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Trump pledges a series of Day 1 executive actions to end 'four long years of American decline'
By WILL WEISSERT, FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON©2025 GPlusMedia Inc.
103 Comments
Hercolobus
Yeah, snowing in DC today. Very cold tomorrow
TaiwanIsNotChina
Fitting that Trump would be inaugurated on a cold day in hell.
bass4funk
Every inaugural day has been cold, all of them.
Norm
You checked that?
Geeter Mckluskie
It doesn't matter how many show up for the inauguration. It only matters how many showed up to vote.
bass4funk
Yes, it's called archives.
Tokyo Guy
Every inaugural day has been cold, all of them.
Much as I despise Trump and everything he stands for (and I love the optics of his voters, who he couldn't care less about, being literally left out in the cold while the millionaire tech bros get to go inside...if that's not the perfect symbolism for the US right now, nothing is) , if we look at it rationally it makes sense to go indoors if it's going to be that cold. Reason being, Trump is old.
Last time it was indoors was for Reagan's second, and it was even colder than what's predicted for this one. At the time, Reagan was 73. Trump's 78.
He does seem to have regrettably impressive genes in terms of longevity, but at nearly 80, who knows what kind of effect that level of cold could have.
If he did a Harrison and went and got pneumonia and died, that would put Vance in charge, and then project 2025 would be off to the races with no brakes to apply.
owzer
Perfect example of raincloud-silver lining.
Norm
OK. Check your readily available archives. The warmest Inauguration Day was?
Wick's pencil
One thing they both share is being shot at.
Maybe that contributed to the decision to do it indoors.
Ah_so
It's going to be an interesting couple of years.
Trump will have to live up to his promise of closing the boarder. It's possible he'll do nothing and just say that he closed the boarder, and that will be enough for many of his followers.
The economy of likely to remain as strong - as typically happens, Democrats hand over booming economies, but he won't bring prices down. And if he imposes tariffs, prices will increase further.
And after a couple of years, he will lose his majority in both houses, and still likely loose interest in the whole thing anyway, and pay golf.
The economy will worsen and then a Democrat will be elected and be handed an economy in recession, as always happens.
Legrande
Trump has already enriched the bank accounts of thousands of Americans by launching a crypto meme coin that shot up to 60 billion in one day.
bass4funk
He told you this?
Tech billionaires and possible terror attacks, can’t be too careful, anyway, thank the lord for TV
And Great!
bass4funk
Summer time? T-shirts?
itsonlyrocknroll
Monday's inauguration, all focus attention will be on Donald Trump.
However, I suggest the 'Beware the Ides of March' a soothsayer warned Julius Caesar that his life is in danger has an irony,
I suggest Donald Trump has a "demon" sitting on his shoulder.
The Hill Chris Truax, opinion contributor wrote a interesting if not a tad shrill piece
Donald Trump is dangerous; JD Vance is much worse
https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4934760-jd-vance-trump-presidency-threat/
Trump’s running mate is intelligent, articulate and, as a Yale-trained lawyer, he doesn’t just shoot his mouth off. He knows exactly what he’s saying, and why. In short, you can take everything Vance says both literally and seriously.
J D Vance is a clever deceiver
Who is J.D. Vance? How the former anti-Donald Trump author became the right hand of the incoming president
The incoming U.S. vice-president is a far cry from the man who once compared Trump to “America’s Hitler.”
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/united-states/who-is-j-d-vance-how-the-former-anti-donald-trump-author-became-the-right/article_86faa7fc-d4eb-11ef-89ae-cbf8e30526ee.html
plasticmonkey
Just remember, people. Trump is only in it for himself. He doesn't care about you, unless you've got something he needs.
Blacklabel
The return of the golden age of America.
ok1517
"A brand new day".
Did he get Sting's approval to use this phrase?
Got my serious doubts.
And it will be a brand new day in the dark ages with all the concepts Donald and buddies have!
