Trump to sign 'close to 100 executive orders' - as he is set to become 47th US president

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Donald Trump volition go the 47th president of the United States contiguous - marking an astonishing instrumentality to the White House for the businessman and erstwhile world TV star.

Today's inauguration comes aft a tumultuous 4 years retired of bureau that saw assassination attempts and respective superior ineligible cases against the 78-year-old.

Mr Trump volition beryllium sworn successful astatine the US Capitol Rotunda buildings alternatively than outdoors owed to the cold weather successful Washington DC - the archetypal clip this has happened successful 40 years.

A usher to everything that volition hap during the inauguration

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How Trump's inauguration volition unfold

The Capital One Arena successful Washington volition big a unrecorded viewing of the ceremonial - owed to commencement astatine 5pm UK clip - arsenic good arsenic the Presidential Parade.

Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and past presidents volition be the swearing-in ceremonial - but notably Barack Obama's woman Michelle volition beryllium absent with nary mentation offered.

Mr Trump has invited respective satellite leaders, including China's Xi Jinping, Argentina's Javier Milei, and Italy's Giorgia Meloni, to his inauguration - the archetypal president-elect to bash so.

Several high-profile "tech bros" volition besides beryllium successful attendance including Mr Trump's adjacent confidante Elon Musk, Meta main Mark Zuckerberg, and TikTok main enforcement Shou Zi Chew - caller from the US ban which saw the app unopen for respective hours earlier the president-elect said helium would stall the ban.

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What tin we expect from Trump's archetypal term?

Mr Trump besides promised to motion adjacent to 100 enforcement orders connected his archetypal time successful bureau and said helium would guarantee that "the curtain closes connected 4 agelong years of American decline".

He added: "We're going to springiness them the champion archetypal day, the biggest archetypal week and the astir bonzer archetypal 100 days of immoderate presidency successful American history."

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This evening volition extremity with a bid of inaugural balls crossed Washington DC.

Today's swearing-in ceremonial volition basal successful stark opposition to Mr Biden's successful 2021. Then, information was beefed up aft the January 6 unrest astir 2 weeks earlier, and the COVID-19 pandemic drastically constricted assemblage sizes.

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Trump shows disconnected his YMCA moves

US officials person said they are not anticipating immoderate large disruptions oregon protests connected inauguration day.

But they are operating successful a "heightened menace environment" owed to the New Year's panic onslaught successful New Orleans.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally the time  earlier  helium  is scheduled to beryllium  inaugurated for a 2nd  term, successful  Washington, U.S., January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Image: Donald Trump astatine pre-inauguration rally. Pic: Reuters

The District of Columbia National Guard volition deploy astir 7,800 soldiers for security, which includes postulation power and patrolling underground stations.

Thousands of national agents, constabulary and different instrumentality enforcement officials volition besides beryllium connected hand.

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