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WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president Monday, promising a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.
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Trump, who has withstood impeachment, accusations of corruption and a couple of assassination attempts to win his term in the White House, will act temporarily after the ceremony, with executive orders already ready for his signature to be issued on board tickets. , building fossil fuel progression. and ending diversity and inclusion systems across the federal government.
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Declaring that the government is facing a “crisis of confidence,” Trump said in his inaugural address that, under his administration, “our sovereignty will be regained. Our security will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced. »
Trump called for “a mandate to totally and utterly oppose terrible treason,” promising to “restore to others their faith, their wealth, their democracy, and even their freedom. “
He added: “From that, the American decline is over. “
The executive orders are the first step in what Trump is calling “the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.”
The ice cream climate rewritten the show of the day. Trump’s juror moved through the Capitol’s roundabout, the first time this happened in 40 years, and the inaugural parade repositioned through an occasion in a sand in the center of Trump’s supporters who descended the city to see the rite Inaugural in the western aspect of the National Mall Capitol will have to locate another position to see the festivities.
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At the Capitol, Vice President JD Vance was sworn-in first, taking the oath read by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on a bible given to him by his great-grandmother. Trump followed moments after noon, using both a family bible and the one used by President Abraham Lincoln at his 1861 inauguration as Chief Justice John Roberts administered his oath.
An organization of multimillionaires and technological titans, which added Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, received prominent positions in the Capitol roundabout, mixing with the new Trump team before the rite began. World, which is expected to lead efforts to reduce federal expenditure and employees.
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Trump began the day with a prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church. He and his wife, Melania, were later greeted at the North Portico of the executive mansion by outgoing President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for the customary tea and coffee reception. It was a stark departure from four years ago, when Trump refused to acknowledge Biden’s victory or attend his inauguration.
“Welcome home,” Biden told Trump after the president-elect was delivered from the car. The two presidents, who have spent years bitterly criticizing each other, shared a limousine on the way to the Capitol.
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Trump’s inauguration realized a political comeback without precedent in American history. Four years ago, he was voted out of the White House during an economic collapse caused by the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. Trump denied his defeat and tried to cling to power. He directed his supporters to march on the Capitol while lawmakers were certifying the election results, sparking a riot that interrupted the country’s tradition of the peaceful transfer of power.
But Trump never lost his grip on the Republican Party and was undeterred by criminal cases and two assassination attempts as he steamrolled rivals and harnessed voters’ exasperation with inflation and illegal immigration.
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“I’m in a position to create a new America,” said Cynde Bost, 63, of Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
Trump, in his inaugural address, admitted that he was taking over from Martin Luther King Jr. , which honors the slain civil rights hero. Trump said, “We will do everything we can to make his dream come true,” and thanked the Black and Latino electorate for their support in November.
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Today, Trump is the first user convicted of a crime, for falsifying business records similar to Hush Cash invoices, to serve as president. He pledged to “preserve, protect and defend” the constitution in the same position he violated through his supporters on January 6, 2021. He said one of his first acts in the workplace will be to pardon many of those who participated in the vote. disturbance.
Eight years after he first entered the White House as a political newcomer, Trump is far more familiar with the operations of federal government and emboldened to bend it to his vision. Trump wants to bring quick change by curtailing immigration, enacting tariffs on imports and rolling back Democrats’ climate and social initiatives.
He also promised retaliation against his political war parties and criticism and put loyalty as an important qualification for appointments to his administration.
A few minutes before leaving office, Biden issued preemptive pardons to his brothers and sisters and their spouses to protect them from the possibility of prosecution. He said in a statement that his family circle “was subjected to relentless attacks and threats” and that he “has no reason to believe that these attacks will end. “
Hours earlier, Biden took a stand with current and former government officials who have been the target of Trump’s ire. Biden said that “these are exceptional cases and I cannot, in good conscience, do anything. “
Trump has pledged to move faster in implementing his timing table than in his first term, and already the country’s political, economic and technological leaders have realigned to accommodate Trump.
Democrats who once formed a “resistance” are now divided over whether to work with Trump or defy him. Billionaires have lined up to meet with Trump as they acknowledge his unrivaled power in Washington and his ability to wield the levers of government to help or hurt their interests.
A lot of skeptical in terms of American alliances, Trump’s “America First” foreign policy is observed with distrust in the country and, although the invasion of Ukraine through Russia will soon enter its third year, and a high fire fever Fragile occurs in Gaza after Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and Hamas.
Also present will be the head of TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned social media app deemed a national security risk by the U.S. Trump has promised to lift an effective ban on TikTok through one of many executive orders expected to be issued on Monday as the new president attempts to show quick progress.
Trump is planning to swiftly reinstitute his 2020 playbook to crackdown on the southern border — again declaring a national emergency, limiting the number of refugees entering the U.S. and deploying the military. He’s expected to take additional actions — including constitutionally questionable ones — such as attempting to end birthright citizenship automatically bestowed on people born in the U.S.
Trump will also indicate an executive order aimed at ending diversity, equity and inclusion systems within the federal government. The order will allow federal agencies to coordinate with the White House on the identity and implementation of DEI systems. Conservatives have long criticized systems that give personal tastes according to race, sex and sexual orientation, arguing that they violated the constitution.
Other orders are expected to allow for more oil and fuel drilling by reversing Biden-era policies on domestic energy production and repealing Biden’s recent directive on synthetic intelligence.
More changes are planned for the federal workforce. Trump wants to unwind diversity, equity and inclusion programs known as DEI, require employees to come back to the office and lay the groundwork to reduce staff.
With control of Congress, Republicans are also working alongside the incoming administration on legislation that will further roll back Biden’s policies and institute their own priorities.
– Zeke Miller, Chris Megerian and Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
AP Congressional Correspondent Lisa Mascaro and AP writer Aamer Madhani contributed to this report.
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