Besides:
"Tomorrow, at noon, the curtain closes on four long years of American decline, and we begin a brand new day of American strength, prosperity, dignity and pride,"
He will inherit a US economy in the up-swing, looking better than during his past reign!
The US has always been strong, without instigators, dividers, insulters like that con-man!
The GDP increased by 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024. Expect it to go below 1% with Donald.
Dignity? Does he even know how to spell that word? Got my serious doubts.
wallace
Will Trump restore civil liberties, human rights, and personal freedoms?
Bob Fosse
He’ll get nothing done and blame someone else for it again. There’ll be some shutdowns again. The deficit will widen. Then musical chairs and you can get angry about ‘woke’ something and blame someone else for your problems all over again.
plasticmonkey
When was the previous golden age?
wallace
Again, Trump will increase the National Debt by $7 trillion or more.
plasticmonkey
It'll save Trump the embarrassment of again not having the biggest inauguration crowd.
A tee-vee audience is not a crowd.
Blacklabel
Mid Jan 2017 until China released COVID on the world.
wallace
Blacklabel
The first COVID case was Jan 2020.
plasticmonkey
Awwww, poor Donald.
Blame China for Trump's disaster of a presidency. Because presidents shouldn't have to deal with crises. So unfair.
Trump 45 is consistently ranked near the bottom of the list of presidents, along with Buchanan and Andrew Johnson.
lol
utorsa
Vice-President JD Vance on Trump:
"He's America's HITLER!"
Blacklabel
yet he just got elected again. Which is historical.
So your alternative had to have been worse.
TaiwanIsNotChina
Will an abortion ban and troops on the street happen in this administration? We shall see.
TaiwanIsNotChina
My stocks are hedged for the brand new day.
Jimizo
Any talk of increasing the debt is now suspended by fiscal conservatives.
It seems to depend on who’s increasing the debt rather than the debt itself.
It’s very interesting.
VoiceOfReason
Just remember, people. Trump is only in it for himself. He doesn't care about you, unless you've got something he needs.
Let me put this in simple terms for plastic.
2016, Trump elected, my savings and investments thrive
Biden elected, savings and investments go down the toilet2024, just a hunch but I bet my pocketbook is going to be doing much better. He can be in it for himself while benefiting the everyday American at the same time. If you do not believe so, perhaps you have financial issues and require bailing out from the government.
VoiceOfReason
My stocks are hedged for the brand new day.
I bet on the private prison stocks in the weeks before the election and now I am making bank!
Harry_Gatto
Just a thought but perhaps there should be a system whereby election pledges and promises are each given a value in votes and any promises and pledges which are not kept should reduce the number of votes given to that candidate at the election. If the subsequent recount results in the winning party losing its majority then the original second place party should take over, new government and new president.
lincolnman
"Brand new day!"
it will definitely be a brand new day for all the US tech workers who will get their "you're fired" notices...
And all the immigrant Chinese and Indians who will replace them - at lower wages...
More immigrants moving into our neighborhoods and having more children...
Trump and Musk doing their best to refute the racist "Great Replacement Theory"...
Just what you voted for, right MAGA-friends?
Harry_Gatto
That must irritate many US military personnel, past and present, given Trump's avoidance of military service due to cowardice.
geronimo2006
Yes. I have no doubt a new era of American prosperity will be ushered in - for the rich. Trump's policies will result in higher inflation and interest rates hitting the poor. Meanwhile the rich will benifit from continued tax cuts, higher stock prices and returns. Yes. It will be great for some.
Bob Fosse
That banner photo is great. Dancing onstage to one of the most popular gay anthems, fists double pumping. So macho.
stormcrow
Let us pray that this President isn’t challenged by any crisis too daunting.
itsonlyrocknroll
The Photo, president elect Trump really should have remained seated.
