‘Please, Sir, Don’t Say These Things’: Trump Discloses What He Really Wanted To Include in His Inaugural Address

The president told a crowd that his wife and vice president discouraged him from mentioning ‘extremely controversial’ things.

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President Trump speaks as Second Lady Usha Vance, First Lady Melania Trump, and Vice President Vance look on during a ceremony in Emancipation Hall after being sworn in. Al Drago/Pool/Getty Images

Following his official inauguration address in the Capitol Rotunda surrounded by members of Congress, family, and his donors, President Trump went downstairs to address supporters in the overflow room, where he delivered a “better” speech that included complaints about Congresswoman Liz Cheney, “rigged” elections, and President Biden’s pardons for family members and death row inmates.

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