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We know he's going to do exactly the opposite, in particular making sure that he serves his conservative base,
said Jamarr Brown, executive director of Color of Change PAC
I preached on Grounding – how to move forward even though we are feeling a sense of impending doom and chaos,
said Miller, who voted for HarrisMany of the guys who come here looking for work didn't show because supposedly there was going to be a raid,
said Baudelio Victorio, 51, a legal U.S. resident, who has been in the country for 12 yearsBecause of the economy and the state of things, people are in fear,
Johnson said
I would hope he would have sympathy for us dealing with this situation,
said Denise Jones, 61, a claims adjuster who lost her house in Altadena
We now have a government that cannot manage a single crisis at home. All of this will change starting today, and it will change very quickly.”
Citing hurricanes and fires, Trump again delivered a made-for-TV roast of his predecessor by stating
Mr President, I’m sure there were times the last four years when you thought it was pretty dark. But look what God has done.”
Before offering a prayer, under the gaze of a bust of Martin Luther King, Christian evangelist Franklin Graham had reflectedNever again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents.”
The new president, who once faced four criminal cases and was convicted in one of them, insistedMy life was saved for a reason,
he said, recalling how he survived an assassination attempt by inches at a campaign rally on a Pennsylvania field last yearMy recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal taking place and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and indeed their freedom.”
He added
Thank you, Joe.”
He turned and shook Biden’s hand and appeared to sayFrom this moment on, America’s decline is over.”
Trump vowedAs we gather today our government confronts a crisis of trust. For many years, a radical and corrupt establishment has extracted power and wealth from our citizens while the pillars of our society lay broken and seemingly in complete disrepair.”
He went onI am inclined to pardon many of them,
he has said
In 2025, for a while at least, we’ve banned YouTube completely. Our son’s adapted by creating lo-fi versions of that same content for himself, and us,
writes Séamas O’Reilly
Even beyond the executive orders, there will be executive actions that he'll be putting into place. We talk about 'Remain in Mexico,' ending 'Catch and Release,' the border policies, energy deregulation to allow drilling to get going again in a number of places, but also ending DEI and the wokeism that has really infected our federal government."
Jason Miller, a senior adviser for Trump, told Sky News on Sunday
Is that a joke?"
Asked by reporters whether Trump should get credit, Biden said
We're going to close the border. Day 1, the border gets closed."
Trump has also promised to close the southern border between the US and Mexico on his first day, saying in 2023
In the coming days, we are going to make public remaining records related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other topics of great public interest,
he said on SundayWe put America first and it all starts tomorrow, ... You're going to have a lot of fun watching television tomorrow."
he told the crowd at the campaign-style event, adding