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DONALD Trump has begun his first official day as the 47th President of the United States.
He appeared at The Washington National Cathedral around 11am on Tuesday for a national prayer service.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife Usha stood alongside him in the pews - with the wider Trump team gathered behind them.
Trump is later expected to meet with Congressional leaders to discuss his plans going forward for the new administration.
Within hours of being sworn in on Monday he signed a slew of executive orders and pardons in what has been dubbed a "shock and awe" effort.
The jubilant Maga leader, 78, promised a "golden age of America" before arriving at the Capital One Arena to raucous cheers, chants and applause on Monday.
He then victory danced his way back into the White House with his wife Melania and new VP Vance at multiple glitzy inauguration balls.
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More on TikTok executive order
Trump also signed an executive order postponing the closure of TikTok, giving the app popular with Gen Z a stay of execution.
Under the order, TikTok has a 90-day extension before it is banned after it earlier disappeared from many users' app stores.
The administration said the order would give the Chinese-owned company time to find an American buyer.
More executive orders
Among the dozens of executive orders Trump signed in his first hours back in the White House was a mandate requiring federal workers to return to the office full-time.
Another order put a federal hiring freeze into effect.
Trump said that would be changed after he introduces a plan to reduce the size of the federal workforce.
Trump's tour continues
The inauguration day events are slated to continue late into the night.
After a full day that included the inauguration ceremony, parade, and tea with the outgoing president, Trump's day isn't quite over.
He is expected to appear at three different galas on Monday night, including the Liberty Ball, the Commander-in-Chief Ball, and lastly, the Union Station Ball.
Fetterman switching parties?
Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman came up during Hulk Hogan's interview with Fox News host Jesse Watters.
"The Democrats are stepping up, too," Hogan said while describing his excitement about Trump's new term.
Watters responded by sharing a rumor he heard about Fetterman, who "might actually switch parties."
"That's something that's been kicked around a little bit today," Watters continued.
Fetterman attended Trump's inauguration clad in a hoodie and shorts.
Hulk Hogan's 'Trumpamania'
Appearing on Fox News with host Jesse Watters, WWE star Hulk Hogan spoke about his exhaustion, but also excitement for Trump's return.
He then ripped off his shirt to reveal an undershirt emblazoned "Trumpamania."
"We've got Trumpamania running this country!" he said.
Hogan then fake tackled Watters, as the host said, "Love ya, Hulk man."
Undoing the Biden Administration's work
In the first hours of his second term, Trump revoked about 80 executive actions from former President Biden's administration.
Trump said that signing the orders was a way to "remove the cancer" that was the Biden administration.
The 47th President also withdrew from the Paris climate treaty and the World Health Organization.
Pelosi speaks out
After Trump signed an executive order pardoning around 1,500 January 6 protesters, former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi spoke out.
"The president’s actions are an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution," she said.
Trump's Q&A ends
Trump held court for almost 40 minutes answering questions after signing executive orders in the Oval Office.
One of the last orders he signed removed the United States from the World Health Organization.
Trump has famously attacked the WHO's approach to the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic.
Podcaster falls off chair at inauguration
Podcaster Theo Von was caught on camera falling off of his chair at Donald Trump's inauguration.
The moment was captured by influencer and WWE star Logan Paul.
'Embarrassing' moment podcaster Theo Von falls off chair at Donald Trump's inauguration caught on camera by Logan Paul
Podcaster falls off chair at inauguration
Podcaster Theo Von was caught on camera falling off of his chair at Donald Trump's inauguration.
The moment was captured by influencer and WWE star Logan Paul.
'Embarrassing' moment podcaster Theo Von falls off chair at Donald Trump's inauguration caught on camera by Logan PaulUkraine deal 'ready'
Donald Trump has claimed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to agree to a historic ceasefire agreement with Russia.
The new commander-in-chief also accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of "destroying Russia" by refusing to bring an end to the war.
President Trump had promised to end the Ukraine War on day one of his second term while on the campaign trail.
The three-year conflict in Ukraine is set to be one of the biggest foreign policy challenges of the new administration.
Trump speaks out about TikTok
"TikTok is worthless if I don't approve it," President Trump said at the Oval Office on Monday evening.
"If I don't do the deal it's worthless, worth nothing. If I do the deal it's worth maybe a trillion dollars."
He made the comments while signing an executive order allowing TikTok a 90-day extension to avoid it immediately being banned.
