Donald Trump becomes US president
Newshour
BBC
4.2 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
In this special Newshour edition: Donald Trump says a "golden age" has begun for America after he was sworn in as president for a second time. He criticised his predecessor, Joe Biden, and set out a series of executive orders to be signed today. They included the declaration of a state of emergency on the US Mexico border and designating drug cartels foreign terrorist organisations. He says he'll also declare a "national energy emergency", encouraging the extraction of fossil fuels.
(Photo: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office as Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump look on during inauguration ceremonies in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States. Chip Somodevilla/Pool via REUTERS)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, this is News Hour with Nula McGovern live from Washington, D.C., where a little earlier |
| 0:09.0 | Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on a freezing cold day. |
| 0:16.0 | Mr. Trump and his wife, Melania, began inauguration day by attending a church service, along with some of the |
| 0:22.3 | country's wealthiest corporate leaders. Then it was on to the White House, where Joe Biden |
| 0:27.4 | told Mr. Trump, welcome home. After tea, the outgoing and incoming presidents traveled together to the |
| 0:34.2 | U.S. Capitol building, and in a change of tradition, Donald Trump took the oath of office indoors because of that freezing weather. |
| 0:43.9 | I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear. |
| 0:46.9 | I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute. |
| 0:52.2 | That I will faithfully execute. |
| 0:57.0 | The office of President of the United States. The Office of President of the United States. |
| 1:00.0 | And will, to the best of my ability, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, |
| 1:06.0 | and defend. |
| 1:07.0 | Preserve, protect, and defend. |
| 1:09.0 | The Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States. |
| 1:12.8 | The Constitution of the United States. |
| 1:13.7 | So help me God. |
| 1:14.7 | So help me God. |
| 1:15.4 | Congratulations. |
| 1:16.1 | Mr. President. |
| 1:20.8 | Aplause from the assembled crowd, |
| 1:23.5 | followed by the traditional playing off the song, |
| 1:24.6 | Hail to the Chief. |
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