One moment will stick in my brain for a long time from the Trump Inauguration. It was a moment created by the unusual cancellation of the normal pomp and circumstance due to predicted cold weather, which led to the parade being held indoors at [Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C.]. While the speech laying […]
One moment will stick in my brain for a long time from the Trump Inauguration. It was a moment created by the unusual cancellation of the normal pomp and circumstance due to predicted cold weather, which led to the parade being held indoors at [Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C.].
While the speech laying out part of his vision was inspiring and the sight of Kamala Harris sitting glumly waiting for the whole thing to get over symbolized the sadness felt by those Americans who opposed President Donald J. Trump, the moment was bigger than either of these events.
At the end of the presidential parade, President Trump did something extraordinary.
He kept many of his promises right in front of the millions of Americans who were watching. The president signed executive orders to make our border more secure. He signed an executive order to end our taxpayers’ funding the Paris Climate Accord scam. And, he signed an executive order to rescind more than 80 Biden orders that harmed domestic energy production.
And then Trump threw the pens to the crowd.
Not since Andrew Jackson had the public camping out on the White House grounds has the public been so much a part of an Inaugural. And right in front of God and the American people, Donald Trump kept many of the promises he made during the election.
After being told that up is down and right is left and lies are the truth that must be followed at your peril, the American people witnessed and cheered a man keeping and laying the groundwork to keep the promises he made to them.
Putting Americans first, by allowing Americans to be a part of his historic moment by making it theirs through the simple toss of pens to the crowd used to sign documents that set the stage for restoring the American century, synopsized the Trump years.
And as someone who has been in politics my whole life, and has supported President Trump for a decade, I can honestly say, I was amazed — and yes a tear came to my eye.
The fight for America is still on, and it will never end. Individual liberty and our constitutional principles of limited government have to be battled for each and every day.
But there is renewed hope in this American restoration project because we have a leader who believes in the American people to make the decisions that affect their lives, rather than one who preferred to make [the decisions] for them, under the guise that government knows best.
Day one of making America great again is complete, and a great day it was. Now onto the hard work in the battle for the soul of America.
Rick Manning is president of Americans for Limited Government, a nonprofit organization advocating for reducing the size and scope of government to maximize individual freedom.
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