Trump has promised to completely reform and remake elements of the federal government, with his plan for a Department of Government Efficiency. This message echoes what he said in his first inaugural address. These words sound similar to things Trump might say at a campaign rally, but in the Rotunda, they are being delivered in a strict monotone.

President Donald Trump went big on building himself up as a hero triumphing over evil, and he leaned in on “Manifest Destiny.”