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On a frigid day, the 78-year-old Republican, the oldest to be sworn in, took the oath of office 性视界传媒 surrounded by leaders of the three branches of government 性视界传媒 in the Capitol Rotunda instead of the traditional spot at the west front of the U.S. Capitol overseeing the National Mall and Washington Monument. The shift was made for the safety of spectators in the bitter cold.
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He didn性视界传媒檛 promise in his speech to pardon defendants charged in the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol to try to halt the electoral count declaring Biden the 2020 election winner.
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Trump性视界传媒檚 left hand did not appear to be on one of the Bibles as he was sworn in. But that is not a constitutional requirement.
Trump性视界传媒檚 inauguration completed an extraordinary political comeback as he became the second chief executive to occupy the White House in nonconsecutive terms.
Trump recounted his campaign to win back the White House, including a failed assassination attempt by a gunman during the campaign in Butler, Pennsylvania.
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Former Ohio Sen. JD Vance was sworn in as vice president before Trump took the oath.
It wasn性视界传媒檛 as cold as Ronald Reagan性视界传媒檚 1985 inauguration 性视界传媒 when the temperature was in the single digits 性视界传媒 but the freezing temperatures and icy winds Monday tested the mettle of supporters who gathered on the National Mall. Some gained access to Capital One Arena, where a viewing and indoor parade were scheduled.
Outside the Waldorf Astoria hotel that Trump owned during his first term, the crowd lining Pennsylvania Avenue between the Capitol and the White House was sparse, a stark contrast to the mobs of people who would typically be there to watch the new president travel back to the White House.
Cheers broke out from some watching the live stream of the ceremony as Trump took the oath of office. 性视界传媒淲e just saved America!性视界传媒 a woman in an American flag-patterned sweatshirt yelled.
Between Capital One Arena and Pennsylvania Avenue, about two dozen Proud Boys members congregated four years after the organization was part of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
A local Kentucky chapter president, who said his name was Dave Sermonizer, said they were expecting Trump to follow through on his plans to pardon the rioters. 性视界传媒淲e would like to raise awareness to the political prisoners that are being held hostage in the D.C. gulags. We are hoping for pardons today,性视界传媒 he said.
Cheers of 性视界传媒淭rump is president性视界传媒 rang out among the crowds waiting to enter Capital One Arena as Trump was sworn in.
Trump took the oath eight years after being sworn in for his first term, delivering a speech targeting the political establishment and pledging to rid the country of crime, gangs and drugs he called 性视界传媒淎merican carnage.性视界传媒
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Trump enters office with a 性视界传媒渢rifecta性视界传媒 性视界传媒 Republican control of the White House, Senate and House. He has promised to carry out mass deportations, make deep cuts and changes to the federal workforce, and pare federal spending with his newly created, nongovernmental Department of Government Efficiency headed by billionaire Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy.
Trump, the 45th and 47th president, lost his 2020 reelection bid to Biden but defeated Vice President Kamala Harris last November. Only Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th president, had previously won nonconsecutive four-year terms.
Trump性视界传媒檚 return to power seemed improbable after supporters stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But he regained GOP support in the intervening years, winning election by criticizing Democratic border policies and inflation that Republicans said was generated by federal overspending.
In May, he became the first former president convicted of felony crimes. A New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records to influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
The conviction seemed to galvanize his supporters after Trump railed against the New York prosecutor who brought the case.
