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Within hours of his being sworn-in as the 47^th President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the Paris Climate Treaty -- just as he did in his first term. It's among a slew of executive actions he signed in front of thousands of supporters at Capitol One Arena.

Paris Agreement is an international agreement to combat climate change, and nearly 200 countries have committed to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius and ideally below 1.5 degrees. Each country is responsible for developing its own plan to uphold the commitment. However, the agreement is not a legally binding treaty.

 Trump also signed a directive to the Federal Government ordering the restoration of Freedom of Speech and preventing government censorship of free speech going forward, adding that he signed a directive to the Federal Government ending the “weaponisation of government against political adversaries” of the previous administration.

On Monday, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. US Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath to Trump. Prior to Trump's swearing-in, JD Vance was sworn in as the 50th US Vice-President.After taking the oath, Trump declared that the "golden age" of America had begun and today marks the 'Liberation Day' for the country.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar who attended the ceremony posted some pictures of the event on X:

A great honour to represent India at the inauguration ceremony of @POTUS President Donald J Trump and @VP Vice President JD Vance in Washington DC today.

🇮🇳 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/tbmAUbvd1r

— Dr. S. Jaishankar (@DrSJaishankar) January 20, 2025

Earlier, during his speech at the Capitol One Arena, President Donald Trump highlighted the success of his "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) movement, calling it the most successful political operation in the history of the country and the world.

In yet another major announcement, President Donald Trump declared that it will be the official policy of the United States to recognise only two genders - male and female.

 Trump said his administration will work to make a "merit-based" and "colourblind society."

 The move is part of Trump's plans to change the US government's policies on gender and diversity, especially targeting Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) programmes.

 Several US companies, including McDonald's, Walmart and Facebook parent company Meta, have ended or scaled back their DEI programmes since Trump was elected in November last.

During his inaugural address, he started executing the promises he made during the campaign and announced that he would declare a "national emergency" at the southern border and send in the troops to stop the "disastrous invasion" of the country.

He further stressed that the US will deport "millions and millions of criminal aliens" and will also designate the cartels as foreign terrorist organisations.

"First I will declare a national emergency at the southern border. All illegal entry will immediately be halted and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the place from which they came. We will reinstate my 'remain in Mexico' policy," Trump said after taking oath.

J D Vance taking oath as vice President of the USA as his wife Usha Vance looks at him

"I will abandon the practice of catch and release. I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country. Under the orders I signed today, we will also be designating the cartels as foreign terrorist organisations," he added.

Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his long-standing allegation that the 2020 presidential elections were "totally rigged" and claimed that attempts for the same were made in 2024 too, but the mandate was "too big to rig".

Vice President JD Vance also addressed the event and thanked people for their support and reiterated the campaign slogan of 'Make America Great Again'."I just want to say from the bottom of my heart, thank you for making this possible. We love you and it would not have been possible without you. We are going to make America great again for the next four years," he said.

Claiming that China is "operating" the Panama Canal, President Donald Trump in his inaugural address on Monday said that "we're taking it back" as the US has been treated 'unfairly.'

After being sworn in as the 47th US President at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, he said, "The United States, I mean, think of this, spent more money than ever spent on a project before and lost 38 lives in the building of the Panama Canal. We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should never been made, and Panama's promise to us has been broken. "

"Our Navy and Commerce have been treated in a very unfair and injudicious way. The fees being charged by Panama are ridiculous," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform in November.

Trump also hinted at China's growing influence around the canal, which connects the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans.

Further, he also said that he will change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

US President Donald J Trump with Mukesh Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Industries, and his wife Nita Ambani

"America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most powerful, most respected nation on Earth -- inspiring the awe and admiration of the entire world," Trump said. "A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America."

Trump has announced to establish the External Revenue Service to "tariff and tax foreign countries" instead of taxing US citizens.

Trump vowed to "overhaul" the trade system "to protect American workers and families."