President Donald Trump (center) holds the hand of his wife, first lady Melania Trump, as their son Barron Trump (center) and Vice President JD Vance look on Monday.
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Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush arrive Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Eric Trump (from left), Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr., arrive Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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President Donald Trump (left) shakes hands Monday with former President Joe Biden (center) after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.
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Elon Musk arrives Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Family members of President-elect Donald Trump stand Monday in the first row before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Susie Wiles and Miriam Adelson arrive Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Members of the the U.S. Marine Band, “The President’s Own,” arrive Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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President Donald Trump gestures Monday to Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in as the 47th president.
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President Donald Trump speaks with Vice President JD Vance during Monday’s Inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Attendees cheer Monday as President Donald Trump speaks after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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President Donald Trump with his wife, first lady Melanie Trump, as well as his sons Barron Trump, Donald Trump, Jr., Eric Trump (left) and daughter Tiffany Trump (right) after taking the oath of office Monday.
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Vice President JD Vance (left) takes oath as his wife, second lady Usha Vance, watches Monday during the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive Monday for the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance listen as Carrie Underwood performs “America the Beautiful” during Monday’s 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible.
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President Donald Trump speaks Monday after taking the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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President Donald Trump kisses first lady Melania Trump during Monday’s 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk arrive Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew sits Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Rupert Murdoch arrives Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration.
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Elon Musk arrives Monday before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Rudy Giuliani attends the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol.
President Donald Trump’s second inaugural address sounded a lot like his first, with a sweeping indictment of the country he inherits and grand promises to fix its problems.
Eight years ago, Trump described “American carnage” and promised to end it immediately. On Monday, he declared that the country’s “decline” will end immediately, ushering in “the golden age of America.”
Trump added a long list of policies that sounded more at home in a State of the Union speech than an Inauguration Day address. But the broad themes were fundamentally Trumpian, setting himself up as a national savior.
Breaking tradition, the Republican president delivered his remarks from inside the Capitol Rotunda due to the bitter cold outside.
He spoke to several hundred elected officials and pro-Trump VIPs, tech titan Elon Musk among them.
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