- As Biden bow out
- Pledges to end weaponisation
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
Trump was sworn in at a ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The day began with Trump and the First Lady, Melania attending services at St. John’s Church, marking the start of the official inauguration activities.
Despite legal hurdles, including an indictment and an FBI raid at his Mar-a-Lago home, Trump’s fans hailed his return to office.
In his inaugural address, the US President said, “the golden age of America starts now.”
Trump said he would end the “weaponisation” of the justice department, wowing that “the scales of justice will be rebalanced”.
Meanwhile, Trump said in his inauguration speech Monday that his government’s official policy would only recognize two genders, ending the current practice of providing a third gender option in some settings.
“I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life… As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,” he said.