01:30

強森議長、范斯副總統、美國第一夫人、美國國會議員們，非常感謝。還有我的同胞，美國回來了。

02:46

六個星期前，我站在國會大廈的圓頂下，宣佈美國「黃金時代」的來臨。從那一刻起，我們只有迅速而堅定的行動，才能開啟我們國家歷史上最偉大、最成功的時代。我們在43天之內取得的成就，比大多數政府在4年或8年內取得的成就還要多，而我們這才剛剛開始。謝謝大家。 今晚我回到這個議事廳向大家報告，美國的動力回來了、我們的精神回來了、我們的驕傲回來了、我們的信心回來了。美國夢洶湧而來，比以往任何時候都更大、更好、勢不可擋，我們國家正處於東山再起的邊緣，這是世界從未見過的，也許永遠不會再見到，從來沒有這樣的事。 11月5日的總統選舉是幾十年來從未見過的授權。我們拿下全部7個搖擺州，使我們在選舉人團中以312票勝出。

05:21

我們以大比數贏得了普選、贏得各郡，在共和黨幾乎全紅的地圖上，以2700個郡對525個郡勝出。在現代歷史上，第一次有更多美國人相信我們的國家正朝著正確、而不是錯誤的方向前進。事實上，這是一個驚人的記錄，27個百分點的變動，創下歷史之最。 同樣地，小型企業的樂觀成度也創下單月最大增幅，上升了41個百分點。

08:11

過去六周，我簽署了將近100項行政命令，採取了400多項行政措施，創下在我們美好的土地上恢復常識、安全、樂觀和富裕的記錄。人民選舉我來做這份工作，而我正在這麼做。 事實上，很多人都說，我們總統任期的第一個月—這是我們的總統任期—是美國歷史上最成功的一個月。 更令人印象深刻的是，你知道第二名是誰嗎？是不是喬治・華盛頓？我不知道這份名單是怎麼列的，但是我們會拿到的。在宣誓就職的幾小時之內，我就宣佈了南部邊境的緊急狀態，我部署了美國軍隊和邊境巡邏隊，負責擊退對我們國家的入侵。他們的工作非常出色，

09:48

上個月的非法越境人數則是有紀錄以來最低的。 他們聽到我說的話，並且改變決定。這樣就容易多了。相比之下，在美國歷史上最糟糕總統喬・拜登（Joe Biden）的統治下，每個月都有成千上萬的非法越境者，這些人包括殺人犯、毒販、幫派成員以及精神病院和瘋人院的人，都被放進我們的國家。誰會這麼做？ 這是我第5次在國會發表這樣的演講，我看著面前的民主黨人，我意識到我絕對說不出任何話來讓他們高興，或者讓他們起立、微笑或鼓掌。我什麼也做不了。我可以找到最具破壞性疾病的治療方法，這種疾病會摧毀整個國家；我也可以宣佈史上最偉大經濟的答案；我也可以阻止犯罪率降到有記錄以來的最低水準，但坐在這裡的這些人不會鼓掌、不會起立，更不會為這些天文數字般的成就喝彩。他們無論如何都不會這樣做。

11:28

我已經來這裡五次了，這非常可悲，不該是這樣的。 因此，坐在我面前的民主黨人，就這一個晚上，為什麼不和我們一起慶祝令人難以置信的勝利呢？為了我們國家的利益，讓我們共同努力，讓我們真正讓美國再次偉大。 我的政府每天都在為實現美國所需的改變而奮鬥，我們正在實現美國應有的未來。這是一個實現遠大夢想和大膽行動的時代。

我一上任就立即凍結了所有聯邦招聘、凍結了所有新的聯邦法規、凍結了所有對外援助。 我終止了荒謬的 「綠色新騙局」，退出了不公平的巴黎氣候協議，這個協議使我們損失了數兆美元，其他國家卻不用支付這些錢；我退出了腐敗的世界衛生組織；我也退出了反美的聯合國人權理事會。

13:38

我們終止了拜登的所有環境限制，這些限制讓我們的國家更不安全、而且完全負擔不起。更重要的是，我們終止了上一屆政府瘋狂的電動車政策，使我們的汽車工人和公司不會遭到經濟衝擊。 為了解除對經濟的束縛，我已經指示每制定1項新法規，就必須取消10項舊法規—就像我在非常成功的第一個任期中所做的一樣。 在第一個任期內，我們在終止不必要法規方面創下了新紀錄，其他任何總統都不曾做到。我們下令所有聯邦員工返回辦公室—他們要麼親自上班，要麼被撤職。我們還終止了政府的司法武器化，像是現任總統可以惡意起訴政敵，

15:17

比方說： 我已經停止了所有的政府審查，讓美國的言論自由回來了。兩天前，我簽署了一項行政命令，讓英語成為美國的官方語言，我把墨西哥灣重新命名為美國灣，我也為偉大的總統威廉・麥金利重新命名了麥金利山。美麗的阿拉斯加，我們愛阿拉斯加。 我們已經結束了所謂的多樣性、公平性和包容性政策，包括在整個聯邦政府中的暴政，還包括民營部門和我們的軍隊，我們的國家也將不再有什麼覺醒。我們相信，無論您是醫生、會計師、律師或空中交通管制員，您都應該根據技能和能力、而非種族或性別獲得聘用和晉升。這非常重要。您應該根據您的才能獲得僱用，聯邦最高法院在一項勇敢且非常有力的判決中，也允許我們這樣做。非常感謝。 我們從公立學校清除了批判性種族理論的毒害，我簽署了一項行政命令，美國政府的官方政策只承認男性和女性這兩種性別。我還簽署了一項行政命令，禁止男性參與女性運動。 三年前，佩頓‧麥納布（Payton McNabb）是全明星級的高中運動員，是最優秀的選手之一，正準備在大學裡的體育系發展。但當她的女子排球比賽遭到一名男子入侵，這名男子將球狠狠地砸在佩頓的臉上，造成她腦部創傷、右半身癱瘓，導致她的運動生涯終結。那是她從未見過的一擊。她從沒見過這樣的事。佩頓今晚就在旁聽席上。佩頓，從現在開始，學校要把男生踢出女子隊，否則就會失去所有聯邦補助。 如果你真的想要看數字，只要看看在女子拳擊、舉重、田徑、游泳或單車比賽中發生的事情就知道了，最近一名男子在長途賽事中領先另一名女子5小時14分，創下領先5小時的新紀錄—領先5個小時。這對女性來說是一種貶低，對我們的國家也非常不利。我們不會再忍受下去了。

20:26

 我剛才所描述的，只是現在我們席捲整個世界的常識革命的一小部分。常識已經成為一個共同的主題，我們絕不會走回頭路，絕不會讓這種情況發生。 我最優先的任務之一是拯救我們的經濟，為工薪家庭提供即時救助。大家都知道，我們從上一屆政府繼承了經濟災難和通貨膨脹的惡夢。 他們的政策推高了能源價格、推高了雜貨成本，並使上百萬、上千萬美國人無法購買生活必需品，他們從未遇到過這樣的事情。我們經歷了48年來最嚴重的通貨膨脹，但也許是美國歷史上最嚴重，他們也不敢肯定。

21:25

作為總統，我每天都在為扭轉這種損害而奮鬥，讓美國人再次能夠負擔消費。 拜登讓雞蛋價格失控，而我們正在努力讓它回復正常。部長，好好做這件事，你從上一屆政府接下了徹頭徹尾的爛攤子，好好幹。我們打擊通膨的重點之一是迅速降低能源成本，上屆政府將新的石油和天然氣租約的數量削減了95%，管道建設更是停滯不前，並關閉了100多家發電廠，我們現在正在開放其中的許多發電廠。 坦白說，我們從未見過這樣的情況。這就是為什麼我上任第一天，我就宣佈了國家進入能源緊急狀態。正如你們聽我提過很多次的，我們腳下的液態黃金比地球上任何一個國家都要多，而且是迄今為止最多的。現在我充分授權有史以來最有才華的團隊去獲取這些黃金。這就是鑽井，寶貝，鑽井。 我的政府還在阿拉斯加開發世界最大的天然氣輸送管道，日本、韓國和其他國家都希望成為我們的合作夥伴，他們各自投資了數兆美元。這種壯觀景象前所未有，一切準備就緒。 本周晚些時候，我還將採取歷史性的行動，在美國本土大幅擴大重要礦產和稀土的生產。

24:17

為了進一步對抗通膨，我們不僅要降低能源成本，還要終止公然浪費納稅人繳納的稅金。為此，我成立了全新的政府效率部（Department of Government Efficiency）、DOGE，也許您聽說過。這個部門由馬斯克（Elon Musk）領導，他今晚也在這裡。 謝謝你，伊隆。他工作非常努力，非常感謝，我們很感激。這裡的每個人，我相信即使是這一邊的人也很感激，他們只是不想承認。 我們已經指出一些駭人聽聞的浪費之舉：從 HHS 撥出220億美元，為非法移民提供免費住房和汽車；4500萬美元用於緬甸的多樣性、公平和包容獎學金；4000萬美元用於改善移民的社會和經濟融入—沒有人知道那是什麼。800萬美元用於在非洲國家賴索托推廣LGBTQI+—根本沒有人聽說過這個國家。 6000萬美元用於增強中美洲原住民和非洲裔加勒比海人的能力—6000萬美元；800萬美元用於使老鼠變性—這是真的；3200萬美元用於摩爾多瓦的左翼宣傳行動—這是真的；1000萬美元用於莫三比克的男性割禮；2000萬美元用於中東的阿拉伯「芝麻街」—把兩千萬美元砸在一個節目上。 19億美元給最近成立的住宅去碳化委員會，由她領導—我們知道她也參與其中，就在最後一刻，這筆錢被一個叫史黛西·艾布拉姆斯（Stacey Abrams）的女人否決了，你聽說過這個人嗎？

27:16

 350萬美元的諮詢合約，用於奢侈的魚類監；150萬美元用於利比亞的選民信心；1400萬美元用於馬利的社會凝聚力；5900萬美元用於紐約市非法移民的酒店房間。

27:41

他是房地產開發商，他做得非常好；25 萬美元用於增加尚比亞的素食者當地氣候行動創新；4200萬美元用於烏干達的社會和行為改變。1400萬美元用於改善塞爾維亞的公共採購；4700萬美元用於改善亞洲的學習成果，亞洲在學習方面做得非常好，你知道我們在做什麼—我們可以自己留著用；1.01億美元用於教育部的DEI合約—這是有史以來支付的最高金額。 在川普政府治下，所有這些騙局都太糟糕了，還有更多的騙局被發現、揭露，被以伊隆為首的一群非常聰明、大多是年輕人的人迅速喊停，我們非常感激。我們發現了數千億美元的詐欺行為。 我們收回了錢，減少了債務來對抗通膨和其他事。我們來得正是時候，這些只是開始。 聯邦政府的政府問責辦公室（Government Accountability Office）估計，美國每年的詐騙金額超過5000億美元，我們正在非常努力地阻止這件事。我們還發現，在為年長者提供的社會保障計劃中，存在令人震驚的不稱職和可能的詐欺行為。 信不信由你，政府資料庫列出了470萬名100歲到109歲的社會安全成員，

30:00

110到119歲則有360萬人

。我不認識這些人，我認識一些年紀頗大的人，但沒有那麼老。120到129歲之間347萬人；130到139歲之間有390萬人；140歲到149歲有350 萬人。他們當中的許多人拿到了，我們現在正在找這些人。 事實上，帕姆（Pam，指Pamela Jo Bondi，司法部長），祝你好運，你會找到的。很多錢都是不斷地支付，這真的傷害了社會保障、傷害了我們的國家。150 歲到 159 歲150歲到159歲有130萬人，我們有超過13萬人的年齡超過160歲。我們的國家比我想像的還要健康，Bobby（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.，衛生部長）。 1039人的年齡在220至229歲之間，240至249歲之間有1人 ，有1人被列為 360 歲—比我們的國家還要大100多歲。

