On the eve of his inauguration, Donald Trump held his final pre-inauguration rally to a crowd of cheering supporters inside Washington’s Capital One Arena, speaking on topics ranging from TikTok to ending the war in Ukraine. did.
The event was the first major speech in Washington since his Jan. 6, 2021 speech before a mob of angry supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Notably, Donald Trump has said he will pardon more than 1,500 people charged or convicted in connection with the Capitol incident.
President Trump’s immigration plan
As cheers rang out at the “Make America Great Again Victory Rally,” President Trump said, “By sundown tomorrow, the invasion of our country will have stopped.”
President Trump reiterated his pledge to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. history to remove millions of immigrants from American soil, saying, “We are going to stop the invasion of our borders.” Ta.
The Republican promised the crowd that he would “solve every crisis” facing the country.
He pledged to eliminate “all illegal alien gang members and immigrant criminals operating on U.S. territory” and said control of U.S. sovereign territory and borders would be quickly restored.
Notably, a person familiar with Trump’s plans said border security will be a major part of his first executive order, with Trump potentially classifying drug cartels as “foreign terrorist organizations.” Reuters reported.
The report also states that as president, Trump declared a state of emergency on the U.S.-Mexico border and implemented a “remain in Mexico” policy that forced non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their U.S. court dates. He said he would start a movement toward revival.
Historic speed in the Oval Office
President Trump, who defeated Democrat Kamala Harris in the U.S. presidential election and is scheduled to return to the Oval Office for a second term, has described the situation as “the greatest political movement in American history,” and said that 75 days ago, “the most epic… rejoiced at the political victory.
“Starting tomorrow, I will act with historic speed and force to resolve every crisis facing our country,” he said.
“End” the Ukraine war and stop “chaos in the Middle East”
President Trump took credit for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, saying it was a “first step toward lasting peace in the Middle East” and that it was a sign of his November election victory. He added that this only happened as a result.
“Mr. Biden said he had a deal…first of all, if I were president, (the Israel-Hamas conflict) would never have happened,” the Republican said.
Among President Trump’s many promises at his pre-inauguration rallies: “I will end the war in Ukraine, stop the chaos in the Middle East, prevent World War III from starting — and you never know.” “No” was also included. How close are we? ”
JFK, Kennedy assassination files to be released
Amid cheers and chants, Donald Trump promised to reverse the “hyperclassification” of government documents. This appears to be a reference to federal charges that he kept classified documents after leaving the White House.
He has promised to release classified documents related to the assassinations of former US President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert Kennedy and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. within days.
During his campaign, he promised to release classified information and law enforcement documents related to the 1963 assassination of JFK, widely known as America’s 35th president.
President Trump made a similar promise during his last term, and in fact released documents related to JFK. However, it ultimately had to succumb to pressure from the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
usa iron dome
Donald Trump told a crowd at the U.S. Capitol that when he takes office he will direct the U.S. military to begin construction of the “Iron Dome” missile defense shield, which he said will be American-made.
Republicans previously vowed to build a state-of-the-art missile defense “force field” around the United States.
Need to save TikTok
Social media platform TikTok has restored service in the United States, a short time after President Donald Trump promised to save the video-sharing medium.
The app had been temporarily suspended in the United States after a law banning the app went into effect on Sunday, citing national security concerns.
“Frankly, we have no choice, we have to save a lot of jobs. We don’t want to give our business to China, we don’t want to give our business away,” Trump said at a rally before taking office. I don’t want to.” to others. ”
The deal would allow the U.S. to extend the ban for 90 days if the White House can show progress toward a reasonable agreement for TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell its U.S. subsidiary to a non-Chinese owner. .
The brief ban in the US also caused TikTok to disappear from Apple and Google’s app stores.
Trump also said he spoke with Apple CEO Tim Cook and told him the company was “looking to make a major investment in the United States because of our big election victory.”
President Trump attacks Biden administration
President Trump said on January 20, “Four years of American decline are coming to an end, and a brand new day of American strength, prosperity, dignity and pride begins.”
“We are going to end the reign of a failed and corrupt political system in Washington, once and for all,” he said of the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden.
President Trump said he would rescind all executive orders issued by outgoing President Joe Biden.
President Trump, who celebrated his victory in the US presidential election one last time before taking the Oval Office, also promised to eliminate “wokeness” policies from the military and schools. He said his administration intends to restore “patriotism” to schools.
President Trump also said he would visit California on Friday, January 24, to survey and assess the damage caused by the Los Angeles wildfires.
Additionally, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was among the many dignitaries in attendance. Musk was nominated by the Republican Party to chair an advisory committee called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
After speaking about DOGE, President Trump invited Musk to the stage and then Tesla’s CEO said, “…we look forward to making a lot of changes. This victory is the beginning. Important things to come. The goal is to make important changes and improve the situation.” The foundation for America to be strong for centuries to come…Make America great again…”
Donald Trump will be sworn in as President of the United States inside the Rotunda of the Capitol after the ceremony was moved indoors due to cold weather. Approximately 25,000 law enforcement personnel are expected to be deployed to provide security for the event.
(Information provided by agency)
