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By Tim Reid, David Morgan, Steve Holland and Andy Sullivan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Donald Trump was quick to impose his will on the U.S. government as he reclaimed the presidency on Monday, taking measures to restrict immigration, loosen environmental regulations and withdraw from international treaties. of the weather.
Cheered on by the crowd at an indoor meeting, Trump sat at the table as he signed a series of executive orders, the first steps in implementing a massive plan to expand America’s territory, curb immigration, strengthen fossil fuel production and roll. behind environmental laws.
He said he would sign more such orders when he gets to the White House.
Earlier in the day, Trump, 78, took the oath of office in the Capitol Rotunda, a symbol of American democracy that was attacked on January 6, 2021, by a mob of Trump supporters determined to reverse Trump’s 2020 loss to Joe Biden.
Trump was expected to pardon hundreds of those supporters who were jailed for their actions.
Trump presented himself as the savior chosen by God to save a faltering nation. His inauguration marks a triumphant return for the political tycoon who survived two assassination attempts and won the election despite a criminal conviction and an indictment stemming from his efforts to overturn his loss of 2020 election.
“I was saved by God to make America great again,” he said.
Trump is the first president in more than a century to win a second term after losing the White House and the first criminal to occupy the White House. The oldest president ever to be sworn in, he has the support of a majority of Republicans in both chambers of Congress.
He faces a difficult task to fulfill his stated promise of a “Golden Age of America” in the face of a divided Congress, the inevitable lawsuits and world leaders who refuse.
But Trump’s aides quickly got to work.
Shortly after the inauguration, US border officials shut down a program that allowed hundreds of thousands of immigrants to enter the US legally by scheduling an appointment via smartphone. Existing options have been cancelled. At the State Department, more than a dozen senior non-aligned diplomats were asked to resign as part of a broader plan to replace non-aligned civil servants with loyal ones.
Trump’s original executive order repealed the Biden administration’s regulations governing artificial intelligence and electric vehicles, among others. He also imposed a government hiring ban and ordered government workers to return to the office, instead of working from home.
He did not take immediate action on the economy or inflation, two issues that helped him win re-election. The official said he would not impose new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico as he had promised to do, an unexpected development that triggered a broad slide in the US dollar and a rally in markets. of world stocks on the day that the US stock markets were. closed.
In his inaugural address, Trump said he would declare a national emergency on the southern border with Mexico, send troops there and begin a policy that forces migrants seeking asylum to wait in Mexico for their court hearings. US – all as a precursor to what he described as. an unprecedented move to deport millions of immigrants. Republican colleagues applauded and Democrats remained stone-faced.
He also said that he would give orders to end various government programs and asked the government to accept only men who were assigned at birth.
While Trump sought to portray himself as a peacemaker and unifier in his half-hour speech, his tone was often strongly hostile. He repeated false claims from his campaign that other countries were dumping their prisons on America and raised common complaints about his criminal conviction.
With Biden sitting nearby, Trump delivered a scathing indictment of his successor’s policies from immigration to foreign affairs.
“We have a government that has given unlimited funds to protect the borders of other countries, but refuses to protect America’s borders, or more importantly, its people,” Trump said.
Many tech executives want to be courted by the incoming administration — including three of the world’s richest men, Tesla (NASDAQ: ) and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Amazon (NASDAQ: ) founder Jeff Bezos and Meta (NASDAQ: 🙂 CEO Mark. Zuckerberg – had prime seats on stage, next to cabinet nominees and members of the Trump family.
Trump said he would send astronauts to Mars, prompting Musk – who has long talked about creating a planet – to raise his fists.
Trump vowed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of the Americas and reiterated his intention to regain control of the Panama Canal, one of several foreign policy announcements. which caused confusion among US allies.
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Trump took an oath to “preserve, protect and defend” the US Constitution at 12:01 pm ET (1701 GMT), presided over by Chief Justice John Roberts. His vice president, JD Vance, was sworn in before him.
Progressive Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in November, sat next to Biden in a segment with former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in 2016, sat with her husband Bill. Obama’s wife, Michelle, chose not to attend.
The ceremony was moved indoors due to the severe cold that covered most of the country.
Trump skipped Biden’s inauguration and continues to falsely claim that the 2020 election that he lost to Biden was rigged.
Biden, in one of his last official acts, has pardoned several people Trump has threatened to retaliate against, including General Mark Milley, the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who Trump recommended. to be killed for holding back talks with China. Milley’s portrait was removed from the Pentagon shortly after Trump’s inauguration.
He also pardoned five family members five minutes before leaving office, citing fears that Trump would target them.
Police separated a group of 40 Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that supports Trump, from twenty protesters in downtown Washington, DC.
“Whose streets? Our streets,” the Proud Boys sing. Each side shouted at the other.
