Donald Trump Sworn in as 47th U.S. President Amid Controversy

Donald Trump has been sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 47th president of the United States, marking a political comeback after being convicted of felonies. His running mate, JD Vance, was sworn in as the Vice President by Justice Brett Kavanaugh.  In his inauguration address, Trump vowed that the golden age of America has begun.  Anticipated by many, is the signing of a slew of executive actions, including kicking off a process to end birthright citizenship and declaring a national emergency on the US-Mexico border.  According to CNN, Trump also plans to pardon some January 6 rioters on his first day in office.  

Donald Trump, President of the United States: “Today, I will sign a series of historic executive orders. With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense. It’s all about common sense. First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will immediately be halted. And we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came. We will reinstate my remain in Mexico policy. I will end the practice of catch and release. And I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country. Under the orders I sign today we will also be designating the cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. And by invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, I will direct our government to use the full and immense power of federal and state law enforcement to eliminate the presence of all foreign gangs and criminal networks bringing devastating crime to U.S. soil, including our cities and inner cities. As commander in chief, I have no higher responsibility than to defend our country from threats and invasions. And that is exactly what I am going to do. We will do it at a level that nobody has ever seen before. Next, I will direct all members of my cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices. The inflation crisis was caused by massive overspending and escalating energy prices. And that is why today I will also declare a national energy emergency. We will drill, baby, drill. America will be a manufacturing nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have: the largest amount of oil and gas of any country on Earth. And we are going to use it. We will bring prices down, fill our strategic reserves up again, right to the top, and export American energy all over the world. We will be a rich nation again. And it is that liquid gold under our feet that will help to do it. With my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to our great American autoworkers. In other words, you’ll be able to buy the car of your choice.  Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponized to persecute political opponents. Something I know something about. We will not allow that to happen. It will not happen again. Under my leadership, we will restore fair, equal and impartial justice under the Constitution and the rule of law. And we are going to bring law and order back to our cities. This week I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.”

The inauguration’s guest list includes political leaders, former presidents and influential billionaires, including Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, as well as country music star Carrie Underwood who performed “America the Beautiful.” Meanwhile, in Belize, Police Commissioner Chester Williams extended congratulations to President Trump, and says he is looking forward to see how many wanted men or women will be deported.

Chester Williams, Commissioner of Police: “Let’s congratulate President Trump for taking office today. Like what was said this morning on the beef, it’s a historic moment for America. And certainly the world is watching. The world is waiting to see what is going to happen. In terms of people who may be sent back to Belize I will invite Jules to come and work with us because he has given a number of how many people left the country who are… it looks like everybody who left Belize and went to the states now, according to Jules, are gang members. So I hope none of you go because you’ll be classified as a gang member. But again, we will wait to see who will be coming back. We certainly are looking forward to certain people coming back that are wanted by the police to face charges here in Belize. So we welcome that.”

Trump’s Inauguration took place this morning at eleven o’clock local time at the Capital One Arena in Washington DC.