While the concept of patriotism was heavy throughout the
speech, another thing stood out to me. As Trump made his speech he made it a point
to give his thoughts on the state of America and its citizens.
“Rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the
landscape of our nation,” Trump said, “This American carnage stops right here
and stops right now.”
Statements this blunt and dark have never really been said
during a Presidential speech. Past presidents have lamented over the various
shortcomings of previous administration, but never in such a way as what Trump
said on the 20th.
Another aspect of Trumps’ speech was the focus on America.
Trump said, “For decades, we’ve enriched foreign industry at
the expense of American industry; subsidized the armies of other countries,
while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.”
As noted by the Washington Post, this part of his speech seemed
to indicate that America may take a backseat to foreign affairs. Although I
wouldn’t count on such a thing, because America has always made it a habit to
get involved in where it shouldn’t.
While Trump's words may have been filled with shock and awe, it has been a habit of his to either ignore or exaggerate the facts to get his point across.
It will be interesting to see as time passes to see how Trump will be in the oval office, since the day of his inauguration he has signed executive orders to get rid of the ACA, further the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines and several others regarding immigration.
Sources
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2017/01/20/donald-trumps-full-inauguration-speech-transcript-annotated/?utm_term=.123e9618cd75#annotations:11203364
http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/01/all-trump-executive-actions-000288
