The Donald Trump Inauguration Speech
My topic for this introduction needs no introduction. Donald Trump on the campaign trail (via Rolling Stone) Donald Trump is the most polarizing figure of this century. His inauguration speech on January 20, 2017 was the culmination of one of the most heated races for the United States presidency in recent memory. The American people either love him or hate him, with no in between. Today, I will dive deeper into what made this speech so important. (You can find a link to the speech here via the White House) The main through line of the speech can really be figured out with one sentence. Trump sets the tone early on by saying, “the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer”. It was, arguably, the key quote in the speech, and one that got America talking and is still the one most remembered today. Also, it served as a sort of prelude to what was to come, as the “tough” talk continued. In fact, you can argue that the tone of the entire speech and his pre...