Thank you very much, Madam Speaker, Vice President, members of
Congress, the first lady of the United States. And my fellow
Americans. We meet tonight at a moment of unlimited potential, as
we begin a new Congress, I stand here ready to work with you to
achieve historic breakthroughs for all Americans. Millions of our
fellow citizens are watching us, gathered in this great chamber,
hoping we will govern not as two parties, but as one nation.
The agenda I will lay out this evening is not a Republican agenda
or Democrat agenda, it is the agenda of the American people. Many
of us have campaigned on the same core promises, to defend American
jobs and demand fair trade for American workers, to rebuild and
revitalize our nation's infrastructure, to reduce the price of
health care and pres***ion drugs, to create an immigration system
that is safe, lawful, modern and secure, and to pursue a foreign
policy that puts America's interests first. There is a new
opportunity in American politics, if only we have the courage
together to seize it. Victory is not winning for our party, victory
is winning for our country.
This year, America will recognize two important anniversaries that
show us the majesty of America's vision and the power of American
pride. In June, we marked 75 years since the start of what General
Dwight D Eisenhower called "the great crusade," the allied
liberation of Europe in World War II.
On D-Day, June 6, 1944, 15,000 young American men jumped from the
skies, and 60,000 more stormed in from the sea to save our
civilization from tyranny. Here with us tonight are three of those
incredible heroes. Private first class Joseph Riley, staff Sergeant
Erving Walker — and Sergeant Sartman Zeitcheck. Gentlemen, we
salute you.
In 2019, we also celebrate 50 years since brave young pilots flew 1
million miles through space to plant the American flag on the face
of the moon. Half a century later, we are joined by one of the
Apollo 11 astronauts who planted that flag, Buzz Aldrin. Thank you,
Buzz. This year, American astronauts will go back to space in
American rockets.
In the 20th century, America saved freedom, transformed science,
redefined the middle class, and when you get down to it, there is
nothing anywhere in the world that can compete with America.
Now, we must step boldly and bravely into the next chapter of this
great American adventure. We must create a new standard of living
for the 21st century. An amazing quality of life for all of our
citizens is within reach. We can make our communities safer, our
families stronger, our culture richer, our faith deeper, and our
middle class bigger and more prosperous than ever before.
But we must reject the politics of revenge, resistance and
retribution, and embrace the boundless potential of cooperation,
compromise, and the common good.
但我们必须摒弃复仇、抵抗和报复性的政治,拥抱合作、妥协和共同利益的无限潜力。
Together we can break decades of political stalemate. We can bridge
all divisions, heal old wounds, build new coalitions, forge new
solutions, and unlock the extraordinary promise of America's
future. The decision is ours to make. We must choose between
greatness or gridlock, results or resistance, vision or vengeance,
incredible progress or pointless destruction.Tonight, I ask you to
choose greatness.
Over the last two years, my administration has moved with an
urgency and historic speed to confront problems neglected by
leaders of both parties over many decades. In just over two years
since the election, we have launched an unprecedented economic
boom, a boom that has rarely been seen before. There has been
nothing like it.
We have created 5.3 million new jobs, and importantly, added
600,000 new manufacturing jobs, something which almost everyone
said was impossible to do, but the fact is, we are just getting
started.
Wages are rising at the fastest pace in decades, and growing for
blue-collar workers, who promise to fight for. They are growing
faster than anyone else. Nearly 5 million Americans have been
lifted off food stamps.
The U.S. economy is growing almost twice as fast today as when I
took office, and we are considered far and away the hottest economy
anywhere in the world. Not even close. Unemployment has reached the
lowest rate in over half a century. African-American,
Hispanic-American, and Asian-American unemployment have all reached
their lowest levels ever recorded. Unemployment for Americans with
disabilities has also reached an all-time low.
More people are working now than at anytime in the history of our
country. 157 million people at work. We passed a massive tax cut
for working families and doubled the child tax credit. We have
virtually ended the estate tax, or death tax that is — as it is
called, for small businesses, ranches and family farms.
We eliminated the very unpopular Obamacare individual mandate
penalty. And to give critically ill patients access to life-saving
cures, we passed very importantly, right to try. My administration
has cut more regulations in a short period of time than any other
administration during its entire tenure.
我们取消了非常不受欢迎的奥巴马医改个人强制罚金。为危重病人提供生活保障。
Companies are coming back to our country in large numbers, thanks
to our historic reductions in taxes and regulations.
