He is giving a stump speech type of address--all his usual garbage

[indigovalley]

"A golden age" starts today he says. He is going on about radical government officials , everything is bad, illegals from mental institutions and prisons--his typical crap. Everything is bad--America in decline...schools are teaching children to hate America. The usual crap. He says now America's decline is over...mentioned loyalty in government--how much he has been challenged...
Says he was saved by God to make American Great again....

Its really hard to watch this speech--I can't believe this will be included in history books...

[Generic Other]

1. Slick as snot

History will not be kind to that speech. Did he dance like a decapitated chicken jerking off?

[keep_left]

2. Sounds like a retread of his "American Carnage" speech...

...from 2017. I decided to save what's left of my sanity by not watching the inauguration myself, choosing instead to experience the day's events through DU members vicariously. But what I've seen so far sure looks like Trump's self-plagiarizing his speech from eight years ago.

[FloridaBlues]

3. Most of this crap is illegal to do by EO alone.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

4. There is a photo posted on Bluesky with him NOT putting his hand on a Bible.

The escort is holding something that appears to be a book. His left hand is down by his side.

Talk about DISGUSTING! I take that is his way of NOT pledging an oath to uphold and defend the US Constitution.

[rsdsharp]

5. There is no requirement to put your hand on anything, and other Presidents haven't.

Nor is “So help me God” part of the oath.