Donald Trump takes over as the 47th President of the United States.

Donald Trump Sworn in as the 47th President of the United States

Written by: Supriya Kadu

Edited by: Pinky Deshmukh

Last Updated: January 20, 2025

Summary: Donald Trump, the US president-elect, pledged to get started right away as he takes over the office on Monday.

Speaking to thousands of supporters who braved long lines to attend a "victory rally" in the US capital on Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump pledged to promptly carry out the main campaign pledge and enact strict immigration restrictions on his first day in office.

Additionally, he promised to "fix every single crisis" that America faces with "historic speed and strength." "We are going to reclaim our wealth. We are going to unlock the liquid gold that's right under our feet,"

"Before this, nobody could even think of open borders, prisons, mental institutions, men playing in women's sports, transgenders for everyone. We will expel every illegal alien gang member and migrant criminal operating on American soil.”

As he returned to the White House for a second term, he also pledged to "prevent World War III" and "the invasion of our borders,” on the eve of his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States.

"We are going to give them the best first day, the biggest first week, and the most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history,” said Trump. He pledged to reverse executive measures taken by departing President Joe Biden "within hours" of his return to the White House.

Trump emphasized that "we will begin the largest deportation exercise in American history" and promised that his government would swiftly regain control of the nation's borders. However, a large-scale operation like that, which would remove thousands of illegal immigrants, would probably take years and be very expensive.

Taking credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal, which ended a 15-month-long war, he said, "We achieved an epic ceasefire agreement as a first step towards lasting peace in the Middle East. This agreement could have happened only as a result of our historic victory in November. The first hostages have just been released. Biden said that they made the deal, well. First of all, it (Gaza war) would never have happened if I were the President.”

He also stated, "I will end the war in Ukraine, I will stop the chaos in the Middle East and I will prevent World War III from happening. And you have no idea how close we are.”

Regarding the TikTok issue he said, "Before even taking office, you are seeing results no one expected to see. Everyone is calling it the 'Trump effect'. It's you. You are the effect. As of today, TikTok is back. I did a little TikTok thing. We need to save TikTok because we have to save a lot of jobs. We don't want to give our business to China. I agreed to approve TikTok on the condition that the US will own 50 percent of TikTok.”

Tech mogul Elon Musk, who is expected to spearhead a significant cost-cutting initiative in his government, joined Republican Trump on stage. In his speech, Mr. Musk pledged to accomplish "great things" and strengthen America "for centuries."