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(CNSNews.com) â Presidential historian Craig Shirley characterized President Donald Trumpâs Inaugural Address as âa direct indictment of [President] Obama and the status quoâ and âa declaration of warâ against the Washington establishment.
In the 16-minute speech Trump delivered on Friday after he was sworn-in as the nationâs 45th president, he said that his inauguration was ânot merely the transfer of power from one administration to another, and from one party to another.
âWe are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the people,â Trump told hundreds of thousands of supporters attending his swearing-in ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol.
âThe forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,â Trump vowed.
The new president also assured the nation that the U.S. âwill be protected by Godâ in the days ahead as âa new national prideâ allows Americans âto heal our divisionsâ.
âTrumpâs speech blended FDRâs Forgotten Man, [Ronald] Reaganâs conservatism, [Andrew] Jacksonâs populism and [Charles] Lindbergâs America First,â said Shirley, a biographer of former President Ronald Reagan. âBut there was also a generous helping of compassion. It was a direct indictment of Obama and the status quo.
"Invoking God was significant as was the uplifting nature of the end of his speech. It was a declaration of war against Washington and the status quo as surely as the colonies made against the British Empire. However, this war will be fought with ideas and passion.
"There were few memorable phrases [in the speech], but the battle has been enjoined,â Shirley added.
Conservative leaders also praised Trumpâs speech for sending a clear message to the average American.
âDonald Trump once again spoke to Americans who don't populate the corridors of power and made a solemn promise in clear, everyday words: â I've got your backâ,â Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, told CNSNews.com.
âAll the pieces woven together made a very strong speech,â agreed Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.
âThe important thing is that you donât see him moving away from the themes that brought him to this point, which weâve seen so often in the past,â Perkins told CNSNews. âHe showed he was not equivocating. He promised to do what he said he would do.â
In the 16-minute speech Trump delivered on Friday after he was sworn-in as the nationâs 45th president, he said that his inauguration was ânot merely the transfer of power from one administration to another, and from one party to another.
âWe are transferring power from Washington, D.C. and giving it back to you, the people,â Trump told hundreds of thousands of supporters attending his swearing-in ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol.
âThe forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer,â Trump vowed.
The new president also assured the nation that the U.S. âwill be protected by Godâ in the days ahead as âa new national prideâ allows Americans âto heal our divisionsâ.
âTrumpâs speech blended FDRâs Forgotten Man, [Ronald] Reaganâs conservatism, [Andrew] Jacksonâs populism and [Charles] Lindbergâs America First,â said Shirley, a biographer of former President Ronald Reagan. âBut there was also a generous helping of compassion. It was a direct indictment of Obama and the status quo.
"Invoking God was significant as was the uplifting nature of the end of his speech. It was a declaration of war against Washington and the status quo as surely as the colonies made against the British Empire. However, this war will be fought with ideas and passion.
"There were few memorable phrases [in the speech], but the battle has been enjoined,â Shirley added.
Conservative leaders also praised Trumpâs speech for sending a clear message to the average American.
âDonald Trump once again spoke to Americans who don't populate the corridors of power and made a solemn promise in clear, everyday words: â I've got your backâ,â Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union, told CNSNews.com.
âAll the pieces woven together made a very strong speech,â agreed Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council.
âThe important thing is that you donât see him moving away from the themes that brought him to this point, which weâve seen so often in the past,â Perkins told CNSNews. âHe showed he was not equivocating. He promised to do what he said he would do.â