAS A LONG PARTY-LINE
VOTE, NBC SAYING A CLOUD OF CONTROVERSY HAS HUNG OVER
HEGSETH BUT HE APPEARS ON TRACK
TO BE CONFIRMED AS TRUMP'S
DEFENSE SECRETARY.
RUDY, NORTH HOLLYWOOD
CALIFORNIA.
CALLER: HI, GOOD EVENING.
WHILE, IT FEELS -- WOW IT FEELS
GREAT TO BE AN AMERICAN TODAY.
AND I AM JUST REALLY EXCITED
ABOUT THE FUTURE RIGHT NOW.
I'M A CALIFORNIA NATIVE --
HOST: WHAT DO YOU WANT PRESIDENT
TRUMP TO DO FIRST?
CALLER: I WANT HIM TO COME TO
LOS ANGELES AND CLEAN UP OUR
VOTER ROLLS.
L.A. COUNTY HAS NOT HAD HONEST
ELECTIONS IN MANY MANY YEARS.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING
PRESIDENT TRUMP WHEN HE COMES TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA LATER THIS
WEEK TO SURVEY THE FIRE DAMAGE.
I THINK THE MEDIA IS SUPPRESSING
HEGSETH'S ADVANCEMENT TO THE
SENATE NOMINATION.
THAT HAPPENED FIVE HOURS AGO.
WE HAVE NOT HEARD ANYONE TALKING
ABOUT IT REALLY.
I THINK THERE IS GOING TO BE
SOME CHALLENGES.
WHAT IF PEOPLE WOULD UNDERSTAND
HOW MUCH THEY LOST OVER THE PAST
FOUR YEARS FREEDOM OF SPEECH
ABILITY TO WORK UNLESS THEY GET
A MANDATED VACCINATION.
IF YOU LIVED IN LOS ANGELES
COUNTY THE LAST FOUR YEARS, YOU
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS LIKE.
IT WAS JUST AWFUL AND THE FIRE
SITUATION IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY
IS SUCH A TERRIBLE THING.
I DON'T THINK PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
HOW BAD IT IS. OUR CITY GOVERNMENT, COUNTY
GOVERNMENT AND STATE GOVERNMENT
HAS USED IT AS AN EXAMPLE NOT TO
DO ANYTHING TO IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CALIFORNIANS
THAT HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING THE
LAST FOUR YEARS UNDER THE
PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION.
SO, I'M THRILLED.
AND I ASKED THAT PEOPLE WILL
GIVE PRESIDENT TRUMP AND HIS
CABINET A CHANCE TO SEE WHAT HE
CAN ACCOUNT WAS BECAUSE HE IS A
MAN OF THE PEOPLE AND HAS GOOD
INTENTIONS.
HOST: AND YOU ARE SEEING THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BALL THERE ON
YOUR SCREEN THIS EVENING.
THAT IS WHERE THE PRESIDENT IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE HIS FIRST STOP
TO CELEBRATE WITH HIS
SUPPORTERS, MILITARY AND SERVICE
MEMBERS AT THIS BALL.
HIS SUPPORTERS AT THE LIBERTY
BALL AND THEN DONORS AT THE BALL
LATER THIS EVENING.
THE ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT --
THAT'S THE LIBERTY BALL ON YOUR
SCREEN -- THE ENTERTAINMENT
TONIGHT FOR THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BALL INCLUDES
COUNTRY ARTIST RASCAL FLATTS
AND PARKER MCCOLLUM.
THE ENTERTAINERS FOR THE LIBERTY
BALL INCLUDE JASON ALDEAN AND
THE DISCO GROUP THE VILLAGE
PEOPLE.
YOU KNOW THE PRESIDENT IS A FAN
OF THE SONG "YMCA," HE AT MANY
AREAS OF HIS CAMPAIGN
EVENTS AND THE VILLAGE PEOPLE
WERE AT HIS RALLY LAST NIGHT AT
THE CAPITOL ARENA IN WASHINGTON.
THE INAUGURAL EVENTS KICKING OFF
THIS WEEKEND AND CONTINUING
TODAY ON THIS JANUARY 20, 2025.
MIKE IN ATLANTA, MARYLAND
REPUBLICAN WE WILL HEAR FROM YOU.
CALLER: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
I THINK EVERYTHING IS GREAT.
I WATCHED FROM THE BEGINNING.
IT WAS THE FIRST PERSON I VOTED
FOR.
THAT WAS THE MOST PEACEFUL FOUR
YEARS.
WHICH IS COOL.