Young man, there's no need to feel down
I said, young man, pick yourself off the ground
I said, young man, 'cause your in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
.............
dobre vam zajebava
usd 170jpy tomorrow?or even 175?
highly likely.
lets hope good news for japanese business
dobre vam zajebava
Wichi
yes defeat is defeat.
sure they wanted Kamala to be voted instead.
nothing new for regular readers here we know JT stances and narratives.
gokai_wo_maneku
Please explain this to me. Conservative Republicans are anti-LGBTQ (Trump criticized trans in his speech), so why did they start the show with "YMCA", which is like the gay national anthem?
bass4funk
I don’t think anyone but liberals care about that.
It is, just not in person
itsonlyrocknroll
Just for the record ....
IN FULL: Trump remarks at pre-inaugural victory rally in D.C.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1gdWRDfJwE
President Trump’s Celebratory Victory Rally
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54nc7_ZwwzM
Taylor Swift, Robert De Niro, Whoopi Goldberg passed to join in.
Ricky Kaminski13
Just remember guys, and this is especially for our leftist friends who will be struggling today, angry, confused. You guys created the T man. He is all yours , you conjured him, emboldened him with your attacks on his patriotic supporters and lawfare, your double standards, your open borders, your lack of coherent core values and principals all paved the way; the flirtations with divisive identity politics, obsessions with race ,sexual preferences, grievance politics, reparations and equity blinding you to the enemies of the free world gathering on the horizon, and from all this self created chaos and grandiose delusional-level hypocrisy DJT rose and triumphed. The Democrat party now in tatters, a sorry beaten down deflated shadow of its former glorious self. Delegitimized , broken and bitter. The answer to this existential crisis will most likely be to double down on cynicism. Inspiring the next!
Not expecting miracles, nor will the T man be able to save the world like some of his hard core supporters believe, have zero delusions regarding his many flaws, but today none of that matters. Just gunna enjoy the show.
We are living in historical times and will just enjoy the usual American brand of over-the-top spectacles. Stars , stripes and dreams. How the future is written will be completely up to us.
Go be great again America. Congratulations from Australia. Learn the lessons, stay centered and please, inspire us all! Unite just for today!
itsonlyrocknroll
Lastly .....
BREAKING NEWS: Village People Perform 'YMCA' On Stage With Trump—And Yes, He Does The Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4XY4kSfpy4
Norm
If you have a good memory, you’ll recall that Trump was obsessed with that point during the first week of his first presidency. That’s surely what people are referring to here.
lincolnman
Come on MAGA-friends, you're not so blinded and manipulated that you going to believe all this "Day 1" fairy tale stuff, are you?
What did Trump do on Day 1 the last time? He and his rich buds went immediately to work on a "huuuuge" tax break for the Top 1% - all unfunded that added $7.2 trillion to the debt.
The border and crime all went on the back burner...if not thrown in the trash....did you get your "wall" that he promised? Did Mexico pay for it?
Now we get another "huuuuge" FLOP on immigration and Tik-Tock....BOTH after a bunch of rich dudes got together and told Trump what to do, if he wants to continue getting those million dollar donations...
Trump will do whatever his rich oligarchs want - just like his "mentor" in the Kremlin...
Blacklabel
Lots of GREAT executive orders coming Day 1.
Yrral
At 12.01 Eastern Standard Time, Trump will be on social media complaining how he is made to feel inferiority, nobody fear Trump and you should never fear him
plasticmonkey
Note to self: Popular equals good.
Blacklabel
winning the popular vote in an election and bring re-elected equals good.
plasticmonkey
Not necessarily.
And definitely not in this case.
theFu
About 50.2% of Americans think we are entering 4 more years of American decline if Trump lives long enough to finish his term.
It is a sad day for so many people, all caused by 1 liar.
Blacklabel
so losing is better?
cope some more.