32:10

我們要找出那些錢的去向，這會很難看。通過削減我們所能發現的所有詐欺、浪費和盜竊行為，我們將擊敗通貨膨脹、降低抵押貸款利率、降低汽車付款和雜貨價格、保護我們的老年人，並將更多的錢放進美國家庭的口袋。 如今利率出現了漂亮的下降，非常漂亮的下降—是時候了。在不久的將來，我想做過去24年從未做過的事—平衡聯邦預算，我們要達到平衡。

32:58

為了實現這個目標，我們已經制定了非常詳細的計劃，我們稱之為金卡，很快就會發售。只要花500萬美元，我們就可以讓全世界最成功的創造就業者，買到獲得美國公民身份的途徑。 它就像綠卡，但更好、更複雜。這些人必須在我們的國家繳稅。他們不必從他們來的地方繳稅。他們賺的錢，你不會想這樣做。但他們必須納稅，必須創造就業機會。

33:54

他們也會把人從大學裡帶出來，並為他們付錢，這樣我們就可以把他們留在我們的國家，而不是讓他們被迫離開。舉例來說，頂尖大學的第一名學生就會被迫離開，而不被允許留下來為公司創造大量的工作機會和巨大的成功。

34:13

 因此，當我們剷除罪犯、殺人犯、人口販子和兒童獵食者時，這些人在民主黨人、拜登政府的開放邊界政策下，被允許進入我們的國家—開放邊界、瘋狂的政策，你們允許這些政策摧毀我們的國家—我們現在將引進優秀、努力工作、能創造就業機會的人。他們會付出很多錢，而我們將用這些錢來減少我們的債務。

34:53

美國人民授權我們進行大膽而深刻的改革。近一百年來，聯邦官僚體制不斷膨脹，直至碾碎了我們的自由，擴大了我們的赤字，以各種可能的方式阻礙了美國潛力的發揮。這個由開拓者和冒險者建立的國家，如今淹沒在數百萬頁的法規和債務之下：本應在10天內獲得的批准，卻要花上10年、15年甚至20年的時間才會被拒絕。

35:31

與此同時，我們有成千上萬的聯邦員工沒有上班。我的政府將從這個不負責任的官僚機構手中收回權力，我們將在美國再次恢復真正的民主。 而任何抵制這種改變的聯邦官僚將被立即撤職，因為我們正在抽乾沼澤。這很簡單，由非選舉產生的官僚統治的時代結束了。 我們創造史上最偉大經濟的計劃的下一階段，就是讓國會通過為所有人減稅，這件事正在等待你們投票通過。我相信在我右邊的人，我不是指共和黨右邊，而是我的右邊—就在這裡—我相信你們會投票支持這些減稅措施，否則我不相信人民會投票讓你們上台。所以我告訴你們，這幫了你們一個大忙。但我知道這群人會投票支持稅收。

37:21

謝謝。這是我們計劃中非常非常重要的一部分，我們在第一任期取得了巨大成功，我們計劃的一個重要部分是尋求永久性的全面所得稅削減。為了讓受到通貨膨脹嚴重打擊的美國人得到急需的救助，我呼籲不徵收小費稅、不徵收加班稅，也不對我們偉大的老年人的社會保障福利徵稅。 我還想讓汽車貸款的利息支出可以扣稅—但前提是汽車必須是美國製造的。順帶一提，我們的汽車產業將會有前所未有的成長。各地的工廠陸續開張。交易正在進行 - 前所未見。這是選舉勝利和關稅的結合。這是一個美麗的詞語，不是嗎？

38:37

這與我們的其他政策一起，將使我們的汽車產業蓬勃發展，它將會蓬勃發展。我今天和三家大公司的高層談過，他們都非常興奮。事實上，許多汽車公司已經宣布，他們將在美國建造大型汽車工廠，本田剛剛宣布在印第安納州新建一座工廠，這是世界上最大的工廠之一。這一切都發生在我們11月5日的偉大勝利之後，希望這一天能成為我們國家歷史上最重要的日子之一。 此外，作為減稅措施的一部分，我們希望降低國內生產和所有製造業的稅收。正如我們之前所做的，我們將提供100%的免稅優惠。這將追溯到2025年1月20日。這也是我們的減稅政策在第一任期取得巨大成功的主要原因之一，使我們擁有美國史上最成功的經濟表現。第一任期，我們有一個偉大的第一任期。

40:09

然而，如果您不在美國製造產品，根據川普政府的規定，您將要支付關稅，而且在某些情況下，關稅會相當高。數十年來，其他國家一直對我們徵收關稅，現在輪到我們開始對其他國家徵收關稅了。

40:26

平均來說，歐盟、中國、巴西、印度、墨西哥和加拿大 —您聽說過這些國家嗎？還有無數其他國家，對我們收取的關稅竟然比我們向他們收取的還要高得多。 這是非常不公平的。印度向我們收取的汽車關稅高於100%。中國對我們產品徵收的平均關稅是我們的兩倍，而韓國的平均關稅是我們的四倍。想想看，高出四倍。而我們在軍事上和很多其他方面，給了南韓很多幫助。但事情就是這樣，朋友和敵人都有相同的狀況。

41:09

 這個制度對美國不公平，從來都不公平，所以在4月2日—我本來想改成4月1日，但我不想被人說這是愚人節，這不是，這只是讓我們付出很多錢的一天。但我們打算在4月進行，我是一個非常迷信的人。4月2日，對等關稅開始生效，無論其他國家對我們徵收什麼樣的關稅，我們都會對他們徵收同樣的關稅。這是對等的，有來有回。 無論他們對我們徵收什麼稅，我們都會對他們徵收。

41:50

如果他們用非貨幣關稅來阻止我們進入他們的市場，那麼我們也會用非貨幣壁壘，設法阻止他們進入我們的市場。這種情況也很多。他們甚至不允許我們進入他們的市場。

42:07

我們將吸納數兆、數兆美元，創造前所未有的工作機會。我對中國這樣做，對其他國家也這樣做，拜登政府卻無能為力，因為錢太多了，他們無能為力。幾十年來，我們被地球上幾乎所有的國家剝削，我們不會再讓這種事情發生了。 過去三個月，我們跟墨西哥和加拿大討論了很多。我們與這兩個國家都有非常大的赤字，更重要的是，他們允許芬太尼以前所未有的速度進入我們的國家，殺害了成千上萬的我們的公民、我們的家庭，還有許多非常年輕、美麗的人。沒有人見過這樣的事情。他們實際上獲得了數千億美元的補貼。我們向加拿大和墨西哥支付了數千億美元的補貼。美國不會再這樣做了。我們不會再這樣做了。

43:24

感謝我們正在實施的 「美國優先」政策，僅在過去幾周，我們就在美國獲得了1.7兆美元的新投資。結合選舉和我們的經濟政策，軟銀（Softbank）的人們，世界上最聰明的人之一，宣布了2000億美元的投資。

43:48

OpenAI和甲骨文的拉里・埃里森，宣布5000億美元的投資，如果賀錦麗贏了，他們不會這樣做。 蘋果也宣佈投資5000億美元，庫克（Tim Cook）打電話給我，他說「我花得不夠快」，我相信會比這個數字高得多。他們將在這裡建廠，而不是在中國。

44:18

就在昨天，世界上最強大的台灣半導體公司，他們擁有97％的市場，宣佈在美國投資1650億美元，在地球上生產最強大的晶片，就在美國。

44:37

我們沒有給他們一分錢，《晶片法》是一個糟糕的東西，我們提供了數千億美元，但卻毫無意義。他們拿了我們的錢卻不花。對他們來說，重要的是他們不想支付關稅，所以他們來美國設廠，許多其他公司也來了。

45:10

我們不必給他們錢；我們只想保護我們的企業和人民，他們會來的，因為如果他們在美國建廠，就不必繳付關稅。這感覺太神奇了。議長先生，你應該取消《晶片法》，你應該這些錢用來減少債務，或任何其他你想做的事。

45:40

我們的新貿易政策對美國農民來說也助益甚多， 我喜歡農民 ，他們現在將銷售到我們的本土市場，因為沒有人能與你競爭。因為那些從其他國家和公司進來的商品，在各方面真的於非常不利的地位。 這些商品未經檢查，進入美國市場時可能非常骯髒和噁心、也傷害了我們的美國農民。

46:20

從4月2日開始將會針對進入美國的農產品啟動關稅措施，可能會有一些調整期。之前我與中國達成協議時，我們也有過這樣的情況，只要有500億美元的採購，他們做到了，這次還會更好。

46:44

問題是拜登沒有執行，他沒有執行。 500億美元的採購，我們做得很好，但拜登沒有執行，傷害了我們的農民。但我們的農民現在會很開心，所以我們的農民要開心點。我也愛你們。我也愛你。

47:05

我還對外國的鋁、銅、木材和鋼材徵收25%的關稅，因為如果我們沒有鋼材和其他很多東西，我們就沒有軍隊，我們的國家甚至也不會存在太久。今天在座的是一位自豪的美國鋼鐵工人。一個了不起的人。來自阿拉州迪凱特市的傑夫・迪納德（Jeff Denard）在同一家鋼鐵廠工作了 27 年，這份工作讓他同時擔任當地志願消防隊的隊長。 與美麗的妻子妮可（Nicole ）養育了七個孩子，多年來更為40多位寄養兒童提供了一個充滿愛的家。工作非常出色。謝謝你，傑夫。

48:15

傑夫的故事提醒我們，關稅不僅僅是保護美國的就業機會，這也關乎保護我們國家的靈魂。關稅是為了讓美國再次富裕，讓美國再次偉大，它正在發生，而且會很快發生。雖然會有一點騷動，但我們可以接受，這不會太嚴重。 看看拜登把我們帶到了如何糟糕的地步，是美國有史以來最糟糕的。

48:55

傑夫，我要非常感謝你，我也要表揚另一位致力於寄養服務、社區的人，她在這方面非常努力。非常有愛心的人，我們偉大的第一夫人。 梅蘭尼婭（Melania）的工作取得了令人難以置信的成果，幫助我們國家未來的領導人做好進入職場的準備。

49:37

我們的第一夫人和兩位令人印象深刻的年輕女性一起，非常令人印象深刻，海莉・佛格森（Haley Ferguson），她受惠於第一夫人的「培育未來」計畫，並準備完成學業，成為一名教師；還有愛麗絲頓・貝利（Elliston Berry），她成了非法深偽Deep Seek的受害者。在愛麗絲頓的幫助下，參議院剛通過了《刪除非合意親密影像法案》（Take It Down Act）。 這非常重要，非常感謝你，約翰・圖恩（John Thune），謝謝你，請站起來。

50:26

約翰，謝謝你，也謝謝參議院，幹得好。將在網路上發佈這類圖片的行爲除罪化是件可怕的事，一旦眾議院通過，我期待簽署法案使其成為法律。如果你不介意的話，我也會把這法案用在我自己身上，因為沒有人在網路上受到比我更差的待遇，沒有人。太好了，非常感謝參議院，謝謝。

50:57

 但是，如果我們真的關心保護美國兒童，沒有任何步驟比確保美國邊界安全更為重要。在過去4年，有2100萬人湧入美國，其中許多人是來自世界各地危險街頭的殺人犯、人口販子、幫派成員和其他罪犯。由於拜登瘋狂而危險的開放邊界政策，他們現在已經深深紮根於我們的國家。但我們正在把他們趕出去，而且趕得很快。

