Trump moves swiftly to implement new agenda, promises 'a lot of action'

FRANCE 24

20 January 2025 at 5:15 am·1-min read

Donald Trump began his second term in the White House on Monday after taking the oath of office at an indoor ceremony in Washington D.C. amid frigid weather. He signed a flurry of executive action on Day one. With his first batch of memoranda and orders, Trump repealed dozens of former President Joe Biden's actions, withdrew the US from the Paris climate accords, put a temporary freeze on new federal regulations and commanded federal law enforcement to end all cases and investigations of any Trump supporters, among other actions. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

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(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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