WASHINGTON, Jan 20. President Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th U.S. president on Monday, starting another four-year term with promises to make America Great Again, he will concentrate his immediate efforts on ending the border crisis, reform the military, emphasize the important role of the U.S. on the world stage.
Trump’s inauguration completes a triumphant comeback. He survived two impeachment trials, two assassination attempts and an indictment for allegedly attempt to overturn 2020 election
The ceremony will take place at 12:00 PM inside the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. The swearing-in was moved indoors for the first time in 40 years due to the extreme cold.
A number of executive actions concerning immigration, energy and tariffs are planned for day one when he will sign after taking the oath of office. At a campaign-style rally on Sunday in Washington, Trump vowed to impose harsh immigration restrictions on his first day.
The former president returns to Washington after winning the elections over Vice President Kamala Harris by more than 2 million votes thanks to a outrageous level of voter frustration over persistent inflation, border crisis, scandals and a demented president.
“What we’re really talking about is a fundamentally different economy, a fundamentally different country in terms of its racial and gender and social makeup, and we are as a country struggling to figure out what that means,” he said. “It’s an existential moment.”
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President Trump has the backing of a great ally, Millionaire Elon Musk, who was paramount for the President’s campaign. Other tech leaders also present, will be, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim Cook, will join Musk in attending Monday’s ceremony. President Trump said on Sunday he will travel to California on Friday to visit fire-ravaged Los Angeles County.
The inauguration will proceed amid heavy security after a campaign highlighted by an increase in political violence that included two assassination attempts against Trump, including one in which a bullet grazed his ear.
Federal authorities are also on alert after the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, when investigators say a U.S. Army veteran inspired by the Islamic State drove a pickup truck into a crowd of revelers, killing 14. Last week, the FBI warned of potential copycat attacks.
Several Foreign representatives were invited, Brazil President Lula da Silva was not invited, instead Brazilian President Jair Messias Bolsonaro a Trump supporter, was invited personally, but the Supreme Court retained his passport, forbidding his presence. In his place, his wife Michelle Bolsonaro, is representing him. An entourage of 21 lawmakers from Brazil are also attending.
The traditional parade down Pennsylvania Avenue past the White House will now take place indoors at the Capital One Arena, where Trump held his victory rally on Sunday.
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