Blumenthal Statement on Donald Trump's Inaugural Remarks
[WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released the following statement on the inaugural address and remarks made by Donald Trump, who was sworn in today as the 47th President of the United States:
“I was hoping for a unifying message – a speech seeking to bring us together and heal our differences. Instead, it was replete with grievance and grandiosity – playing to cultural and political divisions. I was struck by the panorama of Big Tech billionaires on a platform raised above Supreme Court Justices, placed ahead of Cabinet members. Governors were relegated to a separate room, including Republican Governors. It was a picture of a government for sale. As always, I wish the President well because his success will be America’s success – and I’ll work with him whenever and wherever possible. But I’m determined to fight if necessary to protect Connecticut and our country.”
“The second half of President Trump’s inauguration speech – delivered moments later downstairs – previewed his plan to pardon the January 6th rioters who stormed the Capitol and assaulted police officers. Pardoning these cop killers would be sickening. Retribution against investigators of the insurrectionists would be equally repugnant.”
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