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Pres. Trump's words at his inauguration speech

Posted January. 23, 2017 07:12,   

Updated January. 23, 2017 07:19

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When Donald Trump concluded his inauguration speech on Friday, a Fox News anchor said that Trump reflected his campaign rhetoric in his inauguration speech. Conservative news media Fox News is recognized as relatively favor of Trump. Likewise, his 16-minute speech was full of straightforward narratives that were rarely seen in modern American history.

What shocked the nation the most during his speech was to express the current situation of America as “carnage.” “Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities, rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation. (omitted) American carnage stops right here and right now,” President Donald Trump said.

Before hundreds of the Democrats and Republicans Trump also said, “A small group in our nation’s Capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have borne the cost.” He targeted politicians with whom he should cooperate during his term. He continued to speak dystopian words such as “disrepair,” “decay,” and “dissipate.” For Islamic State (IS), the president vowed to “eradicate radical Islamic terrorism.” Former U.S. President Barrack Obama often used the term “degrade” IS.

Trump’s chief strategist Steve Bannon said in an interview with the Washington Post that Trump’s speech took the populist and nationalistic tone. Bannon was known to write the president’s inauguration speech with others.

However, the Wall Street Journal reported that Trump’s speech was something that you could hear in a rally. The Los Angeles Times said that Trump’s inauguration reflected his campaign and it was nothing more than Trump’s greatest hits album with a mix of conventional phrases. The Washington Post reviewed that Trump’s speech intended to run the state affairs like political campaigns forever, instead of healing the aftermath of presidential election.



Seung-Heon Lee ddr@donga.com