The new US president will be sworn in at noon (6 p.m. in the Basque Country), backed by the international right and technology moguls. He will become the 47th US president after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election.
Donald Trump returns to the White House today, January 20, with a foreign policy agenda that shares similarities with his first term and the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East with the greatest challenge, especially after his repeated promise that there will be no “new wars” during his second stay in the White House.
trump will be sworn in at noon in the Capitol and in the evening, after signing the first decrees (some in the Congress Building and others in the White House), he will attend three inaugural balls with the new first lady, Melania Trump.
The new president will star in a ceremony that has been held 58 times in the history of the United States. This ceremony is scheduled for 12:00 noon (6 p.m. in Euskal Herria) and will take the oath in the presence of approximately 200,000 people, according to local authorities.
In there inaugural speech Trump will deliver his first words as president and once his speech is over, the outgoing president, Joe Biden, and the first lady, Jill Biden, will leave the Capitol.
The ceremony will be marked by the presence of leaders of international right and the CEOs of the country’s top tech companies and for one message of national unityAccording to the president-elect himself, this is far from the alarmist tone of his first inauguration in 2016.
He will become the forty-seventh U.S. president after defeating Vice President Kamala Harris in the November 5 election.
During his election campaign, Trump has maintained a hard line on the same issues he tackled during his first term between 2017 and 2021, including imposing tariffs for China and the criticism of NATO on the need for Member States to increase their financing, to which they have now added demands for Greenland or control of the Panama Canal.
Moreover, he has emphasized his promise that “There are no new wars”including his commitment to reach an agreement on the war in Ukraine, a conflict that, he has declared, could end “within 24 hours” through negotiations between Moscow and Kiev once he comes to power on January 20.
“Mass deportations”
Trump has promised to implement this “mass deportations” after taking office. They will carry out large-scale raids on Tuesday, with an initial focus on… Chicagoa city strategically selected for its large number of migrants and because it is a democratic stronghold.
The measure has generated reactions inside and outside the United States.
“America First”
In this context, Trump has remained steadfast in his promise to continue his policy of putting “America first,” in reference to prioritizing Washington’s interests over any other issue, including foreign policy.
The president-elect has therefore battle with China for global hegemony, especially commercially, and therefore the country has opted for measures to protect Washington’s interests against what it describes as illegal acts by Beijing, including alleged currency manipulation.
The international community – the target of Trump’s criticism during his first term, in which he disdained multilateralism – is eagerly awaiting the tycoon’s return to the White House, although it is feared that he will opt for an even harder line on various issues, pending the announced solution to the war in Ukraine.
The threats to Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal They have served as a preview for a foreign policy that promises to add more uncertainty to a world scenario marked by the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
The new oligarchy
In his farewell address to the nation, Biden warned of the rise of what he described as an “oligarchy” of Silicon Valley billionaires with the “big four” at the helm: Alphabet (Google), Amazon, Apple and Meta (Facebook). ). The four CEOs –Sundai Pichar, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook and Mark Zuckerberg– will be present at Trump’s inauguration after declaring their loyalty to the president-elect and his financial support during the campaign, the presence of foreign leaders is not very common at US presidential inaugurations, but Trump has decided to strengthen the unity of international to draw attention to what he stands for on the right: for example, the presence of the President of Argentina is expected, Javier Mileithe Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni or the President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. The European model of the elected president, the Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbanhas been invited, but will not attend the ceremony.
Behind them will be joined by the British Eurosceptic Nigel Farage, the French far-right agitator Éric Zemmour, or the president of the ultra-conservative European parliamentary bloc Patriots for Europe, Santiago Abascal. There will be no frontline representation of the European Union. China’s President Xi Jinping has declined the invitation and will send the country’s Vice President Han Zheng in his place.
Village People will participate in the opening events of the mandate
US group Village People, whose famous song ‘YMCA’ has been used by Donald Trump in numerous election rallies, will take part in some of the newly elected president’s inauguration events. Singer Lee Greenwood will also perform.
Source: EITB
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