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Jacob Chansley, known for storming the Capitol shirtless, adorned with horns, fur, and prominent tattoos, is among the January 6 rioters set to be released after Trump’s pardon.

Chansley, who called himself the “QAnon shaman”, is expected to walk free today and has taken to social media to say he has been pardoned.

“I JUST GOT THE NEWS FROM MY LAWYER,” he wrote on Elon Musk’s X. “I GOT A PARDON BABY! THANK YOU PRESIDENT TRUMP!!!”

He added: “NOW I AM GONNA BUY SOME MOTHA F***IN GUNS!!! I LOVE THIS COUNTRY!!!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!”

He had been sentenced to 41 months in prison for obstruction, arguing that although he was one of the most visible rioters, he was not violent.

Trump to make ‘massive’ statement on infrastructure

Trump will make an infrastructure announcement today, Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said in an interview with Fox News.

“It’s going to be a massive announcement,” Leavitt told the Fox & Friends programme without elaborating.

German chancellor seeks strong ties with US

Olaf Scholz, the German chancellor, has voiced cautious optimism on the potential for German-US relations under Trump, citing good first talks with his administration, and stressed that co-operation was key for peace and prosperity.

“The United States is our closest ally outside Europe. And I will do everything in my power to ensure that it stays that way,” Scholz said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

“My first good conversations with President Trump and also the contacts between our advisers point in this direction,” he added.

Speaking on the first full day of Trump’s new term in office, Scholz said co-operation between Europe and the United States was key for peace and security worldwide as well as economic progress. However, the German chancellor added that Europe must become more self-reliant.

Andreas Michaelis, Germany’s ambassador to Washington, has warned internally of turbulent relations for Berlin under Trump while German companies have sounded the alarm over threatened tariffs under the new US administration.

Putin and Xi hail stronger ties amid Trump’s return

President Putin and President Xi praised deepening ties between Russia and China in a video call that came just hours after Trump’s inauguration.

Trump has threatened to impose heavy tariffs on Beijing and warned that Russia will face “big trouble” if it does not end its invasion of Ukraine.

The two leaders discussed talks with Trump, the prospects of a resolution to the war in Ukraine, and the situation with Taiwan, a Kremlin aide said. Putin called Xi his “dear friend” and said relations between the two countries were based on “friendship, mutual trust and support.”

President Xi and President Putin

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Putin and Xi signed a “no limits” partnership deal shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine almost three years ago. Although Beijing has not provided Moscow with military support, it has refused to back western sanctions and its purchases of Russian oil and gas have provided the Kremlin with an economic boost.

Xi said he wanted ties between Beijing and Moscow to reach “new heights” this year. “Both sides should continue to deepen strategic co-ordination, resolutely support each other, and safeguard the legitimate interests of both countries,” he said, according to Chinese state media.

Israeli operation in West Bank follows Trump lifting settler sanctions

Hours after it was reported that Trump had lifted sanctions on some West Bank settlers, the Israeli military said it had launched an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, which the Palestinian ministry of health said had killed at least four people.

In a joint statement, the army and Israeli security agency said that, along with the Israeli border police, they had launched an operation in the city, a stronghold of Palestinian militant groups.

The Ramallah-based ministry of health said in a statement that at least 35 Palestinians were injured at the Jenin refugee camp.

Kamal Abu al-Rub, the city’s governor, told Agence France-Presse that “what is happening is an invasion of the camp”.

“It came quickly, Apache planes in the sky and Israeli military vehicles everywhere,” he added.

Musk responds to ‘Hitler salute’ claims

Elon Musk has responded to the furore over his gesture at Trump’s inauguration party, which some experts have compared to a Nazi salute.

Writing on the X platform that he owns, Musk said: “Frankly, they need better dirty tricks.”

He added: “The ‘everyone is Hitler’ attack is sooo tired.”

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Israeli ministers praise Trump for lifting sanctions on settlers

Trump’s order lifting sanctions imposed by the Biden administration against Israeli settlers is an interesting coda to the Gaza ceasefire deal.

The version of the final days of negotiations that has been spread by both the Netanyahu government and the incoming Trump administration is that the Israeli prime minister eventually bowed to pressure from Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, in agreeing to the deal. Witkoff is said to have shouted at Netanyahu until he gave way.

However, some Israeli news outlets reported that Witkoff actually came with an offer that if Netanyahu agreed to a deal, Trump would lift sanctions on the settlers. This was never confirmed.

