God saved my life to make America great again— Donald Trump on inauguration speech
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
President Donald Trump declared he was “saved by God to make America great again” in his Inauguration Day speech on Monday, promising a bring the United States into a “golden age.”
At the Inauguration Day ceremony held at the United States Capitol Rotunda on Monday, a newly sworn-in Trump briefly talked about the attack on his life on July 13, 2024, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at Trump, hitting the presidential candidate’s right ear. Crooks was shot dead by a Secret Service counter-sniper several minutes later.
“The journey to reclaim our republic has not been an easy one,” Trump said. “Those who which to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, to take my life.”
“An assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear, but I felt then and believe even more so now that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.”
Trump called his inauguration “liberation day” and assured Americans “we will not forget our country, we will not forget our Constitution, and we will not forget our God.”
The 45th and 47th president also declared that “the golden age of America begins right now,” adding that “from this day forward, our country will flourish, and be respected again all over the world.”
