Donald Trump Promises to Usher In New ‘Industrial Revolution’ in Ohio Rally

President-elect vows sweeping changes to trade policy, national security, infrastructure, military spending and immigration

 President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday said his administration would usher in a new “Industrial Revolution,” one of numerous promises he made in Cincinnati as he began a nationwide “Thank You” tour following his Nov. 8 election… During his speech, he stuck to many of his campaign promises. He said a wall would be built along the U.S.-Mexico border. He said his administration would “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act. He said the Trump administration would seek plans and deals that benefited Americans first and not get duped into deals with other countries.

“There is no global anthem, no global currency,” he said. “We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag.”

—He said he would rebuild urban areas that are blighted with crime, and said he would make the murder rate fall by changes to law enforcement policies.

—He said “we will finally end illegal immigration” and “dismantle the criminal cartels, and liberate our communities from the epidemic of gang violence and drugs pouring into our nation.”

—On the economy, he said “we can reverse the stagnation and usher in a period of true opportunity and growth.”

.. “People are constantly telling me and telling you to reduce our expectations,” he said. “Those people are fools. They’re fools.”

 ..“The era of economic surrender is over,” he said. “We’re going to fight for every last American job. It is time to remove the rust from the rust belt and usher in a new industrial revolution. We’re going to do it.”