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Zorro

(16,845 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 11:42 AM Jan 22

Trump pledges unity in inaugural address by immediately attacking fellow Americans

The longtime con artist – convicted of 34 felony counts for falsifying business records – stood in the Capitol rotunda and inaccurately claimed: 'The golden age of America begins right now.'

An elderly and unpopular felon who narrowly won the popular vote in the 2024 election was sworn in as president of the United States in a tiny ceremony Monday, held indoors because it was slightly chilly outside.

Donald J. Trump, who refused to participate in the peaceful transfer of power when he last left office and fomented a violent attack on the U.S. Capitol for which he was never held accountable, swore to protect America from enemies, foreign and domestic, while somehow managing to not laugh at the suckers who just returned him to power.

Wholly disregarding nearly half of American voters who strongly opposed and feared his candidacy, Trump harnessed the power of unbridled narcissism to keep a straight face while hilariously saying: "For American citizens, January 20, 2025, is liberation day."

The inauguration ceremony was held indoors because it was in the mid-20s in Washington, D.C., and they apparently don’t make dress mittens for Trump’s peculiarly small hands.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/01/20/trump-inauguration-speech-unpopular-president/77837047007/
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Trump pledges unity in inaugural address by immediately attacking fellow Americans (Original Post) Zorro Jan 22 OP
He means his own unity with our enemies and global billionaires. Irish_Dem Jan 22 #1
Yes there will be "unity" among the billionaires as long as Chump toes the line FakeNoose Jan 23 #2

FakeNoose

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2. Yes there will be "unity" among the billionaires as long as Chump toes the line
Thu Jan 23, 2025, 01:23 PM
Jan 23

Not much unity anywhere else though.

The MAGAs will see how badly they're screwed (we're all screwed) and it's going to start real soon.

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