Trump pardons 6 January perpetrators as he signs slew of executive orders on first day in office

Donald Trump signs a slew of executive orders on the first day in office after being sworn in as the 47th president of the United States.

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00:00Donald Trump has returned to the White House.

00:05He was sworn in as the 47th U.S. President, succeeding Joe Biden who defeated him four

00:09years ago in the 2020 presidential election.

00:13Trump's inauguration was slightly altered from standard protocol, with the swearing-in

00:17ceremony being held indoors due to bad weather.

00:21Business executives and foreign dignitaries, including heads of state, attended the event.

00:27Even after taking the oath of office, the so-called Golden Age of America was in motion.

00:36The Golden Age of America begins right now.

00:48From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world.

00:55We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage

01:00of any longer.

01:03During every single day of the Trump administration, I will very simply put America first.

01:14In keeping his campaign promises, the U.S. President wasted no time upon his return to

01:18the Oval Office.

01:20Trump signed a series of executive orders covering a range of topics from climate and

01:24energy to TikTok.

01:27But the one that stood out most was his full pardoning of perpetrators behind the January

01:316 Capitol Hill riots.

01:32Yes, sir.

01:33First, we have a list of pardons and commutations relating to events that occurred on January

01:346, 2021.

01:35OK.

01:36And how many people is this?

01:37I think this order will apply to approximately 15 million people, sir.

01:48This is January 6, and these are the hostages, approximately 1,500 for a pardon, full pardon.

02:01The U.S. President also signed an order instating 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting

02:06on the 1st of February.

02:09Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Trump on his inauguration.

02:13We see the statement of the re-elected President of the United States and members of his team

02:19about the desire to restore direct contacts with Russia, interrupted not by our fault,

02:26but by the outgoing administration.

02:30Trump promised in his campaign trail to end the ongoing war in Ukraine on his first day

02:34in office.

02:35He since retracted that claim, instead offering what he called a more realistic six-month

02:40timeline to achieve that objective.