51:46

我要感謝湯姆・霍曼（Tom Homan，邊境沙皇）和克里斯蒂（Kristi Noem，國土安全部長），我要感謝你們，還有邊境巡邏隊的保羅（Paul）。

52:00

我要感謝你們，我們必須照顧我們的執法。我們必須這樣做。 去年，22 歲的優秀護理學生萊肯・賴利（Laken Riley）在喬治亞大學的校園裡慢跑，她是班上最優秀的學生，受到所有人的仰慕。那天早上，萊肯遭到惡意襲擊、毆打、殘暴對待，最後慘被殺害。 萊肯是被一個野蠻的非法移民幫派從我們身邊殺死的，他在非法穿越拜登開放的南部邊境時被捕，然後在這個失敗政府的政策下被放逐到美國，這確實是一個失敗的政府。之後，他在民主黨管理的庇護城市被捕並被釋放，然後結束了這位美麗的年輕天使的生命。

53:09

今晚與我們在一起的是萊肯敬愛的母親艾莉森（Allyson）和她的妹妹蘿倫（Lauren）。去年，我告訴萊肯悲傷的父母，我們會確保他們的女兒不會白白死去。這就是為什麼我作為你們的第47任總統簽署的第一個法案，就是要強制拘留所有威脅公共安全的危險的犯罪外國人，這是一項非常強而有力的法案。它被稱為《萊肯・賴利 法案》。所以艾莉森和蘿倫，美國永遠不會忘記我們美麗的萊肯・賴利。非常感謝 自上任以來，我的政府發起了美國史上最全面的邊境和移民鎮壓行動，我們很快就創下了非法越境者人數的最低記錄。謝謝。

55:20

媒體和民主黨的朋友們一直在說，我們需要新的立法，我們必須立法保護邊境安全。但事實證明，我們真正需要的是一位新的總統。 謝謝。拜登不僅打開了我們的邊界，他還讓非法移民飛越邊界，壓垮了全國的學校、醫院和社區。科羅拉多州奧羅拉市和俄亥俄州斯普林菲爾德市，都在移民佔領和腐敗的重壓被壓垮，這種事前所未見，美麗的城鎮遭到摧毀。 現在，正如我在就職演說中所承諾的，我們正在實現美國的偉大解放。但仍有許多工作要做。今晚在座的是我認識的一位女士，來自休士頓的亞歷克西・南格雷（Alexis Nungaray），一位了不起的女士。亞歷克西12歲的女兒、她的寶貝喬瑟琳（Jocelyn），去年走到家附近的一家便利商店，遭到綁架、捆綁、在橋下毆打兩小時，最後慘遭謀殺。犯下這一滔天罪行的是兩名來自委內瑞拉的非法移民，他們被上一屆政府通過可笑的開放邊境放進了美國。 這位美麗的12歲女孩的死，以及她母親和家人的痛苦，讓我們整個國家都深受感動。亞歷克西，我答應過我們會永遠記住你的女兒，你是一個了不起的女兒，今晚早些時候，我簽署了一項行政命令，信守我對你的承諾。關於喬瑟琳，我知道她非常喜歡動物，她熱愛大自然。 從喬瑟琳在休士頓居住的地方橫跨加爾維斯頓灣，您會發現一個宏偉的國家野生動物保護區，那是位於美洲灣邊緣的3萬4千英畝的原始保護區，是上帝所有生物的庇護所。

58:07

亞歷克西，剛才我已經將那個保護區正式重新命名，以愛心紀念您美麗的女兒喬瑟琳。所以，副總統先生，如果你願意的話，我可以下令嗎？ 非常感謝。被指控謀殺喬瑟琳和萊肯的三個野蠻人，都是委內瑞拉監獄幫派的成員，據說是世界上最強悍的幫派，被稱為Tren de Aragua。兩個星期前，我正式將這個幫派，與MS-13和嗜血的墨西哥毒品組織一起指定為外國恐怖組織。 他們現在正式與「伊斯蘭國」歸為同類，這對他們而言並不是什麼好事。拜登政府曾歡迎數以千計的恐怖分子進入美國。但現在每一個恐怖分子都將被圍捕，並被強行帶離我們的國家，如果他們太危險，就會被關進監獄，在這個國家接受審判，因為我們不希望他們再回來。今晚與我們在一起的是一位在戰鬥前線的戰士，一位邊境巡邏員，羅貝托・歐提茲（Roberto Ortiz），他是很棒的人。

1:00:15

羅貝托和另一名探員1月在格蘭德河 （Rio Grande） 附近的 Cartel Island巡邏。當全副武裝的槍手開始向他們開槍時，羅貝托看到他的夥伴暴露在巨大的危險中，他立即採取行動，還擊並為他的同伴提供了關鍵的幾秒鐘，讓他的探員勉強脫離危險。 歐提茲探員，我們向你致敬，為了你的巨大勇氣，為了你經歷的交火，為了你所表現出的勇敢。我們向你致敬，我們將永遠向你致敬，謝謝你，羅貝托，非常感謝。

1:01:29

 謝謝你，羅貝托。事實上，我是在多次打電話到邊境時認識他的。他是一位偉大的紳士。我們邊境南邊現在完全被犯罪集團所控制，他們謀殺、強姦、折磨並實施全面控制。他們完全控制了整個國家，對我們的國家安全構成嚴重威脅。 幫派正在美國發動戰爭，現在是美國向幫派發動戰爭的時候了，我們正在這樣做。 五天前，墨西哥當局因為我們強加給他們的關稅政策，向我們移交了他們國家最大的幫派頭目29人。這是從來沒有過的事。他們想讓我們高興，這也是有史以來第一次。但我們需要墨西哥和加拿大做得更多，他們必須阻止芬太尼和毒品湧入美國。 他們會阻止這一切。

1:03:08

我已經向國會提交了一份詳細的撥款請求，明確列出了我們將如何消除這些威脅，以保護我們的家園，並完成美國歷史上最大規模的驅逐行動，其規模甚至超過了目前的記錄保持者艾森豪總統（Dwight D. Eisenhower），他是一個溫和的人，但卻對邊界深信不疑。美國人期望國會毫不拖延地向我發送這筆資金，以便我將其簽署為法律。因此，議長先生、圖恩，我希望你們能夠做到這一點。議長先生，謝謝。領袖先生，謝謝。非常感謝讓我們把它給我。我會簽得很快，你甚至不會相信。 當我們奪回我們的主權時，我們也必須讓我們的城鎮恢復法律與秩序。近年來，我們的司法系統被激進的左翼瘋子顛覆了。許多司法管轄區幾乎停止執行針對危險重犯的法律，同時將執法武器化，用來對付像我這樣的政治對手。我的政府已迅速果斷地採取行動，從FBI和DOJ開始，在憲法法治下恢復公平、平等和公正的司法。凱許（Kash Patel，FBI局長）不管你在哪裡，祝你好運，也祝你好運邦迪（Pam Bondi，司法部長）, 祝你好運。太重要了你會做得很好的。Kash，謝謝你。 他們已經開始非常強大。他們會做得非常出色。您一定會為他們感到驕傲。我們也再一次給予我們的警察應得的支持、保護和尊重。他們必須得到這些，他們的工作如此辛苦、危險，但我們要讓他們的工作不再那麼危險。問題是壞人不尊重法律，但他們很快就會開始尊重法律。這也包括我們全國各地偉大的消防部門，我們的消防員都是令人難以置信的人，我們永遠不會忘記他們。除此之外，他們投給我的票數創下新高，所以我別無選擇。

1:06:04

一年前的這個月，31歲的紐約警官迪勒（Jonathan Diller）在長島的一次交通臨檢中遭到槍擊身亡。我參加了他的葬禮，兇嫌曾經被捕21次，而且都是相當粗暴的逮捕，他是一個真正的壞人。坐在他旁邊的歹徒，有14次被捕記錄，他的名字叫Killer。他就是 「殺手」，他真的殺了很多人。我參加了迪勒警官的儀式，當我見到他的妻子和一歲大的兒子萊恩（Ryan）時，其實非常鼓舞人心。他的遺孀叫史蒂芬妮（Stephanie＿，她今晚也在這裡。斯蒂芬妮，非常感謝你。斯蒂芬妮，謝謝你。

1:07:08

斯蒂芬妮，我們要讓萊恩知道他的爸爸是真正的英雄，是紐約最優秀的人。我們要把這些冷血殺手和屢犯者從我們的街道上趕走，我們要趕快行動，一定要阻止他們。他們把人推到地鐵上，用球棒毆打被害者的頭部和後腦勺，我們得把他們趕走。我已經簽署了一項行政命令，要求對任何謀殺警察的人處以強制性死刑，今晚我將要求國會通過這項政策，使其成為永久性的法律。 我也要求制定新的犯罪法案，嚴厲對待屢犯，同時加強對美國警察的保護，讓他們可以安心工作，不必擔心丟掉性命。他們也不想被殺，我們不會讓他們被殺。

1:08:42

今晚在旁聽席上加入我們的是一位真正熱愛我們警察的年輕人。他叫 DJ Daniel，今年13歲，一直夢想成為一名警察。2018年，DJ 被診斷出患有腦癌。醫生宣判他最多 只能再活5個月，而那是六年多前的事。 從那時起，DJ 和他的爸爸就開始了實現夢想的旅程，DJ已經宣誓成為一名光榮的執法人員，實際上這已經發生了好幾次。警察們都很喜歡他，今晚，DJ，我們要給你最大的榮譽。我現在請我們的特勤局主管肖恩・庫蘭（Sean Curran）正式任命你為美國特勤局的特務。 謝謝你，DJ。DJ的醫生認為，他的癌症很可能來自他年輕時接觸到的化學物質。

1:11:35

自1975年以來，兒童罹癌率增加了40%以上。扭轉此一趨勢，是我們新成立的 「讓美國再次健康 」總統委員會的首要任務之一，該委員會由我們新任衛生部長小羅伯特・甘迺迪（Robert F. Kennedy Jr.）擔任主席。 我們的目標是將環境中的毒素、食物供應中的毒物排出，讓我們的孩子健康茁壯。舉例來說，不久之前，你甚至無法相信這些數字，每1萬名兒童中就有一名患有自閉症，萬分之一，現在是36分之一。有問題了。36分之一。想想看所以我們要找出問題所在，而沒有人比Bobby（小羅伯特・甘迺迪）和所有和你一起工作的人更適合了。你有最好的辦法找出問題所在。

1:13:05

好的，Bobby，祝你好運。這是一份非常重要的工作。謝謝。 我的政府也在努力保護我們的孩子免受學校中有毒意識形態的影響。幾年前，January Littlejohn和她的丈夫發現，他們女兒的學校秘密地對他們13歲的小女孩進行了社會轉型，老師和行政人員合謀欺騙 January 和她的丈夫，同時鼓勵她的女兒使用新的名字和代名詞。其實是他們/她們的代名詞。這一切都沒有告訴 January，它今晚就在這裡，現在是一個勇敢的倡導者，反對這種形式的虐待兒童。January，謝謝你。 非常感謝。像這樣的故事就是為什麼我在上任後不久就簽署了一項行政命令，禁止公立學校向我們的孩子灌輸變性意識形態。