由于我们历史性地减少了税收和法规,公司正在大量地回到我们的国家。
And we have unleashed a revolution in American energy. The United
States is now the number one producer of oil and natural gas
anywhere in the world. And now, for the first time in 65 years, we
are a net exporter of energy.
After 24 months of rapid progress, our economy is the envy of the
world. Our military is the most powerful on Earth, by far, and
America, America is again winning each and every day.
Members of Congress, the state of our union is strong. That sounds
so good.
国会议员们,我们的国家是强大的。听起来真不错。
Our country is vibrant and our economy is thriving like never
before. Friday it was announced we added another 304,000 jobs last
month alone, almost double the number expected.
An economic miracle is taking place in the United States, and the
only thing that can stop it are foolish wars, politics, or
ridiculous, partisan investigations.
美国正在发生经济奇迹,唯一能阻止它的就是愚蠢的战争、政治或荒谬的党派调查。
If there is going to be peace in legislation, there cannot be war
and investigation. It just does not work that way. We must be
united at home to defeat our adversaries abroad. This new era of
cooperation can start with finally confirming the more than 300
highly qualified nominees who are still stuck in the Senate, in
some cases years and years waiting— not right.
The Senate has failed to act on these nominations, which is unfair
to the nominees, and very unfair to our country. Now is the time
for bipartisan action. Believe it or not, we have already proven
that is possible.
In the last Congress, both parties came together to pass
unprecedented legislation to confront the opioid crisis, a sweeping
new farm bill, historic VA reforms, and after four decades of
rejection, we passed a VA accountability, so we can finally
terminate those who mistreat our wonderful veterans.
And just weeks ago, all parties united for groundbreaking criminal
justice reform. They said it couldn't be done.
就在几周前,各方都为突破性的刑事司法改革而团结一致。而他们曾经说这做不到。
Last year, I heard through friends, the story of Alice Johnson. I
was deeply moved. In 1997, Alice was sentenced to life in prison as
a first-time, nonviolent drug offender. Over the next 22 years, she
became a prison minister, inspiring others to choose a better path.
She had a big impact on that prison population and far beyond.
Alice's story underscores the disparities and unfairness that can
exist in criminal sentencing, and the need to remedy this total
injustice.
She served almost 22 years, and had expected to be in prison for
the remainder of her life. In June, I commuted Alice's sentence.
When I saw Alice's beautiful family greet her at the prison gates,
hugging and kissing and crying and laughing, I knew I did something
right. Alice is with us tonight, and she is a terrific woman.
Terrific. Alice, please. Alice, thank you for reminding us that we
always have that power to shape— the power to shape our own
destiny. Thank you very much.
Inspired by stories like Alice's, my administration worked closely
with members of both parties to sign the First Step Act into law.
Big deal. That is a big deal. This legislation reformed sentencing
laws that have wrongly and disproportionately harmed the
African-American community. The First Step Act gives nonviolent
offenders the chance to reenter society as productive, law-abiding
citizens. Now, states across the country are following our lead.
America is a nation that believes in redemption.
We are also joined tonight by Matthew Charles from Tennessee. In
1996, at the age of 30, Matthew was sentenced to 35 years for
selling drugs and related offenses. Over the next two decades, he
completed more than 30 Bible studies, became a law clerk, and
mentored many of his fellow inmates. Now, Matthew was the very
first person to be released from prison under the First Step Act.
Matthew, please.Thank you, Matthew. Welcome home
Now, Republicans and Democrats must join forces again to confront
an urgent national crisis. Congress has 10 days left to pass a bill
that will fund our government, protect our homeland, and secure are
very dangerous southern border. Now is the time for Congress to
show the world that America is committed to ending illegal
immigration and putting the ruthless coyotes, cartels, drug
dealers, and human traffickers out of business.
As we speak, large, organized caravans are on the March to the
United States. We have just heard that Mexican cities, in order to
remove the illegal immigrants from their communities, are getting
trucks and buses to bring them up to our country in areas where
there is little border protection. I have ordered another 3750
troops to our southern border to prepare for this tremendous
onslaught.
This is a moral issue. The lawless state of our southern border is
a threat to the safety, security, and financial well-being of all
Americans. We have a moral duty to create an immigration system
that protects the lives and jobs of our citizens. This includes our
obligation to the millions of immigrants living here today who
follow the rules and respected our laws. Legal immigrants enrich
our nation and strengthen our society in countless ways.