I THINK HE IS GOING TO DO GREAT
THIS TIME. HOST: WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM TO
FOCUS ON FIRST, MIKE?
CALLER: SO THAT WE CAN AFFORD
STUFF.
I THINK HE IS GOING TO DO IT.
HOST: LOWERING THE COST OF WHAT
FOOD? CALLER: COST-OF-LIVING.
HOST: MARCUS, LANCASTER
CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN.
HI MARCUS.
MARCUS IN LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA
REPUBLICAN. HELLO, IT'S YOUR TURN.
CALLER: HELLO, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
HOST: WE CAN.
CALLER: YEAH I ENJOYED THE WHOLE
PARADE INSIDE.
I WENT TO SLEEP FOR FIVE SECONDS
AND I HEARD A CADENCE FROM A
SIMILAR TOWN I LIVED IN
TENNESSEE, I THINK IT WAS
SMYRNA AND THAT WOKE ME UP AND
BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORIES.
I AM APPRECIATIVE THAT TRUMP
WON.
IT'S BEEN A HARD TIME IN L.A.
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
I HAVE BEEN WORKING HELPING THE
HOMELESS OUT. THE FIRST THING I'D LIKE HIM TO
DO IS REALLY TAKE CARE OF THE
GANG SITUATION.
I TAKE CARE OF MY WIFE.
I'M 53.
I WENT TO THE STORE THE OTHER
DAY AND GOT ATTACKED BY ONE.
THREE MINUTES RESPONSE TIME AND
I GOT OUT OF THERE WITH MY LIFE.
AND I THINK TRUMP WILL SUPPORT
LIFE AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
THAT IS REALLY ALL I HAVE GOT TO
SAY. I VOTED FOR HIM TWICE AND HE HAS
BEEN NOTHING BUT STRAIGHTFORWARD
. I KNOW THE MEDIA SHENANIGANS AND
STUFF.
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON A LONG
TIME.
AND PEOPLE REALLY HAVE TO HAVE
CLARITY TO DO THEIR OWN
RESEARCH. I HAVE HAD TO DO THAT MYSELF AND
IT HAS MADE ME MORE INDEPENDENT.
I THINK THAT PROVIDES
INDEPENDENCE IN OUR COUNTRY AND
INDIVIDUALS. THAT IS A GREAT THING.
HOST: WERE YOU WATCHING EARLIER
TODAY WHEN HE WAS IN THE OVAL
OFFICE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE
BECOMING THE 47TH PRESIDENT?
WERE YOU WATCHING?
CALLER: I WAS WATCHING.
YEAH, HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
HOST: WHAT DID YOU THINK OF THAT
DISCUSSION THAT HE HAD WITH THE REPORTERS IN THE ROOM?
CALLER: I THOUGHT HE IS
STRAIGHTFORWARD. HE IS TRYING TO GET EVERYBODY TO
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IF YOU HAVE A MIC IN YOUR HAND AND YOU
HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO TELL
THE TRUTH.
AND FACTS MATTER.
AND THAT IS IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE
THAT ARE HANGING ON IN DESPAIR.
I'M STRONG BUT I KNOW THE OTHER
PEOPLE NEED HELP THEY ARE NOT
THAT STRONG, AND THEY ARE TRYING
TO DEPEND ON SOMEBODY TO TELL
THEM SOMETHING AND THEY FEEL ABANDONED.
HOST: MARCUS, I WILL LEAVE IT AT
THAT POINT AND LET OTHERS KNOW,
IF YOU MISSED THE OVAL OFFICE
EXECUTIVE SIGNING.
THE PRESIDENT DID THAT EARLIER THIS EVENING AFTER THE INAUGURAL
PARADE AND EXECUTIVE SIGNING IS
THERE AT THE CONVENTION CENTER
IN WASHINGTON, OR THE CAPITAL
ONE ARENA, EXCUSE ME.
THEN HE WENT TO THE WHITE HOUSE,
SIGNED MORE, AND HE TALKED ABOUT
EACH ONE THAT HE WAS SIGNING HE
ANSWERED QUESTIONS FROM
REPORTERS THAT WERE IN THE ROOM.
TALKED ABOUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT
TOPICS.
SO IF YOU MISS THAT, FIND IT ON
HER WEBSITE AT C-SPAN.ORG, OR
OUR FREE VIDEO MOBILE APP.
PART OF THOSE EXECUTIVE ORDERS
WAS THE PARDONING OF JANUARY 6
DEFENDANTS.
COMMUTING 14 SENTENCES.
