Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and has declared a national emergency on the Mexican border
Donald Trump completed his stunning political comeback on Monday when he was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, promising tariffs, deportations and a new approach to race and gender.
In his inaugural address in the Rotunda of the Capitol in Washington, Trump began detailing his first day's executive orders.
First, a national emergency was declared on the southern border, and he said he would send troops to the border and begin deporting “illegal” immigrants. Trump has vowed to designate drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and invoke the Foreign Enemies Act of 1798 to remove the gangs as quickly as possible.
Trump did not mention the northern border as Canadian politicians prepare to respond to the president's threatened tariffs on imports. It is not expected to include new tariffs for Canada.
Trump touched on his plan to impose trade penalties, but remained vague: “We will impose tariffs and tax foreign countries to enrich our citizens,” he said.
He promised to reverse Biden's green energy policies, including the electric car mandate, and “drill, baby, drill” for more oil.
Trump said his government's view is that there are only “two sexes, male and female.” He also vowed to end the “social engineering race” in all aspects of public and private life and to “forge a society that is blind and meritocratic.” is based on.”
Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term on Monday, becoming the 47th president of the United States.
Promises of world peace, astronauts on Mars
Trump overcame impeachment, criminal charges and two assassination attempts to win a second term in the White House that will see his Republican Party take control of Washington.
Trump is only the second non-consecutive president in American history, and the first criminal to hold the world's most powerful political office. He took the oath in an unusually small ceremony in the rotunda, away from the general public, after it was moved indoors due to cold weather.
The 78-year-old's speech was more upbeat than his 2017 inauguration speech. He began by saying, “America's golden age begins now,” and later added, “From now on, America's decline is over.”
US President Donald Trump, in his second-term inauguration speech, promised a “golden age” for Americans and vowed to rebuild the nation's institutions. from trade and border issues to energy and place names.
He addressed the assassination attempt on him in Pennsylvania and said he was saved by God to restore the country.
Trump has said that he will be a peacemaker and will “stop all wars”, while also promising to “take back” the Panama Canal.
He said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of Mexico and said the U.S. would pursue putting astronauts on Mars, a longtime goal of billionaire Elon Musk, who has aligned himself with Trump and will sit in the new Department of Government Efficiency.
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc, speaking to Adrien Arsenault after several U.S. media outlets reported that incoming President Donald Trump's tariffs would not come through on Monday, said Canada is ready no matter what.
Billionaires were prominently present inside the Capitol.
Musk, along with Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google's Sundar Pichai, a quartet whose GDP exceeds that of several countries, had top spots closer to those of Trump's cabinet. some members.
TikTok CEO Shaw Zichu was also inside the Rotunda, sitting in an area usually reserved for former presidents, family members and other dignitaries.The US banned the social media app over the weekend, only for Trump to lift the ban hours later.
Trudeau congratulated Trump
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement congratulating Trump on his inauguration, noting that Canada and the United States have the most successful economic partnership in the world.
“Canada is strengthening this mutually beneficial relationship. We are investing heavily in promoting cross-border trade, strengthening our supply chains and creating jobs on both sides of the border,” he said.
“We are strongest when we work together, and I look forward to working with President Trump, his administration, members of the United States Congress, and officials at the state and local levels to ensure prosperity for our people while protecting and protecting interests.” Canadians.”
