Donald Trump Inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States

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Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Soon after his inauguration, he signed a series of executive orders to cheers from his supporters. Taiwanese lawmakers in Washington, D.C. for the inauguration are maintaining optimism that ties with Taipei will flourish under Trump.

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00:00And I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, the office

00:05of President of the United States.

00:08A solemn oath as Donald J. Trump is sworn in as the 47th President of the United States,

00:15his second term as the American Commander in Chief.

00:21Overcoming multiple assassination attempts and a felony conviction, Trump has completed

00:27one of the greatest political comebacks.

00:29Now promising swift action on key campaign issues like immigration.

00:35Today I will sign a series of historic executive orders.

00:40First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border.

00:46Delivering on those words, the President went on to sign several executive orders at an

00:51inaugural rally where supporters turned up in droves.

00:58Tens of thousands of people have lined up on the streets of D.C., braving frigid temperatures

01:03to attend and witness Donald Trump's inauguration at the Capital One Arena over there.

01:08The line starts on this side of the street, goes down that way and snakes all the way

01:13around.

01:14There's a sense of excitement here and we spoke to a few people online to get a sense

01:18of what they're thinking on inauguration day.

01:20I'm most excited to just be there.

01:22I've got my little binoculars and to someday in the future be able to say I was there.

01:28Donald Trump, he needs to get rid of the illegal immigrants.

01:31I'm excited to make things great again.

01:34Trump the border, stability in our country, restoring values to our citizens of America

01:41and to just pull us back together.

01:43We're excited about where America is going, where we're all going to be united as one

01:47and Donald J. Trump is going to take us there.

01:50Lawmakers from Taiwan were also at the Capital One Arena.

01:55While the delegation's leader, legislative speaker Han Kuo-yu, and representative to

01:59the U.S., Alexander Yu, attended a separate watch party in the Capitol building, an area

02:05designated for ticketed guests after the ceremony was moved inside.

02:09Han expressed optimism about the future of U.S.-Taiwan ties under a second Trump presidency.

02:25But on his first day in office, Trump is prioritizing domestic policies.

02:37Behind me is the White House, where Donald Trump is making good on campaign promises

02:42by continuing to sign executive orders on things like immigration, energy policy and

02:47government operations on his first day in office, marking a historic transition in American

02:52politics.

02:53Leon Lien, Laurel Stewart and Leslie Liao in Washington, D.C. for Taiwan Plus.

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