Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.

The 47th president issued a series of executive orders, saw his first Cabinet member confirmed and moved into the White House, all in a day's work.

Country singer Carrie Underwood shakes hands US President Donald Trump after performing ‘America the Beautiful’ during Trump’s inauguration ceremony in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Jan. 20, 2025. (SHAWN THEW/Pool via REUTERS)

Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States in one of the most remarkable political comebacks in U.S. history.

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump became the 47th president of the United States as he took the oath of office on Monday surrounded by family members, lawmakers, former presidents and the world’s richest men under the Capitol dome on a frigid day in D.C.

President Trump took office for the second time calling for a new "golden age" while vowing to sweep away much of the Biden era.

Loyalists are lined up to help push an economic and social agenda that is sure to hearten his supporters and fuel an even deeper disdain among his detractors.

"Trump is sui generis," one veteran Republican pollster told ABC News. "He is a unique figure in American politics."

In an address that sounded more like a State of the Union, the president excoriated his predecessors while promising concrete steps to secure his populist agenda.

Elliot Haspel weighs in on what child care issues might be prioritized under the incoming Trump administration.

Donald Trump was sworn in Monday as the 47th president of the United States in one of the most remarkable political comebacks in U.S. history.