- By Ajeet Kumar
- Mon, 20 Jan 2025 10:42 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Donald Trump takes oath of office as nation’s 47th president promising ‘revolution of common sense’. After Trump was sworn in his supporters inside the Capital One Arena, nearly all on their feet, roared and applauded, many waving their MAGA hats in the air, some clearly emotional. Chants of “USA” filled the arena.
Trump promised a “revolution of common sense” and taking charge as Republicans assume unified control of Washington and set out to reshape the country’s institutions.
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Trump, who overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House, will act swiftly after the ceremony. Dozens of executive orders have already been prepared for his signature to clamp down on border crossings, increase fossil fuel development and end diversity and inclusion programs across the federal government.
Declaring that government faces a “crisis of trust,” Trump said in his inaugural address that under his administration “our sovereignty will be reclaimed. Our safety will be restored. The scales of justice will be rebalanced.”
Trump claimed “a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal,” promising to “give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and indeed their freedom.”
"America’s decline is over"
“From this moment on,” he added, “America’s decline is over.”
The executive orders are the first step in what Trump is calling “the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.”
Other goals will prove more difficult, perhaps testing the patience of supporters who were promised quick success. Trump has talked about lowering prices after years of inflation, but his plans for tariffs on imports from foreign countries could have the opposite effect.
Frigid weather rewrote the pageantry of the day. Trump’s swearing-in was moved indoors to the Capitol Rotunda — the first time that has happened in 40 years — and the inaugural parade was replaced by an event at a downtown arena. Throngs of Trump supporters who descended on the city to watch the inaugural ceremony outside the Capitol from the National Mall were left to find other places to view the festivities.