Trump confirms he will be meeting Vladimir Putin soon
The President did not confirm when he would do this.
He also claimed the war in Ukraine would never have started if he was president at the time.
Cartels to be designated as foreign terrorist organizations
Trump's attack on South American crime and drugs groups continues on his first day in office.
He signed an executive order that would designate these organizations as terrorist groups.
Trump finds Joe Biden's letter to him
The outgoing US President traditionally leaves a letter to the incoming leader in the draw of the Oval Office desk.
Trump was asked whether Biden left a letter for him, which he scooped out of the draw and showed reporters.
He showed the envelope to the cameras but said he would not share what was written until he reads it himself.
Trump finds Joe Biden's letter to himCredit: Getty Images - Getty
Trump signs January 6 pardons
The President has continued his executive order signing spree back at the Oval Office.
Around 1,500 people - charged with offences related to the January 6 attack in 2021 on the Capitol - are set to be pardoned.
Names of these people have not been released yet.
Trump signs January 6 pardonsCredit: AP:Associated Press Ball guests pose with Trump's mug shot and a McDonald's set up with pictures of the President
Trump fans and loyalists pose with the odd decorations ahead of the Liberty Ball in Washington DC.
They were snapped beaming with joy alongside cutouts of the new leader.
Trump is set to attend and speak at three balls on his inauguration evening.
Guests at the Liberty Ball pose with a picture of Trump's mug shotCredit: AP 
Attendees also posed for pictures in a fake McDonald's window with an image of TrumpCredit: AP 
Sara and Marco Sylvester pose with a Trump prison mug shotCredit: Getty Trump arrives at The White House for the first time as the 47th president
The commander-in-chief will spend time in the Oval Office before heading off to three balls tonight.
The night is young for the new leader as he could sign even more executive orders before the evening festivities start.
Marco Rubio is confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
The Florida senator was confirmed by a landslide 99 to zero vote.
Rubio, 53, will become the first Latino to hold this title.
He will replace Anthony Blinken in this role, in the face of growing global tension in the Middle East, Eastern Europe, and around China.
Rubio quickly became Trump's first confirmed cabinet secretary for his second term in The White House.
Marco Rubio, 53, has been confirmed as the US Secretary of StateCredit: Getty Trump throws pens to his fans as he leaves the stage
The President collected the pens he used to sign his wave of executive actions.
He threw them into the cheering crowd as fans attempted to get their hands on a little piece of history.
His family then departed the Capitol One Arena to head back to the Oval Office.
Trump threw pens into the crowd as he left the stageCredit: AFP 
The President used these pens to sign his executive ordersCredit: Reuters What executive orders did the President sign?
Trump started off his second term with several huge executive orders.
He signed and announced them in front of his adoring fans.
The first one rescinded 78 executive actions from the Biden era.
These will also include:
- A freeze on hiring federal workers
- Requiring federal workers to return to in-office work.
- A regulatory freeze which would issuance of new regulations for now.
- Immediately withdrawing the US from the Paris climate accord.
- Ordering every agency to preserve all records pertaining to "political persecutions" under former President Joe Biden.
- Directing cabinet members to defeat inflation.
- Ending government censorship of speech.
Trump starts to sign his executive orders on stage
The President has started to bring in his new orders in front of loyal fans.
"Could you imagine Biden doing this? I don't think so," Trump told his supporters.
Trump signs executive orders on stageCredit: AFP or licensors 
His loyalists cheered as each order was read out to the crowdCredit: Getty Images - Getty Trump starts to share some of his incoming executive orders
The President gave his followers a sneak peak into what he will be signing on his first day in office.
- A freeze of "Biden bureaucrats"
- Immediately withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord
- Ending government censorship of speech
- Preserve all records related to "political persecutions" under the Biden administration
Trump slams the Biden administration
The President hit out at the previous government as the "worst administration in history".
Trump told loyalists that he would repeal many of the orders and laws brought in through the past four years.
He also lashed out at Joe Biden's government for an apparent increase in immigration through the border with Mexico.
Yesterday he revealed that he would declare an emergency at the US-Mexico border after his inauguration.
Huge cheers for Barron Trump
Fans at the Capitol One Arena burst into huge cheers and applause when the president mentioned his "very tall" son.
The commander-in-chief also drew cheers for his granddaughter Kai Trump, as he puts the spotlight on the youth.