1:14:33

我還簽署了一項命令，斷絕所有納稅人對任何從事青少年性摧殘的機構的資助。我希望國會通過一項法案，永久禁止兒童變性，並將其視為犯罪，永遠終止任何「兒童被困在錯誤身體裡」的謊言。這是個天大的謊言，我們要傳達給美國每個孩子的訊息是：你是完美的，就像上帝創造你的方式一樣。 因為我們要讓「覺醒」離開我們的學校，離開我們的軍隊。它已經離開了，也離開了我們的社會，我們不想要它。「覺醒」是麻煩、是壞的，它已經消失了。它消失了。我們因此感覺好多了，不是嗎？我們是不是感覺好多了？ 我們的軍人不會是激進分子和意識形態主義者，他們是戰士、他們會為我們的國家而戰，國防部長彼得（Peter Hegseth），恭喜你。 我可以告訴你，他不熱衷於覺醒運動。我很瞭解他。我很高興地向大家報告，一月份美國陸軍的招募情況是 15年來最好的1個月。所有軍種都創下史上最好的招募成績，這是多麼不一樣。 你知道就在幾個月前，結果剛好相反，我們哪兒都招不到人。而現在，我們取得了有史以來最好的成績。這是多麼巨大的轉變，這真是一件美麗的事情，人們再次愛上我們的國家。

1:17:19

這很簡單，他們愛我們的國家，也愛我們的軍隊。所以，這是一件偉大的事情，非常感謝你。幹得好，謝謝。

1:17:19

他們熱愛我們的國家，也喜歡再次加入我們的軍隊，所以這是一件很棒的事情，非常感謝。做得好，謝謝。今晚與我們一起的是一位年輕人，傑森·哈特利，他深知這份責任的重大。傑森的父親、祖父和曾祖父都穿過這套制服。傑森小時候就不幸失去了父親，他的父親也是洛杉磯縣副警長，現在他想要繼承家族的服役傳統。傑森 唐納德·川普 (01:18:00)： …很快就成為一名高中四年級學生，一名獲得六個字母的校隊運動員，一名真正優秀的運動員，他們說，一名才華橫溢的學生，平均績點 (GPA) 為 4.46，這很不錯，他最大的夢想是進入西點軍校學習。傑森，這可是一件大事。您很快就會加入軍校學員隊。謝謝。傑森，你將排在長長的灰線上，傑森。身為總司令，我的重點是建立未來最強大的軍隊。作為第一步，我請求國會資助最先進的金色圓頂飛彈防禦系統來保護我們的國土，所有系統均由美國製造。雷根很久以前就想這樣做，但當時的技術還不夠成熟，甚至還差得很遠，但現在我們有了技術。這確實令人難以置信。其他地方也有。以色列擁有它。其他地方都有，美國應該也有，提姆，對吧？他們也應該擁有它。

1:20:18

我想謝謝你，但這非常非常重要。這是一個非常危險的世界。我們應該擁有它。我們希望受到保護，我們將前所未有地保護我們的公民。為了增強我們的國防工業基礎，我們也將重振美國造船業，包括商用造船和軍用造船。為此，我今晚宣布，我們將在白宮設立一個新的造船辦公室，並提供特殊的稅收優惠，讓這個行業回歸它所屬的美國。我們過去製造過很多船。我們不再生產它們了，但很快我們很快就會生產它們。這將產生巨大的影響。為了進一步加強我們的國家安全，我的政府將收回巴拿馬運河，而我們已經開始這麼做了。就在今天，一家大型美國公司宣布，他們將購買巴拿馬運河周圍的兩個港口以及與巴拿馬運河和其他幾條運河有關的許多其他東西。

1:21:39

巴拿馬運河是美國人為美國人建造的，不是為了別人，但是為了別人可以使用，但它的修建付出了美國人巨大的鮮血和財富代價。修建巴拿馬運河共有 38,000 名工人喪生。他們死於瘧疾。他們因蛇咬和蚊子叮咬而死亡，這不是一個好的工作場所。他們明知這些人有 25% 的死亡幾率，卻仍向他們支付高額報酬，如果以現在的成本計算，這也是我國歷史上修建的最昂貴的項目。它是由卡特政府以 1 美元的價格贈送的，但這項協議卻遭到了嚴重違反。我們沒有把它交給中國，我們把它交給了巴拿馬，現在我們要把它拿回來。我們的負責人是馬可·盧比歐。祝你好運，馬可。現在，如果出了問題我們知道該怪罪誰了。不，馬可表現得非常出色，他將會做得很好。想想看，他獲得了100票。實際上，他獲得了 99 票批准，但第 100 票是這位先生，而且我非常確定，所以我們假設他獲得了 100 票。

1:23:10

我對此要么非常非常高興，要么非常擔心，但他已經證明了這一點。我的意思是，他是一位偉大的紳士。他受到大家的尊重，我們感謝您為馬可投票。他將會做出非常出色的工作。謝謝。謝謝。他做得很好。做得好。今晚我還要向格陵蘭的了不起的人民傳達訊息。我們堅決支持您決定自己未來的權利，如果您選擇，我們歡迎您加入美國。我們需要格陵蘭來維護國家安全甚至國際安全。我們正在與所有相關人員合作，努力實現這一目標，但我們真正需要的是國際世界安全，我認為我們會實現這一目標。不管怎樣，我們都會得到它。我們將保障你們的安全，幫助你們富裕起來，我們將共同把格陵蘭島建到你們從未想像過的高度。

1:24:18)

這個地區人口很少，但土地面積卻非常大，對軍事安全來說也非常重要。美國再次堅定地反對極端伊斯蘭恐怖主義勢力。三年前，在災難性的、無能的阿富汗撤軍行動中，伊斯蘭國恐怖分子在修道院門爆炸事件中殺害了13名美國士兵和無數其他人員。並不是說他們撤軍了，而是他們撤軍的方式，也許是我們國家史上最尷尬的時刻。今晚，我很高興地宣布，我們剛剛逮捕了對這一暴行負責的頭號恐怖分子，他現在正在前往美國接受美國司法系統的審判。我要特別感謝巴基斯坦政府幫忙逮捕這個惡魔。對於我非常了解的 13 個家庭來說，這是非常重要的一天，他們中的大多數孩子都被殺害了，還有許多人傷勢嚴重，在阿富汗那個悲慘的日子裡，有超過 42 人受了重傷。真是糟糕的一天。

1:25:58

如此無能的表現，以至於當普丁看到所發生的一切時，我想他會說：“哇，也許這是我的機會。”情況就是這麼糟糕。這種事根本不該發生，這些人太無能了。我與許多父母和親人進行了交談，今晚他們都在我們的心中。剛剛透過電話和他們通了話。我們接到了一個重要電話。他們每個人都打了電話，每個人都在線上，他們什麼也沒做，只是高興得哭了。他們非常高興，在那種情況下，你能感到無比的高興。他們的孩子、兄弟、姊妹、兒子、女兒無緣無故地被殺害。在中東，我們正在從加薩帶回人質。在我的第一個任期內，我們達成了幾代以來最具開創性的和平協議之一《亞伯拉罕協議》，現在我們將在此基礎上為整個地區創造更和平與繁榮的未來。中東正在發生很多事情。最近人們一直在談論烏克蘭和俄羅斯的局勢，但中東地區也發生了很多事情。事實上，周圍環境很糟糕。

1:27:37)

我也在不懈地努力，以結束烏克蘭的野蠻衝突。在這場可怕、殘酷且看不到盡頭的衝突中，數百萬烏克蘭人和俄羅斯人無辜喪生或受傷。美國已經投入數千億美元來支持烏克蘭的國防，但沒有任何安全保障，什麼都沒有。你還想再堅持五年嗎？是啊是啊。你可能會說，波卡洪塔斯 (Pocahontas) 表示同意。每週都有2000人被殺害。不僅如此，他們還是俄羅斯年輕人，烏克蘭年輕人。他們不是美國人，但我想停下來。同時，令人遺憾的是，歐洲購買俄羅斯石油和天然氣的花費遠遠超過了保衛烏克蘭的花費。想想看。他們在購買俄羅斯石油和天然氣方面的花費比他們在防禦方面的花費還多，而我們可能已經花費了 3500 億美元，就像從嬰兒手中搶走糖果一樣。事情就是這樣的。他們已經花了1000億美元。這有什麼區別呢？我們之間有一種分離的觀念，而他們卻沒有，但我們與他們相處得很好，也發生了很多好事。

1:29:25

拜登為這場戰爭批准的資金比歐洲花費的資金還要多數十億美元。很難相信他們不會阻止這一切，並在某個時候說：“來吧，讓我們扳平比分。你必須和我們持平”，但這並沒有發生。今天早些時候，我收到了烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基的一封重要信。信中寫道：“烏克蘭願意盡快坐上談判桌，為實現持久和平做出貢獻。沒有人比烏克蘭人更渴望和平。”他說：“我和我的團隊已準備好在川普總統強有力的領導下努力實現持久的和平。我們非常重視美國為幫助烏克蘭維護主權和獨立所做的努力。關於礦產和安全協議，烏克蘭願意在任何方便的時候簽署。”我很感激他發來這封信，不久前我才剛收到它。同時，我們與俄羅斯進行了認真的討論，並收到了他們已準備好實現和平的強烈信號。那不是很美好嗎？那不是很美好嗎？那不是很美好嗎？是時候停止這種瘋狂的行為了。現在是停止殺戮的時候了。現在是結束這場毫無意義的戰爭的時候了。如果你想結束戰爭，你必須與雙方對話。近四年前，在緊張局勢加劇的情況下，一位名叫馬克·福格爾（Marc Fogel）的歷史老師在俄羅斯被拘留，並被判處14年徒刑。粗糙的東西。前政府幾乎沒有採取任何行動來幫助他。他們知道他是無辜的，但他們不知道從何說起。但去年夏天，我向他95歲的母親馬爾菲娜承諾，我們會把她的兒子安全地帶回家。上任 22 天后，我就是這麼做的，今晚他們也來到這裡。對於馬克和他的偉大母親，我們很高興你們平安地和我們在一起。命運的安排，馬克·福格爾出生在賓夕法尼亞州巴特勒的一個小鄉村。你聽過嗎？他的母親已經在這裡生活了 78 年。去年 7 月 13 日我剛好去那裡參加一場集會，那次集會並不愉快，就在我走上舞台之前，我在那裡遇到了他美麗的媽媽。

1:33:08

我告訴她，我不會忘記她對她兒子說的話，而我從來沒有忘記過，不是嗎？永遠不會忘記。不到 10 分鐘後，在同一場集會上，槍聲響起，一名精神失常的殺手從狙擊手的位置向數千人的人群射了八顆子彈。我的生命僥倖得救，但有些人就沒那麼幸運了。科里·康帕拉托 (Corey Comparator) 是一名消防員、一名退伍軍人、一名基督徒、一名丈夫、一名盡職盡責的父親，最重要的是，一名保護者。當槍聲劃破空氣時，空氣中傳來一陣恐怖的聲音，科里立刻知道那是什麼以及該怎麼辦。他撲到妻子和女兒身上，用自己的身體為她們擋住子彈。科里受到的打擊非常嚴重。您從那裡知道了這個故事。他犧牲了自己的生命來拯救他們的生命。另外兩個非常優秀的人也受到了嚴重的打擊，但值得慶幸的是，在兩位偉大的鄉村醫生的幫助下，我們以為他們已經走了，但他們得救了，所以那些醫生非常有才華。

1:34:33

Corey 的妻子 Helen（他的高中戀人）和他們兩個可愛的女兒 Allyson 和 Kaylee 也來到了我們的現場。謝謝。對海倫、艾莉森和凱莉來說，科里現在正俯視著他的三位美麗女士，並且為你們加油打氣。他愛你。他正在為你加油。科里過早地離開了我們，但他的命運給我們留下了一個真正的美國愛國者無私奉獻的光輝典範。正是像科里這樣的愛建立了我們的國家，也正是像科里這樣的愛將使我們的國家比以往更加雄偉。我相信那天在巴特勒我的生命被拯救是有充分理由的。我被上帝拯救，是為了讓美國再次偉大。我相信這一點。謝謝。謝謝。謝謝。非常感謝。

