- Here is the full text of President Donald Trump’s inauguration address, delivered on January 20, 2025, in the Capitol Rotunda. In his speech, Trump promised a “golden age of America,” retribution for the “weaponization of the Justice Department,” and to “declare a national emergency at our southern border.” “I will very simply put America first. Our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced,” Trump said. “Our top priority will be to create a nation that is proud, prosperous and free.”
Donald Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much everybody. Well, thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the United States Supreme Court, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens.
