Trump pardons 1,500 Capitol protesters as he signs first executive orders

Trump  pardons 1,500 Capitol  protesters as he signs first  executive orders

Trump shows his signature on executive  orders
Briefing
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president  of the United States -  watch live by clicking the button at the top of this page or listen on BBC Sounds
Trump  addressed thousands of supporters at a stadium in Washington DC, where he signed the first  executive orders of his second term, including the US  withdrawal from the Paris climate  agreement.
In the Oval Office, Trump also declared a "national emergency"  on the US-Mexico  border.
"America's golden age begins now," he said in his inaugural address, adding that he  would be a "peacemaker and a  unifier."
Tech billionaires, cabinet  appointees and former presidents were all  in attendance at the  swearing-in ceremony in the US  Capitol Rotunda.
Minutes before Trump  was sworn in, Joe Biden  pardoned family members
Analysis: A fiery speech from  Trump, where he  pulls beards and makes promises.  BBC North America correspondent Anthony Zurcher takes a  look
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Edited by Emily Atkinson, Caitlin Wilson and Alys Davies in Washington DC
Trump signs  'national emergency' declaration  at southern  border
Published at 17:55
17:55
Trump is now back in the Oval Office, where he  will sign more executive  orders.
Among them are  several that deal with determining naturalized citizenship and another  that would declare a "national emergency" at the southern  border of the United States.
"It's a  great project," Trump  said as he  signed.

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