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Congratulations, Mr. President

Inauguration Day 2017, the swearing in of our 45th President

Jan 20, 2017

Edmond, Oklahoma

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Congratulations, Mr. President

Aaron Ketteridge

"Whether we are black, brown, or white, WE all bleed the same red blood as patriots." -President Donald J. Trump in his Inaugural Address.

Today, Janurary 20th, 2017, the 45th President of the United States of America was inaugurated into office. Today is the beginning of a new presidency, a new era, and the end of a past era and past presidency. Today we say good bye to our first african-american president, and hello to our new president. The next four years there will be many changes as there are with each new president.

We are all Americans, whether we are republicans, democrats, or libertarians, We are all ONE nation under God, indivisible with justice and liberty for all. We must do our best to become one and build a stronger nation TOGETHER rather than continuing to tear each other down. We must unite to support OUR president whether you voted for him or not. Wishing for OUR President to fail is like wishing for the pilot to crash the plane.

I must say this, although I was not a huge fan of President Obama, he was still my president. I may not have liked some of his policies and views, but I still respected him and his office. I will also say this, I do not support all of President Trump's views, but he is still my president and I will still respect his office.

Congratulations Mr. President.

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