Yrral
Democrats can exploit Trump psychological inferiority,by launching a psychological operation against his administration, because he is clinical insane,he will be rendered psychologically broken politically
Bad Haircut
Well said, Ricky. Trump's victory is partly a product of the rabid hatred spewed by "liberals" over the past few years. And now that he's in power, they're even angrier, shriller, than before if that were even possible. They can't stand the fact that they lost fair and square, but won't accept their partial responsibility for it as they never do.
bass4funk
I mean, in the end it doesn’t matter, tomorrow Biden is done and that’s it, that’s the only thing that matters. A new dawn begins.
I see
bass4funk
But he did
JJE
Trump has much work to do. Reversing the inflation economy needs to be at the top of the list.
ok1517
bass,
"A new dawn begins."???
It'll be more like a "standstill" at the most!
For many it will be a dusk!
lincolnman
Well. it's clear that Trump's recent FLIP-FLOPS on immigration and Tik-Tok have given Dems their best strategy to fight Trump....buy him off....
Indeed - tone down the criticism, up the praise, and tell him you'll donate tens of millions of dollars to him if he takes up your positions and policies...
Musk, Vivek, and Yass proved it works...
Trump will be more "woke" than Biden and Obama combined with a couple of George Soros multi-million dollar donations...
Let's get to work guaranteeing a woman's reproductive freedom, LBGTQ fairness laws, and strict gun control...
it's all within our grasp, with a few million in donations...
Bad Haircut
Well, it does make a mockery of the ridiculous claims that he hates LGBTQI++++ people, doesn't it?
Bad Haircut
Your party was dripping in dishonesty from day 1. Have some perspective.
kohakuebisu
Ho ho. Are you suggesting this was a charitable act by Trump? You know who owns most of the coins.
Just look at all of the people "enriched" by buying monkey drawings with NFTs.
lincolnman
Trump's first "Day 1" executive order...."The Payoff Menu"....
Here's what it will cost you if you want an executive order, law, or regulatory change...
1) Ban all abortions - $100 million.
2) Guarantee all abortions - $50 million.
3) Outlaw all gun control laws - $25 million.
4) Ban all guns - $200 million.
5) Ban Tik-Tok - free.
6) Save Tik-Tok - $250 million.
Bob Fosse
lol no it doesn’t. He’s just clueless about it. But it’s nice he’s dancing with the village people. Maybe more maga will support gay rights. I mean, you do right? You think he does, right?
plasticmonkey
You seem to have a single thesis that all of your reasoning hangs on.
plasticmonkey
Trump won. But he still was a bad president.
Do you need it explained more clearly?
Bad Haircut
What makes you think he doesn't? He thinks they should have the same legal rights as everyone, no less, no more. Same with me. What's the big deal? Neither he nor I support DEI, where people are employed or promoted beyond their competence simply because they're of a certain sexuality/race/nationality, etc. Do you think they should get special treatment?
The LA fires are just the most recent example of DEI having disastrous consequences.
Norm
It mattered to you at 9:53 this morning.
The cold may affect the live crowd size.
JFK held his inauguration outside in the exact same conditions. But then again, he wasn’t old and frail.
Underworld
Legrande
Until he pulls the rug...
Underworld
JJE
Nah, he won't be doing that. If he does mass deportations and tariffs, he push inflation up.
Peter Neil
stock market went up 55% during biden’s 4 years.
Bob Fosse
What big deal? I said it’s great. Thanks for your support.
Bad Haircut
Inflated with unprecedented amounts of money printing, with most of it going to banks and other institutional investors. Meanwhile more and more Americans were finding life getting tougher with rising living costs.
eric_japan
Good! Reversals of the left implementations and other decisions that will benefit the U. S. in the short term and long term benefits as well. 46 isn’t a number that will go down positively in American history. You’d think that Americans at this point would be cheering for its success instead of doing and saying everything and anything to try to have him fail. Let the man work. If he does a bad job, he’ll be voted out. If Biden was successful and everything was going really well and the party was doing what the average American wants the Dems would still be in office. Take the L and hope that whatever happens in the next 4 is good for America.
