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Donald Trump is due to be sworn in for a second term as US president on Monday in Washington, DC.
The ceremony will begin around noon local time, followed by Trump’s inaugural address to the nation and a parade to the White House.
He is preparing to unleash a torrent of executive orders later in the day on issues ranging from immigration to trade to federal government management. The announcements are part of efforts to undo the legacy of outgoing President Joe Biden and show immediate progress on policy areas that were key to Trump returning to the White House.
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Trump is expected to ultimately sign more than 200 executive actions in his early days in office, with a handful getting early priority. Among those are the formation of the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), an end to government diversity initiatives, and an official recognition of two genders that’s designed to end government activity on behalf of transgender people.
Trump’s team separately rolled out 10 immigration orders he’s preparing to sign Monday, including the declaration of a national emergency at the border, a designation of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations, strict limits to asylum claims and a suspension of refugee resettlement for at least four months.
He is also expected to pardon many of the rioters who stormed the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021, after Trump contested the previous year’s election results.
In a rally held on Sunday Trump promised to end what he called “four long years of American decline” and “begin a brand new day of American strength and prosperity, dignity and pride.”
Elana Schor, Shelby Talcott, and David Weigel contributed to this report.