Trump promises ‘new era of national success’ in inaugural address

(The hill) — President-elect Donald Trump will promise a “new era of national success” in his opening speechaccording to The Wall Street Journal.

“I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of an exciting new era of national success. A wave of change is sweeping the country,” part of the inaugural address, which the Journal first gotsounds.

“My message to Americans today is that it is time to once again act with the courage, vigor and vitality of history’s greatest civilization,” the speech continues.

The former president’s inauguration ceremony Monday is set to take place inside the Capitol Rotunda instead of the West Front of the Capitol due to cold weather.

Trump’s return to the presidency comes after an intense 2024 election cycle in which one of the major candidates dropped out and attempted murder against the president-elect. He enters office amid a period of heated political rhetoric both sides of the aisle.

In President Joe Biden’s inauguration address four years ago, he pushed for “unity” and said Americans “can’t see each other as adversaries but as neighbors.”

“We can treat each other with dignity and respect. We can band together, stop the yelling and lower the temperature. Because without unity there is no peace, only bitterness and rage,” he added.

The expected participants for Monday’s swearing-in ceremony includes Biden, former President Bill Clinton, former President George W. Bush and former President Barack Obama. Other expected guests include tech moguls such as Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg.

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