Trump: ‘We’ll measure our success by the wars we end and the wars we never get into’

Trump says his “proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier,” as he continues his inaugural address.

“I’m pleased to say that, as of yesterday, one day before I assumed office, the hostages in the Middle East are coming back home to their families,” Trump adds, prompting a standing ovation from the audience.

He also says: “Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen. We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end, and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”

“Our power will stop all wars and bring a new spirit of unity to a world that has been angry, violent, and totally unpredictable,” he says toward the end of his speech.

Soon after the president has concluded his address, Channel 12’s US correspondent, Yuna Leibzon, says on air that after she had filmed an interview with Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff yesterday, she was told to wait, and that Trump arrived.

“We had to get the hostages out,” she quotes Trump telling her. “All of the hostages have to get out of there.”