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12:30 Report — Trump hits the ground running
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Welcome to Inauguration Day, with ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol underway indoors amid absolutely frigid weather in Washington. In today's issue:
- Trump swearing in, inaugural speech.
Biden pardons Fauci, Milley, Jan. 6 panel, family members.
- Trump eyes border emergency, Capitol riot pardons.
- What we know about Trump's executive order blitz.
I’m Cate Martel with a quick recap of the morning and what’s coming up. Send tips & feedback to cmartel@thehill.com. Someone forward this to you? Sign up.
He's back:
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It’s official. Donald Trump is once again the president of the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts just delivered the oath of office (correctly this time 😉), and President Trump is now taking his victory lap in the Capitol rotunda.
"We will be the envy of every nation,” Trump began in his augural address to America. 📸 View from the room
But he quickly pivoted to slamming the outgoing administration and its policies.
“My recent election is a mandate to completely and totally reverse a horrible betrayal taking place and to give the people back their faith, their wealth, their democracy and indeed their freedom.”
Former President Biden sat right behind Trump, watching while his successor bashed his legacy. “America’s decline is over,” Trump continued.
So far, everything has gone to plan. The Bidens had a friendly greeting with the Trumps. Former Presidents Clinton, George W. Bush and Obama showed up to support the incoming president, despite their clear differences and disputes over the years.
The ceremony is very much scripted, but the unplanned moments gave interesting character and context to the event. At one point when Obama and Bush arrived to watch the ceremony, a staffer turned to Bush and asked, “Are you going to behave?”
“Nope,” Obama chimed in with a deadpan expression. The Washington Post’s Emily Davies posted video of the moment. 📹 The clip is incredible
Obama and Bush have been buddy-buddy, most notably at the funeral of the late President Jimmy Carter.
At one point right before the ceremony, CNN’s anchors noticed former second gentleman Doug Emhoff giving former first lady........
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