Ihe takes his revenge. Four years after his defeat against Joe Biden, Donald Trump regained his place in the White House this Monday, January 20. Welcomed by his predecessor in the presidential enclosure, he took the oath of office at the Capitol at 6 p.m. (Paris time), officially becoming the 47e president of the United States. The day continued with a gathering at the Capital One Arena as a parade, before the traditional balls expected in the evening. Donald Trump also signed around a hundred decrees, notably on immigration and energy. Back to his crazy day.
Trump ends with a dance step
The President and First Lady arrive at the Commander-in-Chief’s Ball and dance to “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”, joined by Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha. The marathon is almost over.
The United States will leave the WHO
This is one of several executive orders signed by Donald Trump this evening.
Marco Rubio confirmed to the Senate
It was expected, the former Florida senator became Secretary of State in the Trump administration.
Trump takes the United States out of the Paris agreement again
The American president signs dozens of decrees in front of his supporters. In particular one by which he once again withdraws the United States from the Paris climate agreement. Those on immigration should be signed later in the Oval Office.
Donald Trump will pardon “the January 6 hostages” this evening
The US president receives a standing ovation at Capital One Arena. Surrounded by members of the families of Hamas hostages, he announced without transition that he would sign, this evening, “pardons for the January 6 hostages”, these Americans sentenced to prison terms for the assault on Capital.
Elon Musk enthousiaste
“We’re going to take DOGE to Mars. Can you imagine how awesome it’s going to be to have American astronauts plant the flag on another planet for the first time! “, exclaims the co-president of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
Donald Trump signs his first decrees
Black felt is back! Donald Trump signs his first decrees, mainly for the proper functioning of his government. The policy orders will await the rally at the Capital One Arena, which is replacing the parade because of the bitter cold in Washington.
Donald Trump wants Republicans and Democrats to find compromises
The American president addresses elected representatives of the House from Emancipation Hall and reflects on his “historic victory”. He also hopes that the two parties find compromises for “the good of the country”.
Joe Biden took off
The former US president boarded Marine One to reach Andrews Base. According to NBC, the Bidens are expected to head to California for a short vacation to the Santa Ynez wineries, near Santa Barbara.
The ceremony ends
Tenor Christopher Macchio sings the American anthem. Joe Biden will finish his suitcases before Donald Trump returns to the White House in the afternoon.
Carrie Underwood au micro
The country singer performs “America the Beautiful”, with small technical problems on the music side. Religious leaders follow one another, notably Rabbi Ari Berman who expresses his joy at the return of the first hostages and calls for an end to hatred on American campuses, where anti-Semitic speeches have exploded with the conflict in Gaza.
Donald Trump promises to “take back the Panama Canal”
The American president will rename the “Gulf of Mexico”, which will become “the Gulf of America”. He assures: “We are going to take back the Panama Canal” to fight against China, without giving further details. He then finishes a speech which will have lasted approximately 35 minutes.
Donald Trump details his first executive orders on immigration and energy
Donald Trump will, he announces:
-– “Declare a national emergency at our southern border: all illegal entries will be automatically stopped and we will deport millions upon millions of illegal criminals. »
– “Tackling inflation and quickly bringing prices down. »
– Declare an energy emergency and “drill, baby, drill”. He swears that he will end the Green New Deal and return to the forced march towards electric cars.
– Sign an executive order to “restore free speech to America” and return to a “merit-based” society.
– “The official policy of the United States Government shall be that there are only two genders, male and female. »
“God saved me”
“America’s golden age is beginning, we will be respected again. Every day of the Trump administration, I will put America first,” Trump begins. He resumes his attacks against the “instrumentalization” of the Department of Justice. Even if America, he promises, “will be greater and more prosperous than ever”, the new American president insists: “We must be realistic, we are facing an unprecedented crisis of confidence. » He promises a return to government efficiency and cites the poor management of the fires in Los Angeles as a counterexample, and vows to tackle the “crisis at the border”. “God saved me so that I could make America great again,” he assures, in reference to the assassination attempt and the bullet that grazed his ear.
Donald Trump and JD Vance sworn in
« I, Donald Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of the President of the United States » … C’est officiel, Donald Trump est le 47e President of the United States, and JD Vance his vice-president.
Coincidence of the calendar, the inauguration falls on Martin Luther King Day
Senator Amy Klobuchar reminds us that this inauguration coincides with the holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King, a coincidence of the calendar “which reminds us that it is more important than ever to preserve our institutions,” says the Democrat. In the process, under the Rotunda, Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, leads the invocation and refers to King, but also to Abraham Lincoln. “Please God, bless America,” he concluded. Pastor Franklin Graham (son of the legendary Billy Graham) assures that God “saved” Donald Trump during the assassination attempt against him.
Christopher Macchio sings «O America»
The tenor is one of Donald Trump’s favorite singers.
Big Tech bosses court Trump
In addition to the essential Elon Musk, the boss of TikTok Shou Zi Chew is present, but also those of Google (Sundar Pichai), Apple (Tim Cook), Meta (Mark Zuckerberg). Sam Altman, from OpenAI, is one of the guests.
Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama present
Our correspondent in Washington Claire Meynial is at the Capitol, where the former presidents are presented in turn. Mike Pence is also there despite his history with Donald Trump.
Donald Trump and Joe Biden arrived at the Capitol
A symbolic image of unity which shows that American institutions remain, despite January 6, 2021, solid. Joe Biden believes that it was his “duty” to be present.
“It has been the honor of our lives to serve you,” says Joe Biden
Will his regrets be eternal? In a tweet on X, US President Joe Biden praised “the honor to serve you, the American people”. He poses there in the company of his wife, Jill Biden, as well as his vice-president Kamala Harris, and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, shortly before welcoming Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump.
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Kamala Harris was soundly defeated by Donald Trump during the presidential election last November. Subsequently, Joe Biden expressed regret, believing that he could have beaten the Republican candidate. Under pressure from his camp, he withdrew from the race in July 2024, just a few weeks before the election.
Vladimir Putin congratulates Donald Trump
The Russian president welcomed the election of Donald Trump, saying he was “open to dialogue” on Ukraine to achieve “lasting peace”. “We are also open to dialogue with the new American administration on the Ukrainian conflict,” the Russian president said. “Regarding the resolution of the situation, I would like to emphasize that the objective should not be a brief truce […] but lasting peace,” he added.