HE SPOKE ABOUT THAT AS WELL.
RIGHT NOW ON YOUR SCREEN IS THE
U.S. MARINE BAND. THEY ARE WARMING UP THE CROWD AT
THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BALL
WAITING FOR THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP TO COME
TO THE FIRST STOP OF THE
EVENING, THE FIRST BALL FOR
THEM, THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF
BALL. WE EXPECT A DANCE AND SOME
REMARKS.
WHILE WE WAIT, MATT, IN NEW YORK
DEMOCRATIC CALLER.
YOUR REFLECTIONS ON THIS DAY.
CALLER: YEAH, HI, THANK YOU.
FIRST, I'D LIKE TO SAY HAPPY
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY.
HE WAS A GREAT MAN.
I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL THE
MILITARY PEOPLE THAT PROTECT
THIS COUNTRY.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THANKS
TO EVERYONE.
NOW I WOULD LIKE TO GO ON BEFORE
I GET CUT OFF -- HOPEFULLY I
DON'T GET CUT OFF -- I'D LIKE TO
SAY THANKS FOR ALL THE U.S.
PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO DO GOOD AND
SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU AND DO
EVERYTHING.
NOW I'D LIKE TO GO ON ABOUT
SAYING HOW PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL
RELEASE THE PEOPLE THAT ATTACKED
ON JANUARY 6 THE WHITE HOUSE.
WHAT IF MAR-A-LAGO GOT
RANSACKED?
WOULD THAT BE OK?
YOU PROBABLY GOING TO CUT ME OFF.
HOST: WE ARE STILL LISTENING
MATT. CALLER: HE GOT SHOT IN THE EAR
BUT THERE IS NO INJURY THERE.
THAT CONFUSES ME.
ONCE AGAIN, HE CANNOT SEE MILANI
F -- MILANI,'S -- MELANIA'S
FACE. HOST: WE WILL GO ON TO DAN.
50 LAKES MINNESOTA INDEPENDENT.
CALLER: THANKS A LOT FOR WHAT
YOU HAVE DONE.
C-SPAN HELPED CHANGE MY LIFE
WHEN I WAS A PRIMARY CAREGIVER
FOR MY MOM.
TURN ME ON TO C-SPAN WHEN YOU
PUT TRUMP ON IN THE DEBATES WHEN
HE WAS FIRST COMING IN TO TRY TO
WIN THE PRIMARIES.
GOOD AND STAND HIM OR HIS FAMILY
OR THE KIDS ON THE APPRENTICE,
MY MOM AND I WOULD LAUGH.
THEN I WASHED HIMSELF WITH THIS
GUY WAS DOING. HE DOESN'T NEED THE MONEY AND
SAW HOW HARD THEY CAME AFTER HIM.
AND WHAT HE WAS DOING TO SHAKE
THINGS UP AND EXPOSING SOME
STUFF THAT IS COMING OUT GET
PEOPLE ALL FREAKED OUT.
IT IS REALLY INTERESTING TO SEE
TODAY.
JUST HOW HAPPY PEOPLE WERE AT
THE BALL, AT THE LUNCHEONS AND
STUFF, AFTER THEY WERE GETTING
OFF HERE. YOU SHOWED ALL THAT STUFF --
HOST: AND DAN, WE SPOKE WITH
SOME PEOPLE TOO, WHO CAME HERE
TO WASHINGTON.
I WANT TO SHOW YOU WHAT FOLKS
TOLD US.
OUR CAMERAS WENT OUT TODAY TO
TALK TO FOLKS WHO TRAVELED INTO
WASHINGTON FOR THESE
INAUGURATION FESTIVITIES.
TAKE A LOOK.
>> HI, I AM TRACY RICHARDSON
FROM OHIO.
I CAME HERE BECAUSE I LOVE THIS
COUNTRY.
AND MY HOPE FOR THE FUTURE IS
THAT WE WILL BE WHO WE HAVE
ALWAYS BEEN, A FREE, CARING
PEOPLE WHO WORK WITH ONE ANOTHER
FOR GOOD NOT JUST FOR OUR
COUNTRY BUT REALLY FOR THE WHOLE WORLD.
AND I AM ALSO FORMER MILITARY.
I REALLY HOPE THAT WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OUR MILITARY.
>> JOHN SMITH FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
REAL BLUE STATE.
CERTAINLY, IT IS TURNING RED FOR
DONALD TRUMP.
I THINK HE IS UNITING THE
COUNTRY.MOST IMPORTANT WHAT YOU WILL DO TODAY
IS SEAL THE BORDER.
