Newly installed, for a second time, President Donald Trump's first hours in office has seen him signing a flurry of executive orders, including pardoning those convicted or arrested in connection to the 6 January 2021 Capitol riots.
Some of the decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration are expected to be met with legal challenges. Credit: Reuters
Taking a seat on stage at the Capital One arena, he rescinded 78 Biden-era executive actions and moved to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement, his supporters cheering him on.
Once in the Oval Office, Trump issued pardons and commutations to the nearly 1,600 people prosecuted or arrested in connection to the 6 January Capitol riots.
All will walk free, with the first people expected to be released from prison in the coming hours.
He has also declared a border emergency, tackled the definition of birthright citizenship, and began the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The threat of imposing tariffs on neighbours Canada and Mexico, for now, has yet to materialise, although Trump has indicated that the issue is still on his mind.