Blacklabel
for you maybe.
but the American people elected him again. That’s all that matters.
Blacklabel
“The Dow Jones Industrial Average returned 56% during the Trump presidency, according to LPL. This represents an annualized gain of 11.8%, which is the best performance for any Republican president since Calvin Coolidge during the roaring 1920's.”
Blacklabel
“The S&P 500 rose 1% on Friday, putting it up 58% since Joe Biden’s inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021. The S&P 500’s performance during Biden’s presidency fell short of its nearly 70% return (excluding dividends) during Trump’s first term.”
statistics are fun!
Bad Haircut
You're welcome
/sarc
lincolnman
Thanks - that a great fact....
Kind'a puts this lie in perspective, doesn't it?
https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-if-biden-is-elected-the-stock-market-will-crash-94451269581
Some more facts;
"The S&P 500, the gold-standard market index of 500 US stocks, has posted a compound annual growth rate of 14.1% from Biden’s November 2020 election through Thursday’s closing bell, according to veteran market strategist Sam Stovall of CFRA Research. The market returns under Biden are the second best in modern history going back to 1945, Stovall found. The only stronger performance was during the booming dotcom days under former President Bill Clinton during the 1990s."
"The S&P 500 enjoyed a compound annual growth rate of 12.1% from Trump’s surprise election in November 2016 through Biden’s 2020 victory".
Yrral
Trump is suffering from the last psychological failure,from his last Presidency,if he want to go down the same road , Democrats know how to accommodate him
Blacklabel
biden didn’t do these things yet his inflation was super high. What happened?
bass4funk
Yes
Not what the polls are saying
Well, I guess then they think that. It’s a free world. lol
Blacklabel
it’s not Biden’s market until mid Jan 2021.
fake stats again.
Blacklabel
pictures make it easier for you.
lincolnman
ROFL...Owned again...
Blacklabel
faked again.
You gave November and December 2020’s significant gains to Biden when he wasn’t even president.
“The S&P closed 2020 on Thursday at a record high, as did the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with annual gains of 16.3% and 7.2%, respectively. The Nasdaq's 43.6% year-on-year gain was the biggest for the tech-heavy index since 2009.”
yeah ROFL.
bass4funk
But spending went down. 79% of Americans felt that the country was going in the wrong direction and prices were out of control so high. And that’s never a good thing, but at least we don’t have to deal with this administration anymore, so that nightmare is finished.
Blacklabel
In the end all these things were adjudicated by the American people in an election that: Joe Biden didn’t even make it to and that Kamala lost.
full speed ahead for the Trump agenda and our new golden age.
Bob Fosse
If you blamed Biden for every bad thing that happened in the past 4 years who are you going to blame for all the bad things that will happen in the next 4 years?
Blacklabel
The person who is accountable for them and who is actually TO blame.
bass4funk
And it was a lot….
Like what? Ending DEI, wokeism, sealed borders, removing illegals, drilling for oil, not allowing Transgenders to play with biological born women? Yeah, so many bad things will happen…
Peter Neil
BlacklabelToday 10:17 am JST
do you think that all will be great?
—
bass4funkToday 12:19 pm JST
inflation has been low and unemployment has been high the last two years.
8 out of 10 in those polls saying the u.s. is headed in wrong direction were democrats talking about maga.
sometimes you have read below the headline.
Blacklabel
this will help. Trump is responsible to hold his people accountable.
but are we talking actual failures or just things you don’t like as “bad things”?
like if we deport a lot of people is that “bad”?
To us and the American people who elected Trump that’s a success.
bass4funk
And yet, 79% of Americans didn’t feel the economy, that’s the only thing that matters, if they were happy and if prices weren’t rising maybe Harris would have won, but they didn’t care and here we are.
And yet, many of these people polled were quiet Trump supporters
Yes, very true.