At a rally in Washington DC, the Republican says he will release classified files and determine action against illegal immigration
The president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump (Republican Party), said on Sunday (19 January 2025) that he will quickly implement several 2024 campaign promises. While speaking to supporters in Washington DC, the Republican promised to release files classifieds related to the death of prominent figures and determine actions against illegal immigration.
Trump also talked about possibly pardoning anyone who participated of the invasion of the Capitol, headquarters of the US Congress, on January 6, 2021. He did not address the matter directly, but stated that those present would be “very happy” with its decisions regarding “hostages” on January 6th.
The Republican stated that “every radical and foolish executive order” from the government by Joe Biden (Democratic Party) “will be revoked a few hours later” he takes the oath of office.
“We will stop illegal immigration once and for all. We will not be invaded. We will not be busy. We will not be conquered. We will be a free and proud nation once again”, he declared.
Here are the main points of Trump’s speech:
- immigration – Trump said he will “stop the invasion” of the borders. He stated that he is inheriting “a catastrophic crisis” on immigration. “No one can believe that they [governo Biden] let people in. They have an open border policy”, he declared. “Jails, prisons, mental institutions, gangs being emptied across that ugly, open border”, these. “I will act with historic speed and strength and fix every crisis our country faces”, he stated. “When the sun sets tomorrow [2ª feira (20.jan)] night, the invasion of our borders would have stopped”, he said, adding that people who entered the US illegally “will, in one way or another, return home”. Trump declared that “border security measures” which he will detail in his inauguration speech “will be the most aggressive and comprehensive effort to restore borders [norte-americanas] that the world has seen”. The Republican said: “We will expel all illegal aliens, gang members, and criminal immigrants operating on U.S. soil”;
- TikTok – Trump gave him credit for the app’s return to the US; the platform was unavailable for a few hours over the weekend due to a decision by the North American Court. “Starting today, TikTok is back”, he stated. “I said we need to save TikTok because we’re talking about a [negócio] tremendous”, he declared, adding that the application is “very” popular. “Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save a lot of jobs. We don’t want to give our business to China“, he said. According to Trump, the social network will be a joint venture in which the US has 50%. “And there is no risk. We are not investing money. All we’re doing is giving them approval [para operar no país]without which they have nothing”, he declared;
- document classification – Trump stated that he intends to “reverse excessive classification of government documents” to “restore transparency and accountability” from the government. “In the coming days, we will make public the remaining records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, his brother Robert Kennedy, as well as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and [documentos relacionados a] other topics of great public interest. Everything will be disclosed”, these;
- economy – Trump stated that his administration will “cut taxes, end inflation and cut prices”. It will also “raise wages and bring thousands of factories back to the US where they belong”. The Republican declared: “And this will be done through smart tariffs and policies. We will build American products, buy American products and hire American products”;
- defense system – the Republican declared that he will order the Army to begin construction of an Iron Dome defense system, like the one used by Israel. “It will all be made in the USA”, he stated;
- security – Trump said he will end “violent crime” in North American cities and will give the police “the support, protection, resources and respect they so deserve”. He stated: “We will strengthen and modernize our armed forces again”;
- freedoms – the Republican said he will “take away critical race theory and transgender insanity” from schools. He also spoke about “” and defending freedom of religion and expression. “And I will defend the right to keep and bear arms”, these.
Trump spoke about the , which came into effect on Sunday (19 January). The text was created by Qatar, Egypt and the United States.
“This agreement could only have been achieved as a result of our historic victory in November”, declared Trump, referring to having been elected in last year’s elections. “I know that Biden is saying they made the deal”, he stated.
According to Trump, the conflict in the Middle East “would never have happened” if he were president. “Iran was broken. They had no money for Hezbollah. They had no money for Hamas”, these.
The Republican declared: “I will end the war in Ukraine, end the chaos in the Middle East and prevent World War 3 from happening”.
Trump also promised to visit Los Angeles on Friday (24 January). Parts of the city were devastated by forest fires. “Together, we will rebuild Los Angeles”, these.
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