Donald Trump's grim inauguration pledges - executing migrants to taking back Panama Canal
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Donald Trump today declared the USA would enter a "golden age" and made a flurry of pledges including sending Americans to Mars, "take back" the Panama Canal and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. The 47th President said he would immediately begin issuing executive orders that would designate cartels as terrorist organisations, send the military to the southern border with Mexico and tackle gender recognition. He is expected to sign upward of 200 executive orders today.
In a nod to his felony convictions last year, Trump said he would end the weaponisation of the justice system in America. Trump and his supporters believe the charges against him were politically motivated. Follow along with our live inauguration live blog here.
The 47th President reiterated his worldview that America had supported foreign governments and become entangled in conflicts on other continents. He recalled his assassination attempt in July and claimed his survival was by God's design to "make America great again.".
Trump campaigned on a transformative vision of America promising mass deportations, swift ends to conflicts and improving the living standards for millions of people in the country. The Republican previously made outlandish declarations stating he would "act like a dictator for a day" leading to condemnation from his detractors.
He previously told supporters in Washington DC on Sunday: "You're going to see executive orders that are going to make you extremely happy. We have to set our country on the proper course." Here are some of the major executive orders Trump is expected to sign:.