AND HE WILL OPEN UP ALSO
DRILLING. HE WILL BE HARD ON CRIME.
AND THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO COME
BACK. I THINK IT IS GOING TO BE VERY
QUICK. DONALD TRUMP DOES A LOT OF MAGIC
THINGS.
THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT.
OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS, I
THINK WE WILL SEE THE GOLDEN AGE OF PROSPERITY.
PEOPLE WILL HOLD ON AND THIS IS
GOING TO BE A GOOD RIDE.
PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD
HOUSES AGAIN.
I THINK THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO
BOOM.
IT IS GOING TO HELP THE MIDDLE
CLASS.
THE MIDDLE CLASS WILL BLOOM
AGAIN UNDER DONALD TRUMP.
>> MY NAME IS DONNA FROM NEW
JERSEY.
>> ALSO, I CAME FROM WEST NEW
JERSEY. >> AND WE CAME HERE TO THE
INAUGURATION BECAUSE WE REALLY
WANT TO SEE PEACE IN THE WORLD.
WE WANT TO SEE PEACE IN THE
MIDDLE EAST.
AND WE WANT TO BE RESPECTED AND
IN THE NUMBER ONE NATION IN THE
WORLD LIKE WE HAVE BEEN THUS
FAR.
WE WANT TO SEE THESE POSITIVE
CHANGES.
>> I AM FROM VENICE, FLORIDA.
I HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING TRUMP
SINCE AROUND 2021.
SAW JOE BIDEN COME INTO OFFICE
REALIZED KIND OF SCREWED THINGS
UP.
UNDERSTOOD THAT TRUMP WAS A MUCH
BETTER PRESIDENT.
THEN WE WENT THROUGH HIS
ADMINISTRATION AND I REALLY STARTED TO REALIZE HE IS THE
BETTER PRESIDENT.
THE BIGGEST THING I'M LOOKING
FORWARD IS PROBABLY THE BORDER.
IT IS A CRIME DRUGS, FENTANYL
HOMELESSNESS IN OUR GREAT CITIES.
IF WE CAN CLOSE OUR BORDER AND
GET DEPORTATIONS GOING, WE WILL
HAVE A MUCH CLEANER AND SAFER
COUNTRY. HOST: SUPPORTERS OF PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP WHO HAVE TRAVELED
TO WASHINGTON TODAY FOR THE
INAUGURATION OF THE 47TH
PRESIDENT.
WE ARE WAITING FOR HIM AND THE
FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP TO
ATTEND THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF BALL.
THAT IS THE SCENE ON YOUR
SCREEN. WE ARE LIVE THERE INSIDE THE
WASHINGTON CONVENTION CENTER.
THE MARINE BAND IS WARMING UP THE CROWD.
YOU CAN SEE FOLKS ARE GETTING
EXCITED.
IN ANTICIPATION OF SEEING THE
PRESIDENT AND THE FIRST LADY.
WE EXPECT THEM ANY MINUTE. WHILE WE WAIT, WE ARE GETTING
YOUR THOUGHTS ON INAUGURATION
DAY.
DEBBIE IS IN SOUTH CAROLINA,
REPUBLICAN.
WHAT DID YOU THINK OF TODAY'S
EVENTS? CALLER: IT'S BEEN A AWESOME DAY.
THE BEST INAUGURATION I'VE EVER
SAW. LOVED IT.
YAY TRUMP.
HOST: YOU LOVED IT WHY?
CALLER: BECAUSE I LOVED HIS
SPEECH. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT.
I LOVE TRUMP.
HE IS THE BEST EVER.
TRUMP AND VANCE IS GREAT.
HOST: DID YOU THINK ABOUT
TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON FOR
TODAY'S INAUGURATION?
CALLER: I SHOULD HAVE.
WE WATCHED IT ALL DAY.
I TAKE CARE OF ELAINE
87-YEAR-OLD MAN AND HE ACTUALLY
CRIED.
IT WAS THE GREATEST DAY EVER.
HOST: CARLY IS A REPUBLICAN IN
PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA.
GO AHEAD.
CALLER: I YOU DOING?
THANK YOU FOR TAKING MY CALL. I WANT TO EXPRESS THAT THE
INAUGURATION WAS WONDERFUL.
IT JUST SHOWS HOW MUCH OUR
SYSTEM CAN WORK.
PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO HAVE HOPE.
PEOPLE HAVE GOT TO HAVE FEELINGS
THAT OUR SYSTEM WORKS.
