Trump announces ‘Golden Age of America’ in inaugural speech – DW – 01/20/2025

Vivek Ramaswamy, who was chosen by Donald Trump to co-chair the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, with Elon Musk, will not serve on the unelected team.

“Vivek Ramaswamy was instrumental in helping us create DOGE,” said Anna Kelly, a spokeswoman for the group. “He intends to run for elected office soon, which requires him to
Stay out of DOGE.”

Ramaswamy has recently expressed interest in campaigning for governor of his home state of Ohio.

A portrait of retired Gen. Mike Milley was removed from the Pentagon on Monday, just hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Milley, who served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Presidents Trump and Biden, became a staunch opponent of the businessman-politician, especially as Trump stepped up efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, with Milley calling him Said “Fascist”. Basically” and a “willing dictator.”

Trump, in turn, threatened to go after Milley, even considering that in an earlier time he would have been given the death penalty for treason.

More recently, Milley received a preemptive pardon from outgoing US President Joe Biden, protecting him from politically motivated retribution from Trump, who has promised to go after his “political enemies.”

Traditionally, portraits of retired Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff are hung at the entrance of the building as a sign of respect. Milley’s portrait was unveiled earlier this month.

Panama has rejected Trump’s pledge to restore the Panama Canal to US control.

“I must categorically reject President Donald Trump’s words,” President Jose Raul Mulino said in a statement published on social media.

“The canal is and will always be Panama’s,” he said.

Trump, who vowed in his inaugural address that the US would “take back” the canal, had claimed that China was working on it. Mulino denied this claim.

“There is no presence of any country in the world that intervenes,” Mulino said.

UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Still insisted the “door” remains open to the historic 2015 Paris climate accord after Trump rejected it again.

“The door is open to the Paris Agreement, and we welcome constructive participation from any and all countries,” UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Still said in a statement. He emphasized that the clean energy transition is an opportunity for economic growth.

In his inaugural speech, Trump vowed to once again pull the US out of the agreement.

The Republican president already withdrew from the agreement during his first term in 2017. However, former US President Joe Biden returned the US to the agreement during his tenure.

President Donald Trump’s official @POTUS account has now launched on X, formerly known as Twitter.

His bio echoes his inaugural address, reading “America’s Golden Age is just beginning”.

The official website of the White House, Whitehouse.gov, has also now moved to the new Trump administration.

The new White House website details Trump’s “America First” priorities, such as “taking bold action to secure our border and protect American communities.”

The website also includes a biography of Trump, and mentions the “weaponization of the law against him”.

Mark Rutte, the new Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), has welcomed Trump’s return to the White House and congratulated him on his inauguration.

“Together we can achieve peace through strength , Through NATO!” Rutte said, “We will accelerate defense spending and production.”

Trump has called on NATO allies to increase their defense spending, echoing requests made by previous US presidents. However, in a break with former presidents, Trump, who wants defense spending to reach 5% of GDP, has signaled that he is willing to pull the US out of the alliance he signed during his first term in office. There was a lot of criticism.

Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni congratulated Trump on his inauguration. She was among the select few world leaders to participate in the event.

Melonie said

The prime minister, who leads the country’s most right-wing government since World War II, vowed that “Italy, as an essential pillar for the stability and development of our communities, will support dialogue between the United States and Europe.” Will always be committed to strengthening the

Former President Joe Biden and his Vice President Kamala Harris both left the US Capitol after the conclusion of the inauguration ceremony.

The two attended the inauguration along with other former presidents, including Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Clinton’s wife Hillary Clinton, who lost to Trump in the 2016 election, was also there.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on Monday announced the end of a program called CBP One, which was designed to, among other things, assist unauthorized immigrants entering the U.S.

As President Donald Trump praised his “America First” policies and vowed to “secure” the U.S. southern border, officials shut down the CBP One app, which allows migrants to book entry appointments with Immigration and Customs officials. Was allowed to schedule.

Existing appointments made on the app were also summarily cancelled.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took to social media platform X to congratulate his “dear friend” Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th President of the United States.

“I look forward to working together once again to benefit both our countries and shape a better future for the world,” Modi wrote.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky congratulated Trump on his inauguration.

“Today is a day of change and also a day of hope for solutions to many problems, including global challenges,” Zelenskyy said in a statement on X.

He described Trump as “always decisive.”

“And the policy of peace through strength that he announced provides an opportunity to strengthen American leadership and achieve a long-term and just peace, which is a top priority,” Zelensky wrote.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated Trump on his inauguration, which came a day after the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, in parallel with the gradual release of Israeli hostages held in the enclave since the October 7, 2023 attacks.

“Sarah and I send our warmest greetings to you, Melania, and the American people on your second inauguration as President of the United States,” Netanyahu said in a video posted on Twitter.

In his inauguration speech Trump vowed to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico.

Instead, Trump said, it would be renamed “The Gulf of America.”

Trump also vowed to “take back” the Panama Canal.

Canadian Outgoing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent his congratulations to Trump after the inauguration.

“Canada and the United States have the most successful economic partnership in the world. We have a chance to work together again – to create more jobs and prosperity for both of our countries,” Trudeau said at the event.

Trump had threatened a huge increase in tariffs targeting Canada.

Trump said in his inaugural address that he would “declare a national emergency” on the southern border with Mexico, sending troops to the border.

The president vowed to deport “hundreds of millions” of “criminal aliens.”

He said, “First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border. All illegal entry will be stopped immediately, and we will begin the process of returning millions of criminal aliens to the places from which they came. “