President Donald Trump has promised a "golden age" for America. He became the USA's 47th President on the 20th of January. He made his acceptance speech in Washington. President Trump promised to change America. He said: "From this day forward, our country will [grow] and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation." He added that: "Every single day of [my] administration, I will very simply put America first."
President Trump said he had a God-given mission. He said: "My life was saved…by God to make America great again." One of Trump's biggest promises was for American astronauts to put the U.S. flag on Mars. He promised to make the US economy strong. He also said he would use America's fossil fuels. He said: "We will drill, baby, drill." He added that the USA has "the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth. And, we are going to use it".
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Sources- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-faces-stiff-challenges-delivering-his-promised-golden-age-2025-01-20/
- https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/us/2025/01/21/donald-trump-executive-orders-inauguration/
- https://www.ft.com/content/8e507320-d381-41b0-9513-cc97e2e9d4e9
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