Donald Trump used his speech after his swearing-in ceremony to take apart the four years of the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration. Biden by then had granted pardons to all and sundry. So, the roast was the best revenge that Trump could take.
It's unclear who'll take over at the Pentagon and the military services when the top leaders all step down Monday as President-elect Donald Trump is sworn into office.
Throughout his campaign, US President-elect Donald Trump was vocal about his intent to confront anyone he viewed as obstructing his path back to the White House. With his victory now secured, apprehension is growing over whether Trump will make good on his fiery promises.
Vice President Kamala Harris, with just days left in office, assured staff that she would not "go quietly into the night" as she added her signature to a desk drawer in her ceremonial office.
The decision by Biden on Monday came after Donald Trump warned of an enemies list filled with those who have crossed him politically or sought to hold him accountable for his attempt to overturn his 2020 election loss and his role in the storming of the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Inauguration Day marks the first time in more than 20 years that Kamala Harris will not be in public office. "It is not my nature to go quietly into the night," she told allies on Thursday.
The former vice president’s first acts as a nonelected official for the first time in decades could be a sign of what comes next.
Donald Trump takes the oath as the 47th US president in a grand ceremony at Capitol Hill. Attended by global leaders, Trump vows major changes, including the largest deportation program, completing the border wall,
It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.
Donald Trump supporters who attacked the US Capitol four years ago have begun to leave prison, after the newly installed president issued a sweeping pardon that signalled he intends to make robust use of his executive power.
After four years out of office, he vows to quickly undo many of the policies of his departing predecessor, Joe Biden.
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