LIVE Updates | Donald Trump Inauguration: Donald Trump takes oath as 47th President of US

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• 20 Jan 2025, 11:04 PM

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• 20 Jan 2025, 11:03 PM

  Donald Trump attacks Joe Biden's administration

  
  
  It provided sanctuary for "dangerous criminals" who illegally entered America, he said

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:51 PM

  US President Trump declares he will crack down on illegal immigration

  
  
  President Trump said he will impose an emergency at the country's southern border.

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:49 PM

  Donald Trump's 1st statement after taking oath as 47th US President

  "From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer," he said.

   

  WATCH | Washington DC | After taking oath, US President #DonaldTrump says, "From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world. We will be the envy of every nation and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer. During… pic.twitter.com/yajjqhAfn7

  — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2025

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:46 PM

  Former US President Biden pardons his family minutes before Donald Trump's inauguration

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:32 PM

  PM Modi congratulates US President Donald Trump on his historic inauguration

  "Congratulations my dear friend President Donald Trump on your historic inauguration as the 47th President of the United States. I look forward to working closely together once again, to benefit both our countries, and to shape a better future for the world. Best wishes for a successful term ahead," PM Modi tweeted.

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:31 PM

  Donald Trump takes oath as 47th President of the US

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:26 PM

  JD Vance takes oath as Vice President of the US

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 10:22 PM

  Donald Trump arrives in Rotunda to take oath of office

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 09:39 PM

  President-elect Donald Trump arrives in US Capitol Rotunda room, Washington DC for his inauguration as the 47th US President

  WATCH  President-elect Donald Trump arrives in US Capitol Rotunda room, Washington DC for his inauguration as the 47th US President
  
  (Source - US Network Pool via Reuters) pic.twitter.com/OEJg8qH9zS

  — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2025

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 09:11 PM

  WATCH: 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony

   

  The 60th Presidential Inauguration Ceremony https://t.co/kTB4w2VCdI

  — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2025

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 09:02 PM

  Ceremony begins, Joe Biden welcomes Donald Trump at the White House 

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 08:22 PM

  Premises of US Capitol Rotunda building erupts with the chants of 'USA, USA'

  
  
  The big screen shows outgoing president Joe Biden welcoming President-elect Donald Trump at the White House

   

  WATCH  Washington DC, US | The premises of US Capitol Rotunda building erupts with the chants of 'USA, USA' as the big screen shows outgoing president Joe Biden welcoming President-elect Donald Trump at the White House
  
  President-elect Donald Trump will take oath as the 47th… pic.twitter.com/VfnM9OLJXu

  — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2025

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 07:40 PM

  US Vice President-elect JD Vance, and his wife Usha Chilukuri Vance arrive at the White House

  The duo was received by outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Craig Emhoff

   

  WATCH | US Vice President-elect JD Vance along with his wife, Usha Chilukuri Vance received by outgoing Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Douglas Craig Emhoff, at the White House
  
  (Video source - US Network Pool via Reuters) pic.twitter.com/2Cu88YkHAO

  — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2025

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 07:25 PM

  President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, arrive at St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington’s Lafayette Square for a morning service ahead of his swearing-in as the 47th US president

   

  WATCH  President-elect Donald Trump and his wife, Melania Trump, arrive at St John’s Episcopal Church in Washington’s Lafayette Square for a morning service ahead of his swearing-in as the 47th US president
  
  (Source - US Network Pool via Reuters) pic.twitter.com/aPmNNpkODT

  — ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2025

   

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 07:24 PM

  Trump kicks off Inauguration Day pageantry with morning church service

   

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 05:16 PM

  Joe Biden pardons Fauci and Milley in effort to guard against potential 'revenge' by Donald Trump

  President Biden has pardoned Dr Anthony Fauci, retired Gen. Mark Milley and members of the House committee that investigated the January 6 attack on the Capitol, using the extraordinary powers of his office in his final hours to guard against potential “revenge” by the incoming Trump administration.

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 04:49 PM

  What is an executive order? Trump's tool for quickly reshaping govt

  They are signed statements about how the president wants the federal government to be managed. They can be instructions to federal agencies or requests for reports.

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 04:35 PM

  Beijing hopes for stable China-US ties

  China's foreign ministry has said that Beijing was willing to work with the new US government to find a way “to get along in the new era” that will benefit both countries. 

  
• 20 Jan 2025, 04:34 PM

  External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar will be representing India at the swearing-in ceremony.