President Donald Trump shaking hands with a woman at a parade.

Trump greets relatives of Israeli hostages during an inauguration parade

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Netanyahu was under pressure from pro-settler factions in the government, with two right-wing ministers, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, threatening to quit, which would have left Netanyahu without a majority. In the end, Ben Gvir resigned while Smotrich voted against the deal but stayed in the cabinet.

He was among the first to welcome Trump’s announcement, sending him a message saying that the decision was an “expression of your deep connection to the Jewish people and our historical right to our land”.

China reaffirms climate priorities as US withdraws from Paris agreement

Beijing has said it is concerned about the US’s withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement.

Guo Jiakun, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said that climate change is a common challenge faced by all humankind.

“No country can remain unaffected or solve the problem on its own,” Guo said at a news briefing today. “China will work with all parties … to actively address the challenges of climate change.”

Guo added China will continue to respond to climate challenges and jointly promote global green and low-carbon transformation.

Trump lifts sanctions on Israeli settler groups

Richard Spencer in Tel Aviv

One of Trump’s executive orders was a key intervention in the crisis in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. He lifted sanctions placed by the Biden administration on extremist settler organisations and leaders seen as fomenting violence on the West Bank.

Biden had begun imposing the sanctions in February last year and some saw the move as an effort to assuage Arab anger, and American Arab anger in particular, over the US’s support for the Israeli bombing campaign in Gaza.

President Trump greets relatives of Israeli hostages held by Hamas at his inauguration.

Trump greets relatives of Israeli hostages during the inaugural parade in Washington DC

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Biden named individuals and later organisations the White House saw as responsible for violent attacks on West Bank villages and imposed financial sanctions, which were largely symbolic, as well as visa bans.

The government of Binyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has been partly held in place by far-right parties which want to expand Israeli settlements across the West Bank, which Israel now regularly refers to as “Judea and Samaria”. Some settlers regularly take matters into their own hands, attacking Palestinians and their villages.

India to take back illegal migrants from US

India is set to take back 18,000 citizens living in the US illegally, Bloomberg reports, in an early signal from Delhi that it is willing to comply with the incoming American president and avoid a trade war.

The two countries have together identified about 18,000 illegal Indian migrants living in the US to be sent back home, Bloomberg reported, although the number of overall number of illegal Indian migrants could be much higher.

German press condemns Trump’s ‘radical egotism’

The German press, unconstrained by the diplomatic restraints of its political leaders, has taken a bleaker view of events in Washington. NTV, the private broadcaster, described Trump’s territorial designs on Greenland, Panama and Canada as an omen of “absolute imperialism”.

Der Spiegel, the news magazine, said the only silver lining to Trump’s inauguration speech was that the world “no longer needed to harbour any illusions” about his “radical egotism” and “ruthless” contempt for international order.

More prosaically, the live translator interpreting the ceremony for a German television audience spoke for many viewers when he muttered a question without realising that his microphone was still switched on: “Tell me, how much longer do you want to spend on this crap?”

Trump-pardoned rioters leave jail early

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaking into a microphone.

Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia

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January 6 rioters who have been pardoned by Trump have begun to leave prison.

Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia who had his 18-year prison sentence commuted, was released earlier today in Cumberland, Maryland.

Rhodes did not enter the Capitol on January 6, but he was found guilty for plotting to use force against Congress to prevent the election certification. He was also accused of helping to stockpile firearms at a hotel in nearby Virginia that could be ferried across the river to Washington.

Others are expected to be freed in the next few hours with close to 1,600 people affected by the ruling.

UN agency urges US to reconsider withdrawal

The World Health Organisation (WHO) said today that it regretted the decision by the new US administration to withdraw the country from the UN agency.

It said that as a founding member the US and the organisation “have saved countless lives and protected Americans and all people from health threats”.

It added: “We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and wellbeing of millions of people around the globe.”

Karl Lauterbach, Germany’s health minister, said today that Berlin would try to get Washington to reverse its position.

European Commission chief warns of global economic race

Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president, has warned of the risk of a “global race to the bottom” driven by the use of economic tools such as tariffs.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting, Von der Leyen spoke of a new era of harsh geo-strategic competition.

“As this competition intensifies, we will likely continue to see frequent use of economic tools, such as sanctions, export controls, and tariffs, that are intended to safeguard economic and national security,” she said, adding that innovation must not be stifled.

