Seven key moments from Trump's inauguration: what you missed
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Trump is back and we’re already getting deja vu. As was typical of his last time in office, Trump’s inauguration yesterday provided more headlines in a single day than was typical of the Biden administration across entire weeks. Some people find that terrifying. Others find it electrifying. Everyone finds it overwhelming.
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So, for the sake of clarity, we’ve sifted out some of the biggest moments from the inauguration from all the pomp, pageantry and trumpet-playing. From Elon Musk’s suspect salute to Jeff Bezos’s wife Lauren Sanchez’s inauguration attire and the wildest of Trump’s many, many breakneck policy changes, here is everything you may have missed from a genuinely insane day in global politics.
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Melania Trump stepped out for the inauguration yesterday in a distinctive outfit which some have praised… and others have likened to the Hamburglar. Her look was made up of a monochrome silk wool coat and skirt by New York designer Adam Lippes, a choice which some have decided is a statement about the American economy.
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It also included a scene-stealing wide brimmed hat which made it so that the First Lady couldn’t properly kiss her husband, leading to an air kiss that will go down in the history books. Richest man in the world and new head of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), Elon Musk, gave a frenetic speech last night that involved a very angular and suspect salute to the crowd.
