He is only the second-ever US leader to be elected to two non-consecutive terms.
Donald J. Trump has taken his oath of office as the 47th president of the United States, administered by Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court John Roberts.
Trump was sworn in inside the US Capitol Rotunda, to the sounds of the presidential fanfare ‘Hail to the Chief’.
Moments earlier, Vice-President J.D. Vance took the oath of office as well, administered by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
In his inauguration speech, Trump said his election is a mandate to “completely and totally reverse” the “many betrayals that have taken place,” Trump said. “From this moment on, America’s decline is over.”
“The journey to reclaim our Republic has not been an easy one. Those who wish to stop our cause, have tried to take my freedom and indeed my life,” he added, referring to his attempted assassination during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania last July.
“I was saved by God to make America great again,” Trump declared.
🚨 TRUMP: “Those who wish to stop our cause have tried to take my freedom, and indeed, take my life.”
“An assassin’s bullet ripped through my ear, but I felt then, and now, that my life was saved for a reason. I was saved by God to make America great again.” pic.twitter.com/rbQKbRhS42
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) January 20, 2025
As was expected, Trump said he will sign a slew of executive orders on his first day in office, promising a “revolution of common sense.”
He also promised to declare a “national emergency on our southern border” and send troops to “repel the disastrous invasion of our country.”
“All illegal entry will immediately be halted” and “millions and millions of criminal aliens” will be sent “back to where they came from.”
On foreign policy, Trump vowed to measure US strength by “the wars we end and, more importantly, wars we never get into.”
“My proudest legacy will be of a peacemaker and a unifier,” he said.