THIS IS A TRUE TESTAMENT TODAY
OF ARTISTS -- OUR SYSTEM
WORKING. WE HAVE TO LOOK FORWARD TO
EVERYTHING DONALD TRUMP AND THIS
NEW ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO BRING.
THIS HOPE IS THE SYSTEM WORKING
AND WE REALLY DEPEND ON THE MAN.
HOST: WILL GO TO NEWPORT BEACH,
CALIFORNIA KRISTI ALSO A REPUBLICAN.
CALLER: HELLO, EVERYBODY.
I AM HAPPY FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN.
BUT THEY WILL HAVE A CHANCE NOW
TO LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHAT IT
WAS ALWAYS EXPECTED TO BE.
AND DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T HAVE A
LOT OF NEED TO BE IN ONE PARTY
OR THE OTHER.
HE REALLY REPRESENTS ALL OF US.
WHEN MY YOUNGEST GRANDSON WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD, TRUMP WAS
ELECTED.
AND JAKE HAS BEEN A FAN EVER
SINCE.
SO, WE HAVE A FUTURE.
AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN AND OUR
CHILDREN HAVE A FUTURE.
THANK YOU, DONALD TRUMP.
HOST: CHRISTIE'S THOUGHTS FROM
CALIFORNIA. LEONA IN CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA AN
INDEPENDENT. CALLER: YES HELLO THANK YOU FOR
TAKING MY CALL, I AM AN
INDEPENDENT I HAVE VOTED DEMOCRAT AND REPUBLICAN.
I AM SO PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.
THIS IS A HISTORIC EVENT THAT
ALL PEOPLE --
HOST: LEONA, HAIL TO THE CHIEF
IS PLAYING.
LET'S GO LIVE TO THE
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF INAUGURAL
BALL. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
WELCOME THE 47TH PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES, PRESIDENT
DONALD J. TRUMP.
FIRST LADY MRS. MELANIA TRUMP.
♪ ['HAIL TO THE CHIEF'] ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
>> PLEASE WELCOME VICE PRESIDENT
JD VANCE AND MISSES VANCE -- AND
MRS. VANCE.
♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪
>> PLEASE WELCOME SERGEANT
TATIANA, STAFF SERGEANT FROM THE
UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS AND PETTY OFFICER.
♪
>> ♪ GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ GLORY GLORY HALLELUJAH
HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON ♪
♪ HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON ♪
♪
[CHEERS ADND APPLAUSE]
♪
>> USA! USA!
♪
PRES. TRUMP: WELL, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
THIS IS A GREAT HONOR.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SPACE FORCE
HERE, BY THE WAY AND WE ARE VERY
PROUD OF SPACE FOR US.
THERE IS NOWHERE ELSE I WOULD
RATHER BE TONIGHT THEN WITH SOME
OF THE GREATEST AMERICAN
PATRIOTS AND ALL OF THE MEN AND
WOMEN FROM THE UNITED STATES
MILITARY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THIS IS QUITE THE GATHERING,
HUH?
IT IS A CELEBRATION BECAUSE WE
ARE GOING TO TURN OUR COUNTRY
AROUND AND MAKE AMERICA GREAT
AGAIN.
I HAVE HAD NO HIGHER PRIVILEGE
IN LIFE THAN TO SERVE AS YOUR
COMMANDER IN CHIEF NOT ONCE
BUT TWICE.
AND YOU ARE INCREDIBLE.
THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY
RESPECT YOU AND LOVE YOU SO
MUCH. YOU DON'T SEE IT OR HEAR ABOUT
IT TOO MUCH BUT THEY LOVE YOU SO
MUCH YOU WOULDN'T EVEN BELIEVE
IT SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND WE
ARE HONORED TO HAVE YOU.
WE ARE JOINED THIS EVENING BY
THOSE SERVICE MEMBERS FROM EVERY
BRANCH OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES,
ARMY NAVY, AIR FORCE, COAST
GUARD, MARINES AND SPACE FOR US.
AND I SALUTE YOU ALL.
IT LET ME ALSO THANK OUR
INCREDIBLE MILITARY SPOUSES.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO PUT UP WITH --
THEY PUT UP WITH A LOT.
AND FAMILY MEMBERS HERE TONIGHT.
WE HAVE SO MANY AND SO MANY
BRILLIANT FAMILIES.
AND YOU DO MORE THAN ANYONE ELSE
TO SUPPORT OUR NATION'S HEROES
AND ON BEHALF OF EVERY AMERICAN
I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE HAVE SOME PEOPLE WITH US
TONIGHT.