I want people to come into our country in the largest numbers ever,
but they have to come in legally. Tonight, I’m asking you to defend
are very dangerous southern border out of love and devotion to our
fellow citizens and our country. No issue better illustrates the
divide between America’s working-class and America’s political
class than illegal immigration. Wealthy politicians and donors push
for open borders, while living their lives behind walls and gates
and guards.
Meanwhile, working-class Americans are left to pay the price for
mass illegal immigration, reduced to jobs, lower wages,
overburdened schools, hospitals that are so crowded you can’t get
in, increased crime, and a depleted social safety net. Tolerance
for illegal immigration is not compassionate, it is actually very
cruel.
One in three women is sexually assaulted on the long journey north.
Smugglers use migrant children as human pawns to exploit our laws
and gain access to our country. Human traffickers and sex
traffickers take advantage of the wide-open areas between our ports
of entry to smuggle thousands of young girls and women into the
United States and to sell them into prostitution and modern-day
slavery.
Tens of thousands of innocent Americans are killed by lethal drugs
that cross our border and flood into our cities, including meth,
heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. The savage gang Ms 13 now operates
in at least 20 different American states and they almost all come
through our southern border. Just yesterday, an ms-13 gang member
was taken into custody for a fatal shooting on a subway platform in
New York city.
We are removing these gang members by the thousands, but until we
secure our border, they are going to keep streaming right back in.
Year after year, countless Americans are murdered by criminal
illegal aliens. I’ve gotten to know many wonderful angel moms and
dads and families. No one should ever have to suffer the horrible
heartache that they have had to endure.
Here tonight is deborah bissell, just three weeks ago her parents
were burglarized and shot to death in their reno, nevada, home by
an illegal alien. They were in their 80’s and are survived by four
children, 11 grandchildren, and 20 great-grandchildren. Also here
tonight are gerald and sharon’s granddaughter heather and
great-granddaughter madison. To debroah, heather, madison, please
stand. Few can understand your pain. Thank you and thank you for
being here. Very much.
I will never forget and I will fight for the memory of gerald and
sharon, that it should never happen again. Not one more American
life should be lost because our nation failed to control it’s very
dangerous border. In the last two years, our brave ICE officers
made 266,000 arrests of criminal aliens, including those charged or
convicted of nearly 100,000 assaults. 30,000 sex crimes, and 4000
killings or murders. We are joined tonight by one of those law
enforcement heroes, ice special agent elvin hernandez.
Thank you. Well elvin was a boy, his family legally immigrated to
the United States from the dominican republic. At the age of eight,
he told his dad he wanted to become a special agent. Today, he
leads investigations into the scores of international sex
trafficking. He says that if I can make sure these young girls get
their justice, I’ve really done my job. Thanks to his work work and
thaf his incredible colleagues, more than 300 women and girls have
been rescued from the horror of this terrible situation and more
than 1500 sadistic traffickers have been put behind bars.
We will always support the brave men and women of law enforcement
and I pledge to you tonight that I will never abolish our heroes
from ice. Thank you. My administration has sent to the Congress a
commonsense proposal to end the crisis on our southern border. It
includes humanitarian assistance, more law enforcement, drug
detection at our ports, closing loopholes that enable child
smuggling, and plans for a new physical barrier, or wall, to secure
the vast areas between our ports of entry. In the past, most of the
people in this room voted for a wall — but the proper wall never
got built. I’ll get it built.
This is a smart, strategic, see-through steel barrier — not just a
simple concrete wall. It will be deployed in the areas identified
by border agents as having the greatest need, and as these agents
will tell you, where walls go up, illegal crossings go way down.
San diego used to have the most illegal border crossings in the
country. In response, a strong security wall was put in place. This
powerful barrier almost completely ended illegal crossings. The
border city of el paso, texas, used to have extremely high rates of
violent crime — one of the highest in the country, and considered
one of our nation’s most dangerous cities. Now, immediately upon
its building, with a powerful barrier in place, el paso is one of
our safest cities.
Simply put, walls work and walls save lives. So let’s work
together, compromise, and reach a deal that will truly make America
safe.
简单地说,墙壁有效,也能拯救生命。因此,让我们共同努力,妥协,并达成一项协议,这将真正使美国安全。
As we work to defend our people’s safety, we must also ensure our
economic resurgence continues at a rapid pace. No one has
benefitted more from our thriving economy than women, who have
filled 58% of the new jobs created in the last year.
