US President Trump: From this day forward, it will only be USA first

Felipe Erazo FXStreet

Donald Trump is now hitting the wires from Washington, DC, after taking the oath of office as the 45th President of the United States, stating in its inauguration's speech that from now on, "it will only be the United States first", adding that he will do the best to "protect our borders" from external threats.

The US President also noted that decisions on issues like trade and taxes will be made to help the United States workers.

More headlines (via Reuters):

Giving power from Washington, D.C, back to the people
For too long, politicians prospered, but jobs left and factories closed
Crime, gangs and drugs have stolen too many lives, cost too much potential
Says there is a "sad depletion" of U.S. military
U.S. has spent trillions of dollars overseas while U.S. infrastructure has suffered
Wealth of U.S. middle class has been ripped from homes, redistributed across the world
New vision will govern U.S., it's going to be only America first
Every trade, tax, immigration, foreign affairs will be made to benefit Americans
Says U.S. must protect against other countries taking U.S. jobs

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Felipe Erazo

FXStreet

Born in Colombia, Felipe Erazo is the American Session Manager at FXStreet. He has been studying journalism with a degree in social communication at the Universidad de Chile.

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