1:36:24

從萊剋星頓和康科德的愛國者，到葛底斯堡和諾曼底的英雄，從穿越特拉華河的勇士，到攀登落基山脈的開拓者，從翱翔在小鷹號上的傳奇人物，到登上月球的宇航員，美國人始終不畏艱難，自由犧牲，一切代價來保衛我們的孩子。正如我們今晚在這個會議廳裡看到的，同樣的力量、信念、愛和精神仍然存在於美國人民的心中並蓬勃發展。儘管有人竭盡全力試圖審查我們、壓制我們、打擊我們、摧毀我們，但今天的美國是一個自豪、自由、主權和獨立的國家，我們將永遠自由，並將為此戰鬥至死。我們絕不會讓任何事情發生在我們熱愛的國家，因為我們是一個實踐家、夢想家、鬥士和倖存者的國家。

1:37:37

我們的祖先跨越浩瀚海洋，大步邁進未知的荒野，在險惡邊疆的岩石和土壤上開拓自己的命運。他們在無邊無際的大陸上追逐我們的命運。他們建造鐵路、鋪設公路，並向世界展現了帝國大廈、雄偉的胡佛大壩和高聳的金門大橋等美國奇蹟。他們用電力照亮了世界，擺脫了地心引力的束縛，啟動了美國工業的引擎，打敗了全世界的共產主義者、法西斯主義者和馬克思主義者，並給我們留下了無數用鐵、玻璃和鋼鐵雕刻而成的現代奇蹟。我們站在這些贏得並建立現代時代的先驅者的肩膀上，這些為我們的城市天際線灑下汗水的勞動者，這些在戰場上拋灑熱血、為我們的權利和自由奉獻一切的戰士。現在，是我們為美國自由的正義事業而奮鬥的時候了，是我們掌握美國命運的時候了，是我們開啟國家歷史上最激動人心的日子。

1:39:03

這將是我們最偉大的時代。在上帝的幫助下，在未來的四年裡，我們將帶領這個國家走得更高，我們將打造地球上最自由、最先進、最具活力、最具主導地位的文明。我們將創造最高品質的生活，建立世界上最安全、最富有、最健康、最具活力的社區。我們將征服科學的廣闊邊界，我們將帶領人類進入太空，把美國國旗插到火星甚至更遠的地方。透過這一切，我們將重新發現美國精神不可阻擋的力量，我們將重申美國夢的無限希望。每一天，我們都會站起來，為我們的公民所信仰的國家、為我們的人民應得的國家而戰鬥、戰鬥、戰鬥。我的美國同胞們，為不可思議的未來做好準備吧，因為美國的黃金時代才剛開始。這將是前所未有的。謝謝。上帝保佑你們，上帝保佑美國。

Donald Trump (01:30):

Thank you. Thank you very much, thank you very much. It's great honor, thank you very much. Speaker Johnson, Vice President Vance, the First Lady of the United States, members of the United States Congress, thank you very much. And to my fellow citizens, America is Back.

Speaker 1 (02:21):

USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA

Donald Trump (02:46):

Six weeks ago, I stood beneath the dome of this Capitol and proclaimed the dawn of the golden age of America. From that moment on, it has been nothing but swift and unrelenting action to usher in the greatest and most successful era in the history of our country. We have accomplished more in 43 days than most administrations accomplished in four years or eight years, and we are just getting started. I return to this chamber tonight to report that America's momentum is back, our spirit is back, our pride is back, our confidence is back, and the American dream is surging bigger and better than ever before. The American dream is unstoppable and our country is on the verge of a comeback, the likes of which the world has never witnessed and perhaps will never witness again, there's never been anything like it. The presidential election of November 5th was a mandate like has not been seen in many decades. We won all seven swing states, giving us an electoral college victory of 312 votes. We won the popular vote by big numbers and won counties in our country…

Speaker 1 (04:54):

USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA, USA.

Donald Trump (05:21):

And won counties in our country, 2,700 to 525 on a map that reads almost completely red for Republican. Now for the first time in modern history, more Americans believe that our country is headed in the right direction than the wrong direction, in fact, it's an astonishing record, 27 point swing, the most ever. Likewise, small business optimism, so its single largest one-month gain ever recorded, a 41-point jump

Speaker 2 (06:25):

Members are directed to uphold and maintain decorum in the House and to cease any further disruptions, that's your warning.

Speaker 3 (06:32):

[inaudible 00:06:34].

Speaker 2 (06:38):

Members are engaging in willful and continuing breach of the decorum and the chair is prepared to direct the Sergeant at Arms to restore order to the joint session. Mr. Green, take your seat, take your seat, sir.

Speaker 3 (07:11):

He has no mandate.

Speaker 2 (07:13):

Take your seat. Finding that members continue to engage in willful and concerted disruption of proper decorum, the chair now directs the Sergeant at Arms to restore order. Remove this gentleman from the chamber. Members are directed to uphold and maintain the decorum in the house. Mr. President, you can continue.

Donald Trump (08:11):

Thank you. Over the past six weeks, I have signed nearly 100 executive orders and taken more than 400 executive actions, a record, to restore common sense, safety, optimism, and wealth all across our wonderful land. The people elected me to do the job, and I'm doing it. In fact, it has been stated by many that the first month of our presidency, it's our presidency, is the most successful in the history of our nation by many. And what makes it even more impressive is that do you know who number two is? George Washington. How about that, how about it?, I don't know about that list, but we'll take it. Within hours of taking the oath of office, I declared a national emergency on our southern border and I deployed the U.S. military and Border Patrol to repel the invasion of our country, and what a job they've done.

(09:48)

As a result, illegal border crossings last month were by far the lowest ever recorded, ever. They heard my words and they chose not to come, much easier that way. In comparison, under Joe Biden, the worst president in American history, there were hundreds of thousands of illegal crossings a month, and virtually all of them, including murderers, drug dealers, gang members, and people from mental institutions and insane asylums were released into our country. Who would want to do that? This is my fifth such speech to Congress, and once again, I look at the Democrats in front of me and I realize there is absolutely nothing I can say to make them happy, or to make them stand, or smile, or applaud, nothing I can do. I could find a cure to the most devastating disease, a disease that would wipe out entire nations, or announce the answers to the greatest economy in history or the stoppage of crime to the lowest levels ever recorded and these people sitting right here will not clap, will not stand, and certainly will not cheer for these astronomical achievements, they won't do it no matter what.

(11:28)

Five times I've been up here, it's very sad and it just shouldn't be this way. So Democrats sitting before me, for just this one night, why not join us in celebrating so many incredible wins for America? For the good of our nation, let's work together and let's truly make America great again. Every day, my administration is fighting to deliver the change America needs to bring a future that America deserves, and we're doing it. This is a time for big dreams and bold action. Upon taking office, I imposed an immediate freeze on all federal hiring, a freeze on all new federal regulations, and a freeze on all foreign aid. I terminated the ridiculous Green News Scam, I withdrew from the unfair Paris Climate Accord, which was costing us trillions of dollars that other countries were not paying, I withdrew from the corrupt World Health Organization, and I also withdrew from the anti-American UN Human Rights Council.

(13:38)

We ended all of Biden's environmental restrictions that were making our country far less safe and totally unaffordable, and importantly, we ended the last administration's insane electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto workers and companies from economic destruction. To unshackle our economy, I have directed that for every one new regulation, 10 old regulations must be eliminated, just like I did in my very successful first day. And in that first term, we set records on ending unnecessary rules and regulations like no other president had done before. We ordered all federal workers to return to the office, they will either show up for work in person or be removed from their job. And we have ended weaponized government, where as an example, a sitting president is allowed to viciously prosecute his political opponent like me. How did that work out? Not too good, not too good.

(15:17)

And I have stopped all government censorship and brought back free speech in America, it's back. And two days ago I signed an order making English the official language of the United States of America. I renamed the Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of America, and likewise, I renamed for a great president William McKinley, Mount McKinley again. Beautiful Alaska, we love Alaska. We've ended the tyranny of so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion policies all across the entire federal government and indeed the private sector and our military, and our country will be woke no longer. We believe that whether you are a doctor, an accountant, a lawyer, or an air traffic controller, you should be hired and promoted based on skill and competence, not race or gender, very important. You should be hired based on merit, and the Supreme Court, in a brave and very powerful decision, has allowed us to do so. Thank you, thank you very much, thank you. We have removed the poison of critical race theory from our public schools, and I signed an order making it the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female. I also signed an executive order to ban men from playing in women's sports. Three years ago, Payton McNabb was an all-star high school athlete, one of the best preparing for a future in college sports, but when her girl's volleyball match was invaded by a male, he smashed the ball so hard in Payton's face, causing traumatic brain injury, partially paralyzing her right side and ending her athletic career. It was a shot like she's never seen before, she's never seen anything like it. Payton is here tonight in the gallery, and Payton, from now on, schools will kick the men off the girls team or they will lose all federal funding. And if you really want to see numbers, just take a look at what happened in the woman's boxing, weightlifting, track and field, swimming or cycling, where a male recently finished a long-distance race, five hours and 14 minutes ahead of a woman for a new record by five hours, broke the record by five hours. It's demeaning for women and it's very bad for our country, we're not going to put up with it any longer.

(20:26)

What I have just described is only a small fraction of the common sense revolution that is now, because of us, sweeping the entire world. Common sense has become a common theme and we will never go back, never, never going to let that happen. Among my very highest priorities is to rescue our economy and get dramatic and immediate relief to working families. As you know, we inherited from the last administration an economic catastrophe and an inflation nightmare. Their policies drove up energy prices, pushed up grocery costs, and drove the necessities of life out of reach for millions and millions of Americans, they've never had anything like it. We suffered the worst inflation in 48 years, but perhaps even in the history of our country, they're not sure.

(21:25)

As president, I'm fighting every day to reverse this damage and make America affordable again. Joe Biden especially let the price of eggs get out of control, the egg prices out of control, and we're working hard to get it back down. Secretary, do a good job on that, you inherited a total mess from the previous administration, do a good job. A major focus of our fight to defeat inflation is rapidly reducing the cost of energy. The previous administration cut the number of new oil and gas leases by 95%, slowed pipeline construction to a halt, and closed more than 100 power plants. We are opening up many of those power plants right now. And frankly, we have never seen anything like it, that's why on my first day in office I declared a national energy emergency. As you've heard me say many times, we have more liquid gold under our feet than any nation on earth, and by far. And now I fully authorize the most talented team ever assembled to go and get it. It's called Drill, baby, Drill. My administration is also working on a gigantic natural gas pipeline in Alaska, among the largest in the world, where Japan, South Korea and other nations want to be our partner with investments of trillions of dollars each, there's never been anything like that. One, it will be truly spectacular, it's all set to go, the permitting is gotten. And later this week I will also take historic action to dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths here in the USA.

(24:17)

To further the combat inflation, we will not only be reducing because of energy, but we'll be ending the flagrant waste of taxpayer dollars. And to that end, I have created the brand-new Department of Government Efficiency, DOGE. Perhaps you've heard of it, perhaps. Which is headed by Elon Musk, who is in the gallery tonight. Thank you, Elon, he's working very hard. He didn't need this, he didn't need this. Thank you very much, we appreciate it. Everybody here, even this side appreciates it I believe, they just don't want to admit that. Just listen to some of the appalling waste we have already identified. $22 billion from HHS to provide free housing and cars for illegal aliens, $45 million for diversity, equity and inclusion scholarships in Burma, $40 million to improve the social and economic inclusion of sedentary migrants,

Donald Trump (26:00):

Nobody knows what that is. $8 million to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho, which nobody has ever heard of. $60 million for Indigenous peoples and Afro-Colombian empowerment in Central America. $60 million. $8 million for making mice transgender. This is real. $32 million for a left-wing propaganda operation in Moldova. $10 million for male circumcision in Mozambique. $20 million for the Arab Sesame Street in the Middle East. It's a program. $20 million for a program. $1.9 billion to recently created decarbonization of homes committee headed up, and we know she's involved. Just at the last moment, the money was passed over by a woman named Stacey Abrams. Have you ever heard of her?