You were not supposed to do that. Thank you very much. Thank you
very much. All Americans can be proud that we have more women in
the workforce than ever before. Don’t sit yet. You are going to
like this.
And exactly one century after the Congress passed the
constitutional amendment giving women the right to vote, we also
have more women serving in the Congress than ever before.
That’s great. Very great. And congratulations. That’s great. As
part of our commitment to improving opportunity for women
everywhere, this Thursday we are launching the first ever
government-wide initiative focused on economic empowerment for
women in developing countries.
Another historic trade blunder was the catastrophe known as nafta.
I have met the men and women of michigan, ohio, pennsylvania,
indiana, new hampshire, and many other states whose dreams were
shattered by nafta. For years, politicians promised them they would
negotiate for a better deal. But no one ever tried — until now.
Our new u.s.-mexico-canada agreement — or usmca — will replace
nafta and deliver for American workers like they have not had
delivered to for a long time. I hope you can pass the usmca into
law so we can bring back our manufacturing jobs in greater numbers,
expand American agriculture, protect intellectual property, and
ensure that more cars are proudly stamped with four beautiful words
— made in the U.S.A.
Tonight, I am also asking you to pass the United States reciprocal
trade act, so that if another country places an unfair tariff on an
American product, we can charge them the exact same tariff on the
same product that they sell to us.
Both parties should be able to unite for a great rebuilding of
America’s crumbling infrastructure. I know that the Congress is
eager to pass an infrastructure bill — and I am eager to work with
you on legislation to deliver new and important infrastructure
investment, including investments in the cutting edge industries of
the future. This is not an option. This is a necessity.
The next major priority for me, and for all of us, should be to
lower the cost of healthcare and pres***ion drugs — and to protect
patients with pre-existing conditions.
对我和我们所有人来说,下一个主要优先事项应该是降低医疗保健和处方药的成本——并保护已有疾病的患者。
Already, as a result of my administration’s efforts, in 2018 drug
prices experienced their single largest decline in 46 years. But we
must do more. It is unacceptable that Americans pay vastly more
than people in other countries for the exact same drugs, often made
in the exact same place. This is wrong, unfair, and together we can
stop it. And we will stop it fast.
I am asking the Congress to pass legislation that finally takes on
the problem of global freeloading and delivers fairness and price
transparency for American patients. Finally. We should also require
drug companies, insurance companies, and hospitals to disclose real
prices to foster competition and bring costs down. No force in
history has done more to advance the human condition than American
freedom.
In recent years we have made remarkable progress in the fight
against hiv and aids. Scientific breakthroughs have brought a
once-distant dream within reach. My budget will ask Democrats and
Republicans to make the needed commitment to eliminate the hiv
epidemic in the United States within 10 years. We have made
incredible strides. Incredible. Together, we will defeat aids in
America. And beyond.
Tonight, I am also asking you to join me in another fight that all
Americans can get behind — the fight against childhood cancer.
Joining Melania in the gallery this evening is a very brave
10-year-old girl, grace eline. Hi, grace.
Every birthday since she was 4, grace asked her friends to donate
to st. Jude children’s research hospital. She did not know that one
day she might be a patient herself. That is what happened. Last
year, grace was diagnosed with brain cancer. Immediately, she began
radiation treatment. At the same time, she rallied her community
and raised more than $40,000 for the fight against cancer.
When grace completed treatment last fall, her doctors and nurses
cheered — they love to her, they still love her. With tears in
their eyes as she hung up a poster that read, “last day of
chemo.”
Thank you, grace. You are a great inspiration to everyone in this
room. Thank you very much. Many childhood cancers have not seen new
therapies in decades. My budget will ask the Congress for $500
million over the next 10 years to fund this critical life-saving
research.
To help support working parents, the time has come to pass school
choice for America’s children. I am also proud to be the first
president to include in my budget a plan for nationwide paid family
leave — so that every new parent has the chance to bond with their
newborn child.
There could be no greater contrast to the beautiful image of a
mother holding her infant child than the chilling displays our
nation saw in recent days. Lawmakers in New York cheered with
delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to
be ripped from the mother’s womb moments before birth. These are
living, feeling, beautiful babies who will never get the chance to
share their love and dreams with the world. And then, we had the
case of the governor of virginia where he stated he would execute a
baby after birth.
