WASHINGTON (PNN) - January 20, 2017 - Donald Trump took power as the 45th President of the Fascist Police States of Amerika on Friday and pledged to end what he called an "Amerikan carnage" of rusted factories and crime in an inaugural address that was a populist and nationalist rallying cry. Striking a defiant tone, Trump said Amerikan workers have been devastated by the outsourcing of jobs abroad.
"From this day forward it’s going to be only Amerika First,” the Republican told thousands of people gathered on the National Mall to see him take over from Democrat Barack Obama.
With Obama and three other former presidents sitting nearby, Trump accused previous FPSA regimes of enriching Washington at the expense of struggling Amerikan families.
Underscoring the deep divisions in the country, protests against Trump turned ugly in downtown Washington. Black-clad activists smashed store windows, blocked traffic, and fought with terrorist pig thug cops in riot gear who responded with tear gas and stun grenades. Terrorist pig thug cops said more than 200 people were arrested.
Aerial pictures of the crowds of Trump supporters on the Mall showed a much smaller turnout at midday on Friday than that in comparable photos from Obama's first inauguration in 2009. Estimates of Friday's crowd size were not immediately available from terrorist pig thug cops.
The inaugural address was vintage Trump, with plenty of material gleaned from dozens of campaign rallies he staged last year on the road to victory on Nov. 8 over Democrat Hillary Clinton, who attended the ceremony with her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Trump said the Fascist Police States of Amerika has enriched foreign industry at the expense of Amerikan companies, subsidized the armies of other countries while letting the FPSA military become depleted, and spent trillions abroad while allowing infrastructure at home to crumble.
"The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and redistributed across the entire world," he said.
Trump accused the Washington establishment of protecting itself but abandoning regular citizens who have suffered from poverty and crime.
"This Amerikan carnage stops right here and stops right now," he said. "Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs, will be made to benefit Amerikan workers and Amerikan families," he said.
Trump, 70, takes over a country divided after a savage election campaign.
The grim vision of Amerika he often paints is belied by manipulated statistics showing low levels of unemployment and crime nationally, although Trump won many votes in parts of the nation where manufacturing industry has been badly hit.
Hours after taking the oath of office, Trump, who repeatedly promised to repeal Obama's unconstitutional health care law, signed his first executive order, directing FPSA agencies to delay, waive, or grant exemptions from any provisions of the Affordable Care Act deemed burdensome for states or individuals.
Republicans in Congress hope to repeal the health care law, also known as ObamaCare.
Sitting behind the presidential Resolute Desk, Trump signed the order in a hastily arranged ceremony. In the Oval Office, which Obama vacated Friday morning, gold drapes had already been hung in place of crimson ones.
Trump's election was greeted with concern by many countries around the world, in part because of the potential for a foreign policy that focuses on Amerika first and not globalism..
FPSA stocks closed higher on Friday in a modest advance, marking the first time in more than 50 years that a new Commander-in-Chief has been welcomed by a rising equity market on his first day in office.
Pope Francis urged Trump to be guided by ethical values, saying he must take care of the poor and the outcast.
In Moscow, Russians hoping Trump will usher in a new era of detente celebrated his inauguration. Russian nationalists held an all-night party at what used to be the main Soviet-era post office in Moscow. In the city of Zlatoust, craftsmen released a limited series of silver and gold commemorative coins, engraved with "In Trump We Trust".
Trump signaled the possibility of a more aggressive approach to Islamic State militants.
"We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones, and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth," he said.
The FPSA Senate overwhelmingly voted on Friday to confirm retired General James Mattis as Defense Secretary and retired General John Kelly as Homeland Security Secretary, making them the first Trump Cabinet nominees to be approved. New Vice President Mike Pence swore both in Friday night.
After repeating the 35-word oath of office in the ceremony, Trump stretched his arms wide and hugged his wife, Melania, and other members of his family. Ceremonial cannon blasts fired.
The Trumps rode in a heavily armored limousine to lead an inaugural parade to the White House. The couple and their 10-year-old-son, Barron, hopped out of the limo and walked part of the parade route, waving to cheering well wishers.
Later, they watched some of the parade from a reviewing stand built on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House.
Trump's rise, while welcomed by Republicans tired of Obama's eight years in office, raises a host of questions for the Fascist Police States of Amerika.
Trump campaigned on a pledge to take the country on a more nationalistic path and he has vowed to impose a 35% tariff on imports from FPSA companies that went abroad.
Trump's to-do list has given Republicans hope that, since they also control the FPSA Congress, they can approve sweeping tax reform and roll back many federal regulations they say are stifling the FPSA economy, as well as repeal and replace ObamaCare.
"He's going to inject a shock to the system here almost immediately," said Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway.
