What happened after Donald Trump's inauguration speech
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What US president Donald Trump said in the inauguration speech he delivered on 20 January: “Today we give power back to you, the American people.”
What happened after Donald Trump's inauguration speech
What US president Donald Trump said in the inauguration speech he delivered on 20 January: “Today we give power back to you, the American people.”
The winner of the presidential election of 8 November 2016, Donald J. Trump, is today being sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America, with Mike Pence, former governor of Indiana, as vice president. Trump's inauguration ceremony at the White House begins at 5:30 pm (Italian time) at the west wing of the Capitol, in the US capital Washington.
"The Obamas have been magnificent — thank you, Barack and Michelle. But this ceremony has a very important meaning. Today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to another. Today we give power back to you, the American people," so Donald Trump spoke during his first address as president of the United States of America, an inauguration speech lasting 16 minutes that departed very little from the rallies Trump held during the electoral campaign. A speech that was more political than institutional, concluded with the slogan that carried him to electoral victory: "I will make America a strong, wealthy, proud, safe and great country."
Following Trump's inauguration, the page on the official White House website dedicated to climate change — https://www.whitehouse.gov/energy/climate-change — was taken offline.
The first policy point to appear on the White House website is dedicated to energy. And it promises to scrap the climate action plan, described as harmful and useless.
More than 100 protesters were detained by Washington police after the inauguration speech, concerned about their future and that of minorities living in the United States.
6:08 pm – Meanwhile the @POTUS account has passed into the hands of the new occupant of the White House; the follower count was reset to zero but is growing by the millions. Obama's old followers and tweets from his presidency remain visible, but the account covering the eight years of his administration is now called @POTUS44.
6:01 pm – Donald Trump is officially the new, and 45th, president of the United States of America.
BREAKING: Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States during a historic transfer of power cnn.it/2j2in8j
5:55 pm – Mike Pence has completed his swearing-in as vice president of the United States.
BREAKING: Mike Pence takes the oath of office, is sworn in as Vice-President cnn.it/2j2in8j
5:50 pm – Michelle and Barack Obama have reactivated the social media profiles linked to the Obama foundation, opened in 2014. The foundation will oversee philanthropic projects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODVxuN6m6E8 5:25 pm – Compared with eight years ago, Barack Obama's first inauguration in 2009, there appears to be far fewer people attending Trump's inauguration ceremony.