To defend the dignity of every person, I am asking the Congress to
pass legislation to prohibit the late-term abortion of children who
can feel pain in the mother’s womb. Let us work together to build a
culture that cherishes innocent life. And let us reaffirm a
fundamental truth — all children — born and unborn — are made in
the holy image of God.
The final part of my agenda is to protect America’s national
security. Over the last 2 years, we have begun to fully rebuild the
United States military — with $700 billion last year and $716
billion this year. We are also getting other nations to pay their
fair share. Finally.
For years, the United States was being treated very unfairly by
friends of ours, by members of nato, but now we have secured a $100
billion increase in defense spending from nato allies. They said it
could not be done. As part of our military build-up, the United
States is developing a state-of-the-art missile defense system.
Under my administration, we will never apologize for advancing
America’s interests. For example, decades ago the United States
entered into a treaty with Russia in which we agreed to limit and
reduce our missile capabilities. While we followed the agreement
and the rules to the letter, Russia repeatedly violated its terms.
It has been going on for many years. That is why I announced that
the United States is officially withdrawing from the
intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty, or inf treaty.
We really have no choice. Perhaps we can negotiate a different
agreement, adding China and others, or perhaps we can’t - in which
case, we will outspend and out-innovate all others by far. As part
of a bold new diplomacy, we continue our historic push for peace on
the korean peninsula. Our hostages have come home, nuclear testing
has stopped, and there has not been a missile launch in 15 months.
If I had not been elected president of the United States, we would
right now, in my opinion, be in a major war with north korea.
Much work remains to be done, but my relationship with kim jong un
is a good one. Chairman kim and I will meet again on February 27
and 28 in vietnam.
还有很多工作要做,但我与金正恩的关系是良好的。金委员长和我将于2月27日和28日在越南再次会晤。
Two weeks ago, the United States officially recognized the
legitimate government of venezuela, and its new interim president,
juan guaido. We stand with the venezuelan people in their noble
quest for freedom — and we condemn the brutality of the maduro
regime, whose socialist policies have turned that nation from being
the wealthiest in south America into a state of abject poverty and
despair.
Here, in the United States, we are alarmed by new calls to adopt
socialism in our country. America was founded on liberty and
independence - not government coercion, domination, and control. We
are born free, and we will stay free. Tonight, we renew our resolve
that America will never be a socialist country.
One of the most complex set of challenges we face and have for many
years is in the middle east. Our approach is based on principled
realism — not discredited theories that have failed for decades to
yield progress. For this reason, my administration recognized the
true capital of Israel — and proudly opened the American embassy in
jerusalem.
Our brave troops have now been fighting in the middle east for
almost 19 years. In afghanistan and iraq, nearly 7,000 American
heroes have given their lives. More than 52,000 Americans have been
badly wounded. We have spent more than $7 trillion in the middle
east. As a candidate for president, I loudly pledged a new
approach. Great nations do not fight endless wars. When I took
office, ISIS controlled more than 20,000 square miles in iraq and
syria. Just two years ago. Today, we have liberated virtually all
of that territory from the grip of these bloodthirsty killers. Now,
as we work with our allies to destroy the remnants of ISIS, it is
time to give our brave warriors in syria a warm welcome home. I
have also accelerated our negotiations to reach a political
settlement in afghanistan. The opposing side is also very happy to
be negotiating. Our troops have fought with unmatched valor — and
thanks to their bravery, we are now able to pursue a political
solution to this long and bloody conflict.
In Afghanistan, my administration is holding constructive talks
with a number of afghan groups, including the Taliban. As we make
progress in these negotiations, we will be able to reduce our troop
presence and focus on counter-terrorism. And we will indeed focus
on counterterrorism. We do not know whether we will achieve an
agreement — but we do know that after two decades of war, the hour
has come to at least try for peace. And the other side would like
to do the same thing. It is time.
Above all, friend and foe alike must never doubt this nation’s
power and will to defend our people. 18 years ago, violent
terrorists attacked the uss cole — and last month American forces
killed one of the leaders of the attack. We are honored to be
joined tonight by Tom Wibberley, whose son, navy seaman Craig
Wibberley, was one of the 17 sailors we tragically lost. Tom, we
vow to always remember he heroes of the uss cole.