Speaker 4 (27:13):

Boo!

Speaker 5 (27:13):

Boo!

Donald Trump (27:16):

A $3.5 million consulting contract for lavish fish monitoring. $1.5 million for voter confidence in Liberia. $14 million for social cohesion in Mali. $59 million for illegal alien hotel rooms in New York City.

Speaker 4 (27:38):

Boo!

Speaker 5 (27:40):

Boo!

Donald Trump (27:41):

He's a real estate developer. He's done very well. $250,000 to increase vegan local climate action innovation in Zambia. $42 million for social and behavior change in Uganda. $14 million for improving public procurement in Serbia. $47 million for improving learning outcomes in Asia. Asia's doing very well with learning. You know what we're doing. Should use it ourselves. And $101 million for DEI contracts at the Department of Education. The most ever paid. Nothing even like it. Under the Trump administration, all of these scams, and there are far worse, but I didn't think it was appropriate to talk about them. They're so bad.

(28:34)

Many more have been found out and exposed and swiftly terminated by a group of very intelligent, mostly young people, headed up by Elon, and we appreciate it. We found hundreds of billions of dollars of fraud. And we've taken back the money and reduced our debt to fight inflation and other things. Taken back a lot of that money. We got it just in time.

Speaker 5 (29:14):

[inaudible 00:29:15]!

Speaker 6 (29:14):

[inaudible 00:29:15]!

Donald Trump (29:15):

This is just the beginning. The government's accountability office, a federal government office, has estimated annual fraud of over $500 billion in our nation, and we are working very hard to stop it. We're going to. We're also identifying shocking levels of incompetence and probable fraud in the social security program for our seniors and that our seniors and people that we love rely on.

(29:45)

Believe it or not, government databases list 4.7 million social security members from people aged 100 to 109 years old.

Speaker 5 (29:55):

No!

Speaker 6 (29:55):

It's false. False!

Donald Trump (30:00):

It lists 3.6 million people from ages 110 to 119. I don't know any of them. I know some people that are rather elderly but not quite that elderly. 3.47 million people from ages 120 to 129, 3.9 million people from ages 130 to 139.

Speaker 6 (30:32):

False!

Speaker 5 (30:32):

Not true!

Donald Trump (30:32):

3.5 million people from ages 140 to 149-

Speaker 5 (30:37):

Not true!

Donald Trump (30:40):

… and money is being paid to many of them, and we're searching right now. In fact, Pam, good luck. Good luck. You're going to find it, but a lot of money is paid out to people because it just keeps getting paid and paid, and nobody does.

(30:58)

And it really hurts social security and hurts our country. 1.3 million people from ages 150 to 159, and over 130,000 people according to the social security databases are aged over 160 years old.

Speaker 7 (31:20):

That's lying.

Donald Trump (31:22):

We have a healthier country than I thought, Bobby. Including, to finish, 1039 people between the ages of 220 and 229, one person between the age of 240 and 249, and one person is listed at 360 years of age, more than 100 years. More than 100 years older than our country.

(32:10)

But we're going to find out where that money's going, and it's not going to be pretty. By slashing all of the fraud, waste, and theft we can find, we will defeat inflation, bring down mortgage rates, lower car payments and grocery prices, protect our seniors, and put more money in the pockets of American families. And today, interest rates took a beautiful drop. Big, beautiful drop. It's about time. And in the near future, I want to do what has not been done in 24 years: balance the federal budget. We're going to balance it.

(32:58)

With that goal in mind, we have developed in great detail what we are calling the gold card, which goes on sale very, very soon. For $5 million, we will allow the most successful job-creating people from all over the world to buy a path to US citizenship. It's like the green card, but better and more sophisticated. And these people will have to pay tax in our country, they won't have to pay tax from where they came, the money that they've made, you wouldn't want to do that, but they have to pay tax, create jobs.

(33:54)

They'll also be taking people out of colleges and paying for them so that we can keep them in our country instead of having them being forced out. Number one at the top school, as an example, being forced out and not being allowed to stay and create tremendous numbers of jobs and great success for a company out there.

(34:13)

So while we take out the criminals, killers, traffickers, and child predators who are allowed to enter our country under the open border policy of these people, the Democrats, the Biden administration, the open-border insane policies that you've allowed to destroy our country, we will now bring in brilliant, hard-working, job-creating people. They're going to pay a lot of money, and we're going to reduce our debt with that money.

(34:53)

Americans have given us a mandate for bold and profound change. For nearly 100 years, the federal bureaucracy has grown until it has crushed our freedoms, ballooned our deficits, and held back America's potential in every possible way. The nation founded by pioneers and risk-takers now drowns under millions and millions of pages of regulations and debt. Approvals that should take 10 days to get instead take 10 years, 15 years, and even 20 years before you reject it.

(35:31)

And meanwhile, we have hundreds of thousands of federal workers who have not been showing up to work. My administration will reclaim power from this unaccountable bureaucracy, and we will restore true democracy to America again. And any federal bureaucrat who resists this change will be removed from office immediately because we are draining the swamp, it's very simple, and the days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over. And the next phase of our plan to deliver the greatest economy in history is for this Congress to pass tax cuts for everybody. They're in there, they're waiting for you to vote, and I'm sure that the people on my right, I don't mean the Republican right, but my right, right here, I'm sure you're going to vote for those tax cuts, because otherwise, I don't believe that people will ever vote you into office, so I'm doing you a big favor by telling you that. But I know this group is going to be voting for the tax cuts.

(37:21)

Thank you. It's a very, very big part of our plan. We had tremendous success in our first term. Within a very big part of our plan, we're seeking permanent income tax cuts all across the board and to get urgently needed relief to Americans hit especially hard by inflation. I'm calling for no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on social security benefits for our great seniors. And I also want to make interest payments on car loans tax-deductible, but only if the car is made in America. And by the way, we're going to have growth in the auto industry like nobody's ever seen. Plants are opening up all over the place, deals are being made, never seen. That's a combination of the election win and tariffs. It's a beautiful word, isn't it?

(38:37)

That along with our other policies will allow our auto industry to absolutely boom. It's going to boom. Spoke to the majors today, all three, the top people, and they're so excited. In fact, already numerous car companies have announced that they will be building massive automobile plants in America, with Honda just announcing a new plant in Indiana, one of the largest anywhere in the world. And this has taken place since our great victory on November 5th, a date which will hopefully go down as one of the most important in the history of our country. In addition, as part of our tax cuts, we want to cut taxes on domestic production and all manufacturing, and just as we did before, we will provide 100% expensing. It will be retroactive to January 20th, 2025, and it was one of the main reasons why our tax cuts were so successful in our first term, giving us the most successful economy in the history of our country. First term. We had a great first term.

(40:09)

If you don't make your product in America, however, under the Trump administration, you will pay a tariff, and in some cases, a rather large one. Other countries have used tariffs against us for decades, and now it's our turn to start using them against those other countries.

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On average, the European Union, China, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Canada, have you heard of them? And countless other nations charge us tremendously higher tariffs than we charge them. It's very unfair. India charges us auto tariffs higher than 100%. China's average tariff on our products is twice what we charge them, and South Korea's average tariff is four times higher. Think of that. Four times higher. And we give so much help militarily and in so many other ways to South Korea, but that's what happens. This is happening by friend and foe.

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This system is not fair to the United States and never was, and so on April 2nd, I wanted to make it April 1st, but I didn't want to be accused of April Fool's Day. Just one day costs us a lot of money, but we're going to do it in April. I'm a very superstitious person. April 2nd, reciprocal tariffs kick in, and whatever they tariff us, other countries, we will tariff them. That's reciprocal, back and forth. Whatever they tax us, we will tax them.

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If they do non-monetary tariffs to keep us out of their market, then we will do non-monetary barriers to keep them out of our market. There's a lot of that too. They don't even allow us in their market.

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We will take in trillions and trillions of dollars and create jobs like we have never seen before. I did it with China and I did it with others, and the Biden administration couldn't do anything about it because it was so much money, they couldn't do anything about it. We have been ripped off for decades by nearly every country on Earth, and we will not let that happen any longer. Much has been said over the last three months about Mexico and Canada, but we have very large deficits with both of them, but even more importantly, they've allowed fentanyl to come into our country at levels never seen before, killing hundreds of thousands of our citizens, and many very young, beautiful people, destroying families. Nobody's ever seen anything like it. They are in effect receiving subsidies of hundreds of billions of dollars. We pay subsidies to Canada and to Mexico of hundreds of billions of dollars, and the United States will not be doing that any longer. We're not going to do it any longer.

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Thanks to our America-first policies we're putting into place, we have had $ 1.7 trillion of new investment in America in just the past few weeks. The combination of the election and our economic policies that people of SoftBank, one of the most brilliant anywhere in the world, announced a $200 billion investment.

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OpenAI and Oracle, Larry Ellison announced 500 billion investment, which they wouldn't have done if Kamala had won. Apple announced a $500 billion investment. Tim Cook called me, he said, "I cannot spend it fast enough." It's going to be much higher than that, I believe. They'll be building their plants here instead of in China.

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And just yesterday, Taiwan Semiconductor, the biggest in the world, most powerful in the world, has a tremendous amount, 97% of the market, announced a $165 billion investment to build the most powerful chips on earth right here in the USA.

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And we're not giving them any money. Your CHIPS Act is a horrible, horrible thing. We give hundreds of billions of dollars, and it doesn't mean a thing. They take our money and they don't spend it. All that meant to them, we're giving them no money. All that was important to them was they didn't want to pay the tariffs, so they came and they're building, and many other companies are coming.

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We don't have to give them money. We just want to protect our businesses and our people, and they will come because they won't have to pay tariffs if they build in America, so it's very amazing. You should get rid of the CHIPS Act, and whatever's left over, Mr. Speaker, you should use it to reduce debt or any other reason you want to.

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Our new trade policy will also be great for the American farmer, I love the farmer, who will now be selling into our home market, the USA, because nobody is going to be able to compete with you because there's goods that come in from other countries and companies. They're really, really in a bad position in so many different ways. They're uninspected. They may be very dirty and disgusting, and they come in and they pour in, and they hurt our American farmers.

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The tariffs will go on agricultural product coming into America, and our farmers, starting on April 2nd, it may be a little bit of an adjustment period. We had that before when I made the deal with China, $50 billion of purchases, and I said, "Just bear with me," and they did. They did. Probably have to bear with me again, and this will be even better. That was great.

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The problem with it was that Biden didn't enforce it. He didn't enforce it. $50 billion of purchases, and we were doing great, but Biden did not enforce it, and it hurt our farmers. But our farmers are going to have a field day right now. So to our farmers, have a lot of fun. I love you too. I love you too. It's all going to happen.

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And I have also imposed a 25% tariff on foreign aluminum, copper, lumber, and steel because if we don't have, as an example, steel, and lots of other things, we don't have a military, and frankly, we just won't have a country very long. Here today is a proud American steelworker, fantastic person, from Decatur, Alabama. Jeff Denard has been working at the same steel plant for 27 years in a job that has allowed him to serve as the captain of his local volunteer fire department, raised seven children with his beautiful wife, Nicole, and over the years, provide a loving home for more than 40 foster children. So great, Jeff. Thank you, Jeff. Thank you, Jeff.