WE HAVE THE HEAD OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THEN SHE
SAID, I THINK THAT IS ENOUGH FOR
ME NOW SO LET'S WIN AND GO DO
SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE SHE WANTS
TO GET BACK TO HER BEAUTIFUL
BABIES.
SHE HAS MARRIED TO A GUY KNOWN
AS MY SON, ERIC TRUMP.
AND LAURA WAS CHAIRMAN ALONG
WITH MICHAEL WHATLEY OF THE
REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THEY WERE
TOUGH.
THEY WERE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR
ANY NONSENSE.
A FANTASTIC JOB.
AND WE WON EVERY SINGLE SWING
STATE.
WE WON THE POPULARITY, WE WERE
THE MOST POPULAR CANDIDATE IN A
LONG TIME.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU WITH THE
MILITARY, WE REALLY WON!
WE REALLY WON.
I WANT TO THANK OBVIOUSLY, A
TREMENDOUS SUPPORTER OF YOURS
AND IF I EVER GOT OUT OF LINE
SHE WOULD GET ME RIGHT BACK IN
LINE WHEN IT COMES TO YOU
MELANIE, THE FIRST LADY.
AND OUR VICE PRESIDENT.
YOU KNOW HIM WELL. HE IS ALL ABOUT YOU.
HE IS A BIG BELIEVER IN OUR
MILITARY, JD VANCE AND HIS WIFE.
AND I HAVE OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS
HERE.
DON IS HERE SOMEWHERE AND IVANKA
IS HERE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF FAMILY MEMBERS.
TIFFANY IS HERE.
BARRON WAS WITH US TODAY.
HE IS THE TALL ONE AND HE IS
DOING A GOOD JOB.
TODAY WE CELEBRATE THE ENDURING
STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF OUR
GLORIOUS REPUBLIC.
IT IS HIGHLY APPROPRIATE THAT WE
ALSO HONOR THE MEN AND WOMEN
THAT KEEP US SAFE AND THAT IS
WHAT YOU ARE.
YOUR BRAVERY --
YOUR BRAVERY INSPIRES US AND
YOUR SERVICE UNITES'S AND YOUR
SACRIFICE PROTECT US ALL.
WE MADE A LITTLE SPEECH TODAY
AND I THINK YOU PROBABLY SAW IT.
WHO DID SEE IT OR HEAR IT?
DID ANYBODY?
I THINK WE SAID A LOT AND WE
SAID MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE
THAT WE LOVE YOU, WE RESPECT YOU
SO MUCH AND WE HAVE A BIG
COMMITMENT TO EACH AND EVERYONE
OF YOU STARTING TODAY.
AMERICA WILL BE STRONGER AND
GREATER THEN IT HAS EVER BEEN BEFORE.
AND IT IS HAPPENING.
THAT WAS A BIG WIN, A TREMENDOUS
WIN AND WE ALL WORKED HARD FOR
IT.
A BIG PART OF THE REASON THAT I
WON WAS BECAUSE OF MY
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU SO WE
APPRECIATE IT.
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR NEXT
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WHO I JUST
SAW, PETE HEGSETH WHO WAS
FANTASTIC.
WHERE IS PETE?
I SAW HIM BACKSTAGE.
THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE.
HOW DO YOU FIND ANYBODY IN THIS
CROWD?
IF PETE IS AROUND OR CAN HEAR
THIS,, ON UP HERE -- COME ON UP
HERE.
WE WILL AGAIN BUILD THE MOST
POWERFUL MILITARY THE WORLD HAS
EVER SEEN.
WE DID THAT FOUR YEARS AGO AND
THEN IT WAS A LITTLE BIT
DISSIPATED BUT WE WILL DO IT
AGAIN WITH MUCH -- MAKING IT
BIGGER AND STRONGER THAN EVER
BEFORE.
WE WILL HAVE A NICE IRON DOME.
YOU WILL PROTECT US WITH THE USE
OF THE IRON DOME.
INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT
POLITICAL AGENDAS, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT AT ALL.
THERE IS ONLY ONE FOCUS --
THOUGH AMERICA'S ENEMIES.
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE DEFEATED
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE
HUMILIATED.
WE ARE ONLY GOING TO WIN, WIN
WIN.
AND WE REALLY DO HAVE SOME JUST
INCREDIBLE PEOPLE WORKING WITH
US. SO I'VE BEEN LOOKING AROUND FOR
GENERALS LIKE GEORGE PATTON AND
DOUGLAS.
