ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Donald Trump has returned to power, sworn in as the 47th President of the United States of America on Monday at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C.
In his inauguration speech, President Trump laid out his vision for America, saying the country will thrive over the next four years.
“From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world,” said Trump.
“We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first.”
A big part of Trump’s plan to put America first includes harnessing and relying on U.S. energy and resources, much of which resides in Alaska.
“I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices,” Trump said during the nearly 30-minute speech.
“The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices and that is why today I will also declare a national energy emergency. We will drill, baby, drill.
“America will be a manufacturing nation once again and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have. The largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth and we are going to use it.
“We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again, right to the top, and export American energy all over the world.
“We will be a rich nation again, and it is that liquid gold under our feet. That will help to do it.”
Many executive orders in relation to energy and Alaska are expected to be signed by President Trump on Monday.
In his speech, Trump took aim at the Biden administration for a number of things, including mismanaged energy.
“We now have a government that cannot manage even a simple crisis at home while at the same time stumbling into a continuing catalog of catastrophic events abroad,” said Trump. “It fails to protect our magnificent law-abiding American citizens but provide sanctuary and protection for dangerous criminals, many from prisons and mental institutions that have illegally entered our country from all over the world.”
Alaska wasn’t referenced by name in the 47th president’s speech but was eluded to when discussing energy and Denali, formerly known as Mt. McKinley.
“We are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” President Donald Trump said Monday. (Source: Pool, CNN Newsource)
“We will restore the name of a great President, William McKinley, to Mt. McKinley where it should be and where it belongs,” Trump said.
“President McKinley made our country very rich through tariffs and through talent. He was a natural businessman, and gave Teddy Roosevelt the money for many of the great things he did, including the Panama Canal, which has foolishly been given to the country of Panama after the United States.”
While calling for Denali to be renamed, he also called for the Gulf of Mexico to now take the title “Gulf of America” while calling for the Panama Canal to once again be managed by the United States.
According to national outlets, Trump is expected to sign nearly 100 executive orders on Monday, focused on immigration, energy and climate policy, and a slew of other issues.
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