Warning: This episode contains strong language.On Monday, in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback, Donald J. Trump was officially sworn in as president of the United States for a second time.Mr. Trump’s return comes just four years after being voted out of office, and being impeached for trying to overturn that result.Peter Baker and Jonathan Swan, who cover the White House for The Times, discuss the message Mr. Trump sent in his inaugural address and the actions he took during his first hours in office.Guests: Peter Baker, the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times; Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times.Background reading: President Trump’s inauguration presented a vindication for the man and his movement.Mr. Trump pardoned Jan. 6 rioters and signed an order on TikTok.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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So it is around 9.30 a.m. on Inauguration Day, and we are headed to the Capitol. And as you can perhaps hear through the microphone... Hopefully not if I do my job well. It is really, really windy and very cold, so we are layered to the hilt. like five layers.
Wool socks.
Double socked, thermal underweared, two hats, because we're going to spend a lot of this day outside. There it is. Yeah, oh, that's a beautiful view. We're standing about a football field and a half away from the US Capitol. I am staring at the dome. And because it is so bone-chillingly cold, the inauguration, which is normally held outside, facing the National Mall,
This has been moved inside the Capitol, in the rotunda, which we're looking at. And at this very moment, President-elect Trump and President Biden are at the White House. They're having tea. They're going to come in a motorcade together to the Capitol. And we're looking at what we think is the exact spot they're going to arrive. And it's very, very heavily fortified.
We're surrounded by these tall metal gates. There are dozens of police officers.
Wait, hold on. There's something happening.
This is the motorcade. It's the longest motorcade I've ever seen. Dozens and dozens of vehicles. And it is working its way to the eastern gate of the Capitol to deposit the two presidents inside the building for the inauguration. And Donald Trump is going to be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. From The New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro. This is The Daily.
On Monday, in the culmination of an extraordinary political comeback.
Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, Donald John Trump, do solemnly swear.
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