THEY USED TO SAY BAD THINGS
ABOUT HIM BUT NOW HE IS
WELL-RESPECTED.
WE ALL FIGHT TO WIN AND WE ARE
GOING TO WIN AND WIN LIKE NEVER
BEFORE.
THE ECONOMY.
THE ECONOMY IS GOING TO BE
STRONG. WE ARE NOT GOING TO LET THE
FRIENDLY AND UNFRIENDLY NATIONS
PUSH US AROUND FROM ANY
STANDPOINT INCLUDING THE ECONOMY
BECAUSE WE HAVE SOMETHING THEY
DON'T HAVE. WE HAVE A POWER THEY DON'T HAVE.
LIQUID GOLD UNDER OUR FEET THE
LIKES OF WHICH NO OTHER NATION
-- AND AS I SAID IN MY INAUGURAL
ADDRESS, WE WILL MEASURE OUR
SUCCESS NOT ONLY BY THE BATTLES
WE WIN BUT ALSO BY THE WARS THAT
WE AND AND PERHAPS MORE -- MOST
IMPORTANTLY, THE WARS WE NEVER GET INTO.
IT IS CALLED "PEACE THROUGH
STRENGTH." WE WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT A WAR.
RIGHT?
WE DON'T HAVE TO FIGHT THE WARS
IF WE CAN DO IT WITHOUT
FIGHTING. AS LONG AS WE HAVE TOTAL
VICTORY, AND WE DO IT WITHOUT
FIGHTING THROUGH OUR POWER AND
MIGHT.
WE WILL LEAD OUR WORLD TO PEACE.
OUR FRIENDS WILL RESPECT US AND
OUR ENEMIES WILL FEAR US AND THE
WHOLE WORLD WILL ADMIRE THE
UNRIVALED GREATNESS OF THE U.S.
MILITARY. WE TOTALLY REBUILT THE U.S.
MILITARY IN 2017 2019, 2018.
WE REBUILT THE ENTIRE U.S.
MILITARY AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO
DO IT AGAIN.
A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN DISSIPATED.
A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW
WHAT THE HELL THEY WERE DOING
BUT WE WILL DO IT AGAIN AND THIS
IS GOING TO BE THE DAWN OF THE
GOLDEN AGE OF AMERICA.
THIS IS THE GOLDEN AGE OF
AMERICA.
AND TONIGHT I AM FILLED WITH
OPTIMISM FOR WHAT LIES AHEAD
OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
WE WILL REPLENISH THE PRIDE OF
OUR ARMED FORCES AND THE RECRUITMENT CRISIS.
AND BY THE WAY, THE RECRUITMENT
NUMBERS ARE THROUGH THE ROOF IN
THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
I WONDER WHY.
WHY THE HELL --
YOU HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM WITH
RECRUITMENT, DIE IS NOT GOOD.
AND NOW THE NUMBERS ARE HIGHER
--DO YOU KNOW WHY?
THEY LOVE WHAT THEY SEE FOR THE
FUTURE OF OUR COUNTRY.
AND THEY DID NOT LOVE WHAT THEY
WERE SEEING FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS.
IT WAS RIDICULOUS.
IT IS A BIG THING, ACTUALLY
THERE ARE BIG STORIES THAT
RECRUITING HAS GONE THROUGH THE
ROOF. I WANT TO THANK EVERY
SERVICEMEMBER HERE TONIGHT.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE
AT THE HEART OF AMERICA'S GREATNESS.
IT IS AN EXCEPTIONAL HONOR TO
JOIN YOU AGAIN AND SERVE AS
MAGNIFICENT NATION THAT WE ALL LOVE THAT WE WILL MAKE BIGGER,
BETTER, STRONGER.
WE WILL MAKE IT SOMETHING WHERE
EVEN YOU ARE SURPRISED AND IT
WILL BE LED BY THE STRENGTH OF
OUR MILITARY. WE WILL MAKE OUR MILITARY SO
STRONG THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO USE
IT. WOULDN'T THAT BE GOOD?
THEY WILL LOOK AT US AND SAY
THERE IS NO WAY WE ARE GOING
AFTER THAT ONE.
SO I WANT TO JUST SAY TO YOU
GOD LESS YOU GOD BLESS OUR
ARMED FORCES, GOD BLESS OUR MEN
AND WOMEN SERVING OVERSEAS AND GOD BLESS THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
THANK YOU.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
[CROWD CHANTING "USA"]
♪
THEY SAY WE HAVE SOME TROOPS
FROM SOUTH KOREA.
