Trump supporters mark historic second term at inauguration watch party

The attendees appeared to share a belief that Trump would be a unifier and bring peace to a divided nation.

During the speech, Trump said he was “saved by God to make America great again before adding that he wants to be a “peacemaker and unifier.” “National unity is now returning to America,” he said.

“It’s a good day for the country, said Fred Druding Jr. “It’s one of the rare times where the entire U.S. is united. Regardless of what side of the aisle you’re on, everybody comes together and wishes a new president good luck. That’s obviously a good thing because if the president does good, we all do good.”
Fred Druding Jr. watches the inauguration of Donald Trump at Dean’s Bar in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Murray added that she believes that the country “needs prayer, peace, and unity more than ever,” and the new administration would help bring it about.

“More people are behind Trump,” she said. “I feel like he has a stronger following. I feel that his team is stronger, and I think that he’s going to get great things done.”

The watch party also agreed that Trump’s return to the White House is — as Giordano called it — “one of the greatest political comebacks of all time.”

“They tried to jail him, and they tried to assassinate him,” Giordano said. “They say he’s a racist. He’s not. They tried to compare this man to Hitler. He’s not a Hitler. Hitler tried to jail all his opponents, and he did. He was successful.”
The crowd at Dean’s Bar in South Philadelphia watch the inauguration of Donald Trump. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Milko Yovchev, a Bulgarian artist, and his wife were also among the crowd, and they joined as part of a tour of the U.S. to interview Americans about their thoughts on the election for his YouTube channel.

“I like meeting people and speaking with them, and I think this is the best way to solve the differences in values around the world,” he said. “People are similar. People care about other people better than you can expect if you only use social media.”
Milko Yovchev of Bulgaria stops at Dean’s Bar in South Philadelphia to attend a watch party for the inauguration of Donald Trump. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Yovchev said Trump’s win was not a surprise for people in his country. He added that he hopes the new administration will help reduce his nation’s biggest threat.

“We are worried about how Russia might get into our internal affairs and we will see how world politics will go after the election of Donald Trump,” he said. “We hope that Russia could be stopped somehow.”

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