My administration has acted decisively to confront the world’s
leading state sponsor of terror — the radical regime in iran. It is
a radical regime. They do bad, bad things. To ensure this corrupt
dictatorship never acquires nuclear weapons, I withdrew the United
States from the disastrous iran nuclear deal. And last fall, we put
in place the toughest sanctions ever imposed on a country.
We will not avert our eyes from a regime that chants death to
America and threatens genocide against the jewish people. We must
never ignore the vile poison of anti-semitism, or those who spread
its venomous creed. With one voice, we must confront this hatred
anywhere and everywhere it occurs.
Just months ago, 11 jewish-americans were viciously murdered in an
anti-semitic attack on the tree of life synagogue in pittsburgh.
Swat officer timothy Matson raced into the gunfire and was shot
seven times chasing down the killer. And he was very successful.
Timothy has just had his 12th surgery and he is going in for many
more, but he made the trip to be here with us tonight. Officer
Matson, please. Thank you. We are forever grateful. Thank you very
much.
Tonight, we are also joined by pittsburgh survivor judah samet. He
arrived at the synagogue as the massacre began. But not only did
judah narrowly escape death last fall — more than seven decades
ago, he narrowly survived the nazi concentration camps. Today is
judah’s 81st birthday.
Judah says he can still remember the exact moment, nearly 75 years
ago, after 10 months in a concentration camp, when he and his
family were put on a train, and told they were going to another
camp. Suddenly the train screeched to a halt. A soldier appeared.
Judah’s family braced for the worst. Then, his father cried out
with joy, “it’s the Americans.”
Thank you. A second holocaust survivor who is here tonight, joshua
kaufman, was a prisoner at dachau. He remembers watching through a
hole in the wall of a cattle car as American soldiers rolled in
with tanks. “to me,” joshua recalls, “the American soldiers were
proof that God exists, and they came down from the sky.” they came
down from heaven.
I began this evening by honoring three soldiers who fought on d-day
in the second world war. One of them was herman zeitchik. But there
is more to herman’s story. A year after he stormed the beaches of
normandy, herman was one of those American soldiers who helped
liberate dachau.He was one of the Americans who helped rescue
joshua from that hell on Earth. Almost 75 years later, herman and
joshua are both together in the gallery tonight — seated
side-by-side, here in the home of American freedom. Herman and
joshua, your presence this evening is very much appreciated. Thank
you very much.
Thank you. When American soldiers set out beneath the dark skies
over the english channel in the early hours of d-day, 1944, they
were just young men of 18 and 19, hurtling on fragile landing craft
toward the most momentous battle in the history of war. They did
not know if they would survive the hour. They did not know if they
would grow old. But they knew that America had to prevail. Their
cause was this nation, and generations yet unborn.
Why did they do it? They did it for America — they did it for us.
Everything that has come since —our giant leaps of science and
discovery, our unrivaled progress toward equality and justice — all
of it is possible thanks to the blood and tears and courage and
vision of the Americans who came before.
Think of this capitol — think of this very chamber, where lawmakers
before you voted to end slavery, to build the railroads and the
highways, to defeat fascism, to secure civil rights, to face down
an evil empire.
Here tonight, we have legislators from across this magnificent
republic. You have come from the rocky shores of maine and the
volcanic peaks of hawaii, from the snowy woods of wisconsin and the
red deserts of arizona, from the green farms of kentucky and the
golden beaches of california. Together, we represent the most
extraordinary nation in all of history.
What will we do with this moment? How will we be remembered? I ask
the men and women of this Congress, look at the opportunities
before us. Our most thrilling achievements are still ahead. Our
most exciting journeys still await. Our biggest victories are still
to come. We have not yet begun to dream.
We must choose whether we are defined by our differences — or
whether we dare to transcend them. We must choose whether we will
squander our inheritance — or whether we will proudly declare that
we are Americans.
We do the incredible. We defy the impossible. We conquer the
unknown. This is the time to re-ignite the American imagination.
This is the time to search for the tallest summit, and set our
sights on the brightest star.
This is the time to rekindle the bonds of love and loyalty and
memory that link us together as citizens, as neighbors, as
patriots. This is our future — our fate — and our choice to
make.
I am asking you to choose greatness. No matter the trials we face,
no matter the challenges to come, we must go forward together. We
must keep America first in our hearts. We must keep freedom alive
in our souls.
And we must always keep faith in America’s destiny — that one
nation, under God, must be the hope and the promise and the light
and the glory among all the nations of the world! Thank you. God
bless you, God bless America. Thank you very much.