Two Genders, Emergency At Mexico Border, US Flag On Mars — Top Quotes From Trump's Speech

Donald Trump, while announcing 'golden age of America begins right now', said that January 20, 2025, will be the "liberation day" for the country.

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Donald Trump, who took oath as the 47th US President at the Capitol, announced a series of radical measures shortly after the swearing-in ceremony. 

The Republican President, while announcing 'golden age of America begins right now', said that January 20, 2025, will be the "liberation day" for the country. He also announced changing the Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, imposed an emergency on the US-Mexico border and vowed strict action against drug cartels.

Here are some of the top quotes from Donald Trump's first speech as the US President:

- "The golden age of America begins right now. From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected all over the world."

- "I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will immediately be halted and we will begin the process of returning the millions and millions of criminals aliens back the places from which they came. We will reinstate my 'Remain in Mexico' policy."  

- Though Trump said little about his plans for mass deportation, he announced that he would deport “millions and millions of criminal aliens.”

- "Every single day I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body. I will not rest until we have delivered the strong, safe and prosperous America that our children deserve and that you deserve. This will truly be the golden age of America."

- Trump said that he wants to send US astronauts to Mars and added, "(We) will pursue our manifest destiny into the stars and plant the stars and stripes on the planet Mars."

- Trump also said that the US "will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord."

- "As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders - male and female," he said.

- "I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life... As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female."

- "American ships are being severely overcharged and not treated fairly in any way, shape or form, and that includes the United States Navy. And above all, China is operating the Panama Canal and we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama. And we’re taking it back," Trump said.

- He also said that the US is declaring a “national energy emergency” to help to bring down prices, one of his key campaign promises. “We will drill, baby, drill,” he said during his inaugural address on Monday.