The frosty Washington weather may have forced Donald Trump’s inauguration indoors, but his first day back in the White House was never going to be a dull affair. Here are the standout moments from his first day back in power.

Reflecting a remarkable turn towards the political right in Silicon Valley ahead of Trump’s return to office, tech titans, including Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, attended the inauguration.

So, too, of course, did Tesla CEO Elon Musk who, as well as running social media platform X, has been appointed to lead Trump’s new cost-cutting agency, the Department of Government Efficiency.

After attending Trump’s address, Musk made his way to Capital Arena to speak to the Make America Great Again devotees gathered there. After revving up the crowd, he raised his arm in an eye-catching gesture that resembled a Nazi salute.

Defenders on social media quickly rushed to say that Musk was only trying to thank the crowd. In case there was any skerrick of a doubt, it was clear America and the world are in for a wild four years.

Trump’s first inaugural address in 2017 stood out for its unusually dark themes, including his famous claim that he would bring an end to an age of “American carnage”. Trump sought to project a sunnier image this time around, declaring that “the golden age of America begins right now”.

“I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at the start of a........

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