BREAKING: Donald Trump officially sworn in as 47th President of the United States

Oladipupo Olamiposi
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1 day ago

Donald Trump has been sworn in for a second term as president of the United States at noon local time (17:00 GMT) in Washington, DC.

Trump used his inaugural address to reiterate his grievances against his political opponents, saying he would “liberate” the country from a “radical and corrupt establishment”.

His speech also previewed the slate of executive actions he planned to take in the coming days, including declaring a state of emergency at the southern border with Mexico.

Trump, the first US president convicted of criminal charges, also denounced the “weaponisation” of the justice system, though he himself has threatened to jail political opponents.

Because of frigid temperatures, Trump had relocated the ceremony indoors, under the Capitol rotunda, rather than on the marble steps outside, as usual.

Trump had said he will implement a series of immigration-related policies, a cornerstone of his 2024 campaign that leaned into dehumanizing rhetoric and blamed migrants for a long list of problems faced by the US.

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