Jan. 20 marked the beginning of a new administration in the United States of America. The 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, began his inauguration speech by saying, “The Golden Age of America begins right now.”
Trump planned on wasting no time, saying, “Today I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.”
Trump then declared a national emergency at the southern border.
“All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens from which they came,” Trump said just before reinstating his “Remain in Mexico” policy, previously removed during the Biden-Harris administration.
Tens of thousands of appointments at the border were canceled on the day of the inauguration. On the evening of Jan. 20, Trump signed an executive order challenging the 14th amendment of the Constitution, attempting to deny babies born to illegal immigrants the right to be citizens of the United States.
As another step toward securing the southern border, Trump promised mass deportation of illegal immigrants across the country and hopes to achieve this through 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,” Trump said.
Trump aims to make the United States self-sufficient in producing and manufacturing energy. The president claims the nation will no longer rely on energy provided from outside sources, but drilling on U.S. soil will continue.
“The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices,” Trump said. “That is why today I will also declare a national energy emergency.”
The 47th president declared the end of the Green New Deal and revoked the electric vehicle mandate, declaring his success in keeping his self-proclaimed “sacred pledge” to American auto workers.
On Feb. 1, Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on Mexican, Canadian and Chinese imports.
“Instead of taxing our citizens to enrich other countries, we will tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens,” Trump said during his inauguration speech.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau responded by saying, “The actions taken today by the White House split us apart instead of bringing us together,” before applying matching 25% tariffs on United States imports.
During his inauguration speech, Trump said, “I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.”
Trump then signed an executive order ending all diversity, equity and inclusion programs on a federal level.
Trump has called for all DEI staff to be put on paid leave and eventually laid off. The Trump-Vance Administration continues to work towards a society Trump describes as “colorblind and merit-based.”
Trump finished his inauguration speech with “Our golden age has just begun. Thank you. God Bless America.”