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Stories like Jeff's remind us that tariffs are not just about protecting American jobs, they're about protecting the soul of our country. Tariffs are about making America rich again and making America great again, and it's happening, and it will happen rather quickly. There'll be a little disturbance, but we're okay with that. It won't be much.

Speaker 4 (48:46):

No, we're not.

Donald Trump (48:47):

No, you're not. Uh-oh. And look where Biden took us. Very low, the lowest we've ever been.

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Jeff, I want to thank you very much, and I also want to recognize another person who has devoted herself to foster care community. She works so hard on it, a very loving person, our magnificent First Lady of the United States. Melania's work has yielded incredible results, helping prepare our nation's future leaders as they enter the workforce.

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Our First Lady is joined by two impressive young women, very impressive. Haley Ferguson, who benefited from the First Lady's Fostering the Future initiative and is poised to complete her education and become a teacher. And Elliston Berry, who became a victim of an illicit deepfake image produced by a peer. With Elliston's help, the Senate just passed the Take It Down Act, and this is so important. Thank you very much, John. John Thune. Thank you. Stand up, John. Thank you, John. Thank you all very much. Thank you.

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And thank you to John Thune and the Senate. Great job. To criminalize the publication of such images online is terrible, a terrible thing, and once it passes the house, I look forward to signing that bill into law. Thank you. And I'm going to use that bill for myself too, if you don't mind, because nobody gets treated worse than I do online. Nobody. That's great. Thank you very much to the Senate. Thank you.

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But if we truly care about protecting America's children, no step is more crucial than securing America's borders. Over the past four years, 21 million people poured into the United States. Many of them were murderers, human traffickers, gang members and other criminals from the streets of dangerous cities, all throughout the world. Because of Joe Biden's insane and very dangerous open-border policies, they're now strongly embedded in our country, but we are getting them out and getting them out fast.

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And I want to thank Tom Homan, and Christy, I want to thank you and Paul of Border Patrol. I want to thank you. What a job they've all done. Everybody. Border Patrol, ICE. Law enforcement in general is incredible.

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Donald Trump (52:00):

We have to take care of our law enforcement. Have to. Last year a brilliant 22-year-old nursing student named Laken Riley, the best in her class, admired by everybody, went out for a jog on the campus of the University of Georgia. That morning, Laken was viciously attacked, assaulted, beaten, brutalized, and horrifically murdered. Laken was stolen from us by a savage illegal alien gang member who was arrested while trespassing across Biden's open southern border and then set loose into the United States under the heartless policies of that failed administration. It was indeed a failed administration. He had then been arrested and released in a Democrat-run sanctuary city, a disaster, before ending the life of this beautiful young angel.

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With us this evening are Laken's beloved mother, Allison, and her sister, Lauren. Last year I told Laken's grieving parents that we would ensure their daughter would not have died in vain. That's why the very first bill I signed into law as your 47th president mandates the detention of all dangerous criminal aliens who threaten public safety. It's a very strong, powerful act. It's called the Laken Riley Act. So Allison and Lauren, America will never, ever forget our beautiful Laken Hope Riley. Thank you very much. Since taking office, my administration has launched the most sweeping border and immigration crackdown in American history, and we quickly achieved the lowest numbers of illegal border crossers ever recorded. Thank you.

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The media and our friends in the Democrat party kept saying we needed new legislation, we must have legislation to secure the border, but it turned out that all we really needed was a new president. Thank you. Joe Biden didn't just open our borders, he flew illegal aliens over them to overwhelm our schools, hospitals and communities throughout the country. Entire towns like Aurora, Colorado, and Springfield, Ohio, buckled under the weight of the migrant occupation and corruption like nobody's ever seen before. Beautiful towns destroyed. Now just as I promised in my inaugural address, we are achieving the great liberation of America. But there still is much work to be done. Here tonight is a woman I have gotten to know, Alexis Nungaray, from Houston. Wonderful woman. Last June, Alexis's 12-year-old daughter, her precious Jocelyn, walked to a nearby convenience store. She was kidnapped, tied up, assaulted for two hours under a bridge and horrifically murdered. Arrested and charged with this heinous crime are two illegal alien monsters from Venezuela released into America by the last administration through their ridiculous open border. The death of this beautiful 12-year-old girl and the agony of her mother and family touched our entire nation greatly. Alexis, I promised that we would always remember your daughter, your magnificent daughter, and earlier tonight I signed an order keeping my word to you. One thing I have learned about Jocelyn is that she loved animals so much, she loved nature. Across Galveston Bay, from where Jocelyn lived, in Houston, you'll find a magnificent national wildlife refuge, a pristine, peaceful 34,000 acre sanctuary for all of God's creatures on the edge of the Gulf of America.

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Alexis, moments ago I formally renamed that refuge in loving memory of your beautiful daughter, Jocelyn. So Mr. Vice President, if you would, may I have the order. Thank you very much. All three savages charged with Jocelyn and Laken's murders were members of the Venezuelan prison gang, the toughest gang they say in the world, known as Tren De Aragua. Two weeks ago I officially designated this gang along with MS-13 and the bloodthirsty Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. They are now officially in the same category as ISIS, and that's not good for them. Countless thousands of these terrorists were welcomed into the US by the Biden administration, but now every last one will be rounded up and forcibly removed from our country, or if they're too dangerous, put in jails, standing trial in this country because we don't want them to come back ever. With us this evening is a warrior on the front lines of that battle, border patrol agent, Roberto Ortiz. Great guy.

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In January, Roberto and another agent were patrolling by the Rio Grande, near an area known as Cartel Island, doesn't sound too nice to me, when heavily armed gunmen started shooting at them. Roberto saw that his partner was totally exposed at great danger and he leapt into action returning fire and providing crucial seconds for his fellow agent to seek safety, and just barely. I have some of the prints of that event, and it was not good. Agent Ortiz, we salute you for your great courage and for your line of fire that you took, and for the bravery that you showed, we honor you and we will always honor you. Thank you Roberto, very much.

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Thank you Roberto. And I actually got to know him on my many calls to the border. He's a great gentleman. The territory to the immediate south of our border is now dominated entirely by criminal cartels that murder, rape, torture, and exercise total control, they have total control over a whole nation, posing a grave threat to our national security. The cartels are waging war on America and it's time for America to wage war on the cartels, which we're doing. Five nights ago, Mexican authorities, because of our tariff policies being imposed on them, think of this, handed over to us 29 of the biggest cartel leaders in their country. That has never happened before, they want to make us happy. First time ever. But we need Mexico and Canada to do much more than they've done and they have to stop the fentanyl and drugs pouring into the USA. They're going to stop it.

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I have sent Congress a detailed funding request laying out exactly how we will eliminate these threats to protect our homeland and complete the largest deportation operation in American history, larger even then current record holder, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, a moderate man, but someone who believed very strongly in borders. Americans expect Congress to send me this funding without delay so I can sign it into law, so Mr. Speaker, John Thune, both of you, I hope you're going to be able to do that. Mr. Speaker, thank you. Mr. Leader, thank you. Thank you very much, and let's get it to me. I'll sign it so fast, you won't even believe it. And as we reclaim our sovereignty, we must also bring back law and order to our cities and towns. In recent years our justice system has been turned upside down by radical left lunatics. Many jurisdictions virtually seized enforcing the law against dangerous repeat offenders while weaponizing law enforcement against political opponents like me. My administration has acted swiftly and decisively to restore fair, equal and impartial justice under the constitutional rule of law. Starting at the FBI and the DOJ, Pam, good luck. Cash, wherever you may be, good luck. Good luck. Pam Bondi. Good luck. So important. Going to do a great job. Cash, thank you. Thank you, Cash. They've already started very strong, they're going to do a fantastic job, you're going to be very proud of them. We're also, once again, giving our police officers the support, protection and respect they so dearly deserve, they have to get it. They have such a hard, dangerous job, but we're going to make it less dangerous. The problem is the bad guys don't respect the law, but they're starting to respect it and they soon will respect it. This also includes our great fire departments throughout the country, our firemen and women are unbelievable people and I will never forget them. And besides that, they voted for me in record numbers so I have no chance.

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One year ago this month, 31-year-old New York police officer, Jonathan Diller, unbelievably wonderful person and a great officer, was gunned down at a traffic stop on Long Island. I went to his funeral. The vicious criminal charged with his murder had 21 prior arrests, and they were rough arrests too. He was a real bad one. The thug in the seat next to him had 14 prior arrests and went by the name of Killer. He was Killer, he killed other people, they say a lot of them. I attended Officer Diller's service and when I met his wife and 1-year-old son, Ryan, it was very inspirational actually. His widow's name is Stephanie and she's here tonight. Stephanie, thank you very much, Stephanie. Thank you very much.

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Stephanie, we're going to make sure that Ryan knows his dad was a true hero, New York's finest, and we are going to get these cold-blooded killers and repeat offenders off our streets and we're going to do it fast. Got to stop it. They get out with 28 arrests, they push people into subway trains. They hit people over the head, back of the head with baseball bats. We got to get them out of here. I have already signed an executive order requiring a mandatory death penalty for anyone who murders a police officer, and tonight I'm asking Congress to pass that policy into permanent law. I'm also asking for a new crime bill getting tough on repeat offenders while enhancing protections for America's police officers so they can do their jobs without fear of their lives being totally destroyed. They don't want to be killed, we're not going to let them be killed.

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Joining us in the gallery tonight is a young man who truly loves our police. His name is DJ Daniel, he is 13 years old, and he has always dreamed of becoming a police officer. But in 2018, DJ was diagnosed with brain cancer. The doctors gave him five months at most to live. That was more than six years ago. Since that time, DJ and his dad have been on a quest to make his dream come true and DJ has been sworn in as an honorary law enforcement officer actually a number of times. The police love him, the police departments love him. And tonight, DJ, we're going to do you the biggest honor of them all. I am asking our new Secret Service director, Sean Curran, to officially make you an agent of the United States Secret Service. Thank you DJ. DJ's doctors believe his cancer likely came from a chemical he was exposed to when he was younger.

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Since 1975, rates of child cancer have increased by more than 40%. Reversing this trend is one of the top priorities for our new presidential commission to make America healthy again, chaired by our new Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. With the name Kennedy, you would've thought everybody over here would've been cheering. How quickly they forget. Our goal is to get toxins out of our environment, poisons out of our food supply, and keep our children healthy and strong. As an example, not long ago, and you can't even believe these numbers, one in 10,000 children had autism, one in 10,000. And now it's one in 36. There's something wrong, one in 36, think of that. So we're going to find out what it is, and there's nobody better than Bobby and all of the people that are working with you, you have the best to figure out what is going on.

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Okay, Bobby, good luck. It's a very important job, thank you. Thank you. My administration is also working to protect our children from toxic ideologies in our schools. A few years ago, January Littlejohn and her husband discovered that their daughter's school had secretly socially transitioned their 13-year-old little girl. Teachers and administrators conspired to deceive January and her husband while encouraging her daughter to use a new name and pronouns, they, them pronoun actually, all without telling January, who is here tonight and is now a courageous advocate against this form of child abuse. January, thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Stories like this are why shortly after taking office, I signed an executive order banning public schools from indoctrinating our children with transgender ideology.

