Donald Trump was sworn in for a historic second term as U.S. president on Monday, vowing swift executive actions on immigration and cultural issues, marking a remarkable political comeback.
With one hand raised and the other on a Bible gifted by his mother, the 47th U.S. president took the oath of office beneath the grand Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. Trump, a Republican, and outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden had earlier arrived together by motorcade for the ceremony, which was held indoors with a smaller audience for the first time in decades due to freezing temperatures.
Earlier, they and their spouses met for a traditional tea at the White House.
“Welcome home,” Biden said to Trump as he and First Lady Jill Biden greeted their successors at the front door to the presidential residence.
Trump, 78, was a political outsider at his first inauguration in 2017 as the 45th president, but this time around he is surrounded by America’s wealthy and powerful.
The world’s richest man, Elon Musk, Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon chief Jeff Bezos and Google CEO Sundar Pichai all had prime seats in the Capitol alongside Trump’s family and cabinet members.
Musk, who bankrolled Trump’s election campaign to the tune of a quarter of a billion dollars and promotes far-right policies on the X social network, will lead a cost-cutting drive in the new administration.
While Trump refused to attend Biden’s 2021 inauguration after falsely claiming electoral fraud by the Democrat, this time Biden has been keen to restore the sense of tradition.
Biden joined former presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton at the Capitol. Former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush were there but ex-first lady Michelle Obama pointedly stayed away.
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