I HAVE NO IDEA HOW WE ARE
GETTING THEM ON THE SCREEN.
I'VE BEEN WAITING.
HERE IT COMES.
HELLO, EVERYBODY.
HOW ARE WE DOING OVER THERE?
HOW IS HE DOING?
HOW ARE YOU?
BUD IS A GOOD-LOOKING GROUP OF
PEOPLE, ISN'T IT -- THAT IS A
GOOD-LOOKING GROUP OF PEOPLE
ISN'T IT?
I HEAR YOU FINE.
>> I AM THE COMMANDING GENERAL.
WE ARE IN CAMP HUMPHREY, SOUTH
KOREA.
WE ARE ON THE FRONTIER OF ASIA.
IT IS OUR HONOR DOES STAND
BEFORE YOU TODAY.
WE ARE DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS
OPPORTUNITY DOES CELEBRATE THIS OCCASION.
ON BEHALF OF THE GREAT -- THE
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT SERVE
UNDER MY COMMAND THAT ARE PART
OF THE JOINT TEAM IN KOREA
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR VICTORY
AS 47TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES.
WELCOME BACK, MR. PRESIDENT.
WE WILL BE HOSTING YOU HERE
SOON.
OUR FORMATIONS ARE --
[INDISCERNIBLE]
TO MEET THE FAMILIES THAT SERVE
ALONGSIDE OUR WAR FIGHTERS.
>> HOW ABOUT THAT?
COULD I ASK YOU HOW IT IS GOING
IN SOUTH KOREA RIGHT NOW?
YOU HAVE SOMEONE WITH BAD
INTENTIONS, I GUESS, THOUGH I
DEVELOPED A PRETTY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM THOUGH HE
IS A TOUGH COOKIE.
HOW WAS I GOING OVER THERE?
>> EVERY DAY WE TRAIN HARD.
WE PLAN FOR ANYTHING THAT COULD
POSSIBLY HAPPEN.
THE ALLIANCE IS STRONG.
AND WE ARE READY TO RECEIVE YOU,
MR. PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: IS THIS MAN
CENTRAL CASTING, OR WHAT?
IF I AM DOING A MOVIE, I WOULD
PICK HIM TO PLAY MY LEAGUE.
I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHAT A GOOD-LOOKING GROUP OF
PEOPLE.
WE ARE SECURE WITH PEOPLE LIKE
YOU AND OUR MILITARY.
WE ARE HAVING A BEAUTIFUL TIME
IN WASHINGTON.
WE JUST HAD A VERY BIG WIN.
WE JUST ABOUT -- WE WON JUST
ABOUT EVERYTHING AND WE WON WITH
THE MILITARY THE LIKES OF WHICH
NO ONE HAD SEEN BEFORE SO THAT
IS REALLY GOOD.
BUT I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
ALL AND I WILL SEE YOU SOON.
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
STATEMENT, PLEASE DO SO.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY
SOMETHING, YOU HAVE A BIG GROUP OF PEOPLE.
WE HAVE ALL NIGHT, RIGHT?
IF ANYONE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A
STATEMENT, PLEASE GO AHEAD.
THAT IS GREAT.
THEY ARE NOT GOING TO PLAY GAMES
WITH YOU.
I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT. NO ONE DOES PLAYING GAMES WITH
THAT MAN. HAVE A GOOD TIME, EVERYBODY.
SAY HELLO I HAVE A LOT OF
FRIENDS IN SOUTH KOREA.
YOU LOOK VERY SHARP AND VERY
SPECIAL AND YOU ARE A SPECIAL
GUY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: THAT IS GREAT
ISN'T IT?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF, THIS IS THE
BALL.
THIS IS THE FIRST ONE I HAVE
STOPPED AT.
I HOPE THE OTHERS DON'T HEAR ME
SAY THAT.
BUT THIS IS THE ONE.
AND NOW WE ARE GOING TO CUT A
CAKE.
I WAS ASKED TO BE VERY CAREFUL.
THEY SAID CUT THE RUNWAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE LOVE YOU ALL.
THANK YOU.
>> [INDISCERNIBLE]
PETTY OFFICER ROBERT GEORGE,
U.S. COAST GUARD.
♪
>> THE SECRET SERVICE IS GETTING
VERY NERVOUS RIGHT NOW.
PRES. TRUMP: DOES ANYONE WANT
SOME CAKE?
>> CAN YOU CATCH?
PRES. TRUMP: THANK YOU ALL VERY
MUCH.
♪
[ ♪ "YMCA" BY THE VILLAGE
PEOPLE ♪ ]
♪