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I also signed an order to cut off all taxpayer funding to any institution that engages in the sexual mutilation of our youth. And now I want Congress to pass a bill permanently banning and criminalizing sex changes on children and forever ending the lie that any child is trapped in the wrong body. This is a big lie. And our message to every child in America is that you are perfect exactly the way God made you. We're getting wokeness out of our schools and out of our military, and it's already out, and it's out of our society, we don't want it. Wokeness is trouble. Wokeness is bad. It's gone. It's gone. And we feel so much better for it, don't we? Don't we feel better? Our service members won't be activists and ideologues, they will be fighters and warriors, they will fight for our country. And Pete, congratulations. Secretary of Defense, congratulations. And he's not big into the woke movement, I can tell you. I know him well. I am pleased to report that in January, the US army had its single best recruiting month in 15 years, and that all armed services are having among the best recruiting results ever in the history of our services. What a difference. And you know, it was just a few months ago where the results were exactly the opposite, we couldn't recruit anywhere, we couldn't recruit. Now we're having the best results just about that we've ever had. What a tremendous turnaround. It's really a beautiful thing to see people love our country again, it's very simple.

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They love our country and they love being in our military again, so it's a great thing, and thank you very much. Great job, thank you. We're joined tonight by a young man, Jason Hartley, who knows the weight of that call of duty. Jason's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all wore the uniform. Jason tragically lost his dad, who was also a Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy, when he was just a boy, and now he wants to carry on the family legacy of service. Jason

Donald Trump (01:18:00):

… soon as a senior in high school, a six-letter varsity athlete, a really good athlete, they say, a brilliant student with a 4.46, that's good, GPA, and his greatest dream is to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Jason, that's a very big deal getting in. That's a hard one to get into, but I'm pleased to inform you that your application has been accepted. You'll soon be joining the Corps of Cadets. Thank you. Jason, you're going to be on the long gray line, Jason. As Commander-in-Chief, my focus is on building the most powerful military of the future. As a first step, I'm asking Congress to fund a state-of-the-art Golden Dome missile defense shield to protect our homeland, all made in the USA. Ronald Reagan wanted to do it long ago, but the technology just wasn't there, not even close, but now we have the technology. It's incredible actually. Other places, they have it. Israel has it. Other places have it, and the United States should have it too, Tim, right? They should have it too.

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I want to thank you, but it's a very, very important. This is a very dangerous world. We should have it. We want to be protected, and we're going to protect our citizens like never before. To boost our defense industrial base, we are also going to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry, including commercial shipbuilding and military shipbuilding. For that purpose, I'm announcing tonight that we will create a new office of shipbuilding in the White House and offer special tax incentives to bring this industry home to America where it belongs. We used to make so many ships. We don't make them anymore very much, but we're going to make them very fast, very soon. It will have a huge impact. To further enhance our national security, my administration will be reclaiming the Panama Canal, and we've already started doing it. Just today, a large American company announced they are buying both ports around the Panama Canal, and lots of other things having to do with the Panama Canal, and a couple of other canals.

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The Panama Canal was built by Americans for Americans, not for others, but others could use it, but it was built at tremendous cost of American blood and treasure. 38,000 workers died building the Panama Canal. They died of malaria. They died of snake bites and mosquitoes, not a nice place to work. They paid them very highly to go there knowing there was a 25% chance that they would die, the most expensive project also that was ever built in our country's history if you bring it up to modern-day costs. It was given away by the Carter administration for $1, but that agreement has been violated very severely. We didn't give it to China, we gave it to Panama, and we're taking it back. We have Marco Rubio in charge. Good luck, Marco. Now, we know who to blame if anything goes wrong. No, Marco has been amazing and he's going to do a great job. Think of it, he got 100 votes. He was approved with, actually, 99, but the 100th was this gentleman, and I feel very certain, so let's assume he got 100 votes.

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I'm either very, very happy about that or I'm very concerned about it, but he's already proven. I mean, he's a great gentleman. He's respected by everybody, and we appreciate you voting for Marco. He's going to do a fantastic job. Thank you. Thank you. He's doing a great job. Great job. I also have a message tonight for the incredible people of Greenland. We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America. We need Greenland for national security and even international security. We're working with everybody involved to try and get it, but we need it really for international world security, and I think we're going to get it. One way or the other, we're going to get it. We will keep you safe, we will make you rich, and together, we will take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before.

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It's a very small population, but very, very large piece of land and very, very important for military security. America is, once again, standing strong against the forces of radical Islamic terrorism. Three and a half years ago, Isis terrorists killed 13 American service members and countless others in the Abbey Gate bombing during the disastrous and incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan. Not that they were withdrawing, it was the way they withdrew, perhaps the most embarrassing moment in the history of our country. Tonight, I am pleased to announce that we have just apprehended the top terrorists responsible for that atrocity, and he is right now on his way here to face the swift sword of American justice. I want to thank especially the government of Pakistan for helping arrest this monster. This was a very momentous day for those 13 families who I actually got to know very well, most of them, whose children were murdered, and the many people that were so badly, over 42 people, so badly injured on that fateful day in Afghanistan. What a horrible day.

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Such incompetence was shown, that when Putin saw what happened, I guess he said, "Wow, maybe this is my chance." That's how bad it was. Should have never happened, grossly incompetent people. I spoke to many of the parents and loved ones, and they're all in our hearts tonight. Just spoke to them on the phone. We had a big call. Every one of them called and everybody was on the line, and they did nothing but cry with happiness. They were very happy, as happy as you can be under those circumstances. Their child, brother, sister, son, daughter was killed for no reason, whatsoever. In the Middle East, we're bringing back our hostages from Gaza. In my first term, we achieved one of the most groundbreaking peace agreements in generations, the Abraham Accords, and now we're going to build on that foundation to create a more peaceful and prosperous future for the entire region. A lot of things are happening in the Middle East. People have been talking about that so much lately with everything going on with Ukraine and Russia, but a lot of things are happening in the Middle East. Rough neighborhood, actually.

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I'm also working tirelessly to end the savage conflict in Ukraine. Millions of Ukrainians and Russians have been needlessly killed or wounded in this horrific and brutal conflict with no end in sight. The United States has sent hundreds of billions of dollars to support Ukraine's defense with no security, with no anything. Do you want to keep it going for another five years? Yeah, yeah. You would say Pocahontas says yes. 2, 000 people are being killed every single week. More than that, they're Russian young people, they're Ukrainian young people. They're not Americans, but I wanted to stop. Meanwhile, Europe has sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine by far. Think of that. They've spent more buying Russian oil and gas than they have defending, and we've spent perhaps $350 billion, like taking candy from a baby. That's what happened. They've spent $100 billion dollars. What a difference that is. We have an notion separating us and they don't, but we're getting along very well with them and lots of good things are happening.

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Biden has authorized more money in this fight than Europe has spent by billions and billions of dollars. It's hard to believe that they wouldn't have stopped it and said at some point, "Come on, let's equalize. You got to be equal to us," but that didn't happen. Earlier today, I received an important letter from President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The letter reads, "Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than the Ukrainians." He said, " My team and I stand ready to work under President Trump's strong leadership to get a peace that lasts. We do really value how much America has done to help Ukraine maintain its sovereignty and independence. Regarding the agreement on minerals and security, Ukraine is ready to sign it at any time that is convenient for you." I appreciate that he sent this letter, just got it a little while ago. Simultaneously, we've had serious discussions with Russia and have received strong signals that they are ready for peace. Wouldn't that be beautiful? Wouldn't that be beautiful? Wouldn't that be beautiful? It's time to stop this madness. It's time to halt the killing. It's time to end the senseless war. If you want to end wars, you have to talk to both sides. Nearly four years ago, amid rising tensions, a history teacher named Marc Fogel was detained in Russia and sentenced to 14 years in a penal colony. Rough stuff. The previous administration barely lifted a finger to help him. They knew he was innocent but they had no idea where to begin. But last summer, I promised his 95-year-old mother, Malphine, that we would bring her boy safely back home. After 22 days in office, I did just that, and they are here tonight. To Mark and his great mom, we are delighted to have you safe and sound and with us. As fate would have it, Marc Fogel was born in a small rural town in Butler, Pennsylvania. Have you heard of it? Where his mother has lived for the past 78 years. I just happened to go there last July 13th for a rally, that was not pleasant, and that is where I met his beautiful mom right before I walked onto that stage.

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I told her I would not forget what she said about her son, and I never did, did I? Never forgot. Less than 10 minutes later, at that same rally, gunfire rang out and a sick and deranged assassin unloaded eight bullets from his sniper's perch into a crowd of many thousands of people. My life was saved by a fraction of an inch, but some were not so lucky. Corey Comparator was a firefighter, a veteran, a Christian, a husband, a devoted father, and above all, a protector. When the sound of gunshots pierced, the air was a horrible sound, Corey knew instantly what it was and what to do. He threw himself on top of his wife and daughters and shielded them from the bullets with his own body. Corey was hit really hard. You know the story from there. He sacrificed his life to save theirs. Two others, very fine people, were also seriously hit, but thankfully, with the help of two great country doctors, we thought they were gone and they were saved, so those doctors had great talent.

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We're joined by Corey's wife, Helen, who was his high school sweetheart, and their two beloved daughters, Allyson and Kaylee. Thank you. To Helen, Allyson, and Kaylee, Corey is looking down on his three beautiful ladies right now, and he's cheering you on. He loves you. He's cheering you on. Corey was taken from us much too soon, but his destiny was to leave us all with a shining example of the selfless devotion of a true American patriot. It was love like Corey's that built our country and it's love like Corey's that is going to make our country more majestic than ever before. I believe that my life was saved that day in Butler for a very good reason. I was saved by God to make America great again. I believe that. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much.

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From the Patriots of Lexington and Concord, to the heroes of Gettysburg and Normandy, from the Warriors who crossed the Delaware, to the Trailblazers who climbed the Rockies, and from the legends who soared at Kitty Hawk, to the astronauts who touched the moon, Americans have always been the people who defied all odds, transcended all dangers, made the most extraordinary sacrifices, and did whatever it took to defend our children, our country, and our freedom. As we have seen in this chamber tonight, that same strength, faith, love, and spirit is still alive and thriving in the hearts of the American people. Despite the best efforts of those who would try to censor us, silence us, break us, destroy us, Americans are, today, a proud, free sovereign and independent nation that will always be free, and we will fight for it till death. We will never let anything happen to our beloved country, because we are a country of doers, dreamers, fighters, and survivors.

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Our ancestors crossed a vast ocean, strode into the unknown wilderness, and carved their fortunes from the rock and soil of a perilous and very dangerous frontier. They chased our destiny across a boundless continent. They built the railroads, laid the highways, and graced the world with American marvels, like the Empire State Building, the mighty Hoover Dam, and the towering Golden Gate Bridge. They lit the world with electricity, broke free of the force of gravity, fired up the engines of American industry, vanquished the communists, fascists, and Marxists all over the world, and gave us countless modern wonders sculpted out of iron, glass, and steel. We stand on the shoulders of these pioneers who won and built the modern age, these workers who poured their sweat into the skylines of our cities, these warriors who shed their blood on fields of battle and gave everything they had for our rights and for our freedom. Now, it is our time to take up the righteous cause of American liberty, and it is our turn to take America's destiny into our own hands and begin the most thrilling days in the history of our country.

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This will be our greatest era. With God's help, over the next four years, we are going to lead this nation even higher, and we are going to forge the freest, most advanced, most dynamic, and most dominant civilization ever to exist on the face of this earth. We are going to create the highest quality of life, build the safest, and wealthiest, and healthiest, and most vital communities anywhere in the world. We are going to conquer the vast frontiers of science, and we are going to lead humanity into space and plant the American flag on the planet Mars and even far beyond. Through it all, we are going to rediscover the unstoppable power of the American spirit, and we are going to renew unlimited promise of the American dream. Every single day, we will stand up and we will fight, fight, fight for the country our citizens believe in and for the country our people deserve. My fellow Americans, get ready for an incredible future, because the golden age of America has only just begun. It will be like nothing that has ever been seen before. Thank you. God bless you and God bless America.