Read the unedited remarks of President Donald J. Trump as prepared for his second inaugural address below. The White House provided the transcript. “THE PRESIDENT:  Thank you.  Thank you very much, everybody.

In the first remarks of his second term, President Trump painted a grim portrait of the country while declaring that “the golden age of America begins right now.”

Reuters assessed seven statements made by President Donald Trump during his inaugural address on Monday. While we monitored the speech in its entirety, we did not examine opinions or policy pledges. The statements are listed with timestamps in Eastern Standard Time (ET).

Here is the full text of Donald Trump’s address at his inauguration as the 47th president on Monday, provided by The White House

"Under the orders I signed today, we will also be designating the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations." "And by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.

The incoming president is set to cap a historic comeback and embark on an agenda that includes mass deportations, tariffs and slashing the size of the federal government.