“In this spirit, we will need to work together to avoid a global race to the bottom,” she added. “Because it is in no one’s interest, to break the bonds in the global economy. Rather we need to modernise the rules to sustain our ability to produce mutual gain for our citizens.”

Italian media reacts to Trump’s inauguration

Tom Kington in Rome

Corriere della Sera front page featuring Donald Trump.

Italy’s leading Corriere della Sera newspaper headlined its coverage, “Trump attacks: I will change everything”, and focused on the “below the radar” role of the financier Peter Thiel in the new administration, noting the “impressive” number of government appointees tied to him.

The left-leaning La Repubblica newspaper ran the headline, “Trump 2, The Revenge” with a cartoon of the Statue of Liberty wearing a Ku Klux Klan robe and holding a noose.

Giorgia Meloni, the only EU leader present, managed a handshake with Donald Trump at the inauguration but spent more time chatting with Javier Milei, the Argentinian president, the newspaper reported.

Meloni’s advisers are calculating the possible impact of Trump’s promised tariffs on Italy’s economy, with the prime minister facing the decision of whether to confront the tariffs with her European partners or independently, the newspaper added.

Giorgia Meloni and Javier Milei laughing at Trump's inauguration.

Javier Milei with Giorgia Meloni during Trump’s inauguration

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Trump grants clemency to Capitol riot leaders

In his order regarding January 6 rioters, Trump granted clemency to Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys militia, who was serving a 22-year prison term for his role in the Capitol attack.

The 42-year-old had the longest sentence handed down against any of the close to 1,600 people charged in connection with the riot after being convicted of seditious conspiracy and other felonies.

A representative for Tarrio said he had been released from a federal prison in Louisiana and would return to his hometown Miami.

Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, former Proud Boys leader, wearing a "The War Boys" hat at a rally.

Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader

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Other prominent Proud Boys pardoned by Trump were Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Ethan Nordean, and Dominic Pezzola, who were tried alongside Tarrio for seditious conspiracy and other crimes.

The four received some of the longest prison terms with Nordean getting 18 years, Biggs getting 17 years, Rehl getting 15 years, and Pezzola, the only defendant in the trial who did not hold a leadership position in the Proud Boys, getting ten years.

Japan emphasises national interests amid Trump inauguration

Richard Lloyd Parry in Tokyo

Shigeru Ishiba, Japan’s conservative prime minister, was polite but realistic, offering “warmest congratulations” on X, but setting out the practical task that Japan, along with other US allies faces.

“President Trump prioritises bilateral negotiations over multilateral frameworks,” he said. “So we will focus on how to leverage the national interests of both countries to contribute to world peace and the global economy.”

The liberal Asahi newspaper was similarly clear-sighted.

“Trump-style US diplomacy can no longer be considered a unique transitional phenomenon,” it said in a leader. “Tokyo must expand its autonomous diplomacy to promote independent security and a free trade system, without relying solely on the alliance.”

Germany divided over Trump’s return

Oliver Moody in Berlin

There is an old German expression that summarises most mainstream politicians’ feelings about the return of Trump: Pfeifen im Walde, meaning whistling to keep your spirits up in a dark forest full of terrors.

The hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is delighted, regarding Trump’s victory as a powerful symbolic blow to liberals and a vindication of its crusade against the Berlin establishment.

Alice Weidel, the AfD’s joint leader, said Trump’s blitz of presidential orders on deportations and border controls showed that something similar was possible in Germany. Her opponents, however, have gritted their teeth. “We can achieve so much more together than against one another,” Olaf Scholz, the chancellor, said.

Annalena Baerbock, the foreign minister, said the US remained “one of Germany’s most important allies”.

Friedrich Merz, the conservative opposition leader, who is expected to replace Scholz, wrote to Trump, and praised his “remarkable election victory” and “strong mandate”.

Pardoning rioters is ‘an outrageous insult’, says former House speaker

Nancy Pelosi, the former Democratic House speaker, has condemned Trump for pardoning January 6 Capitol rioters, calling the move “shameful”.

“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,” Pelosi said in a statement. “It is shameful that the president has decided to make one of his top priorities the abandonment and betrayal of police officers who put their lives on the line to stop an attempt to subvert the peaceful transfer of power.”

A man sits in Nancy Pelosi's office during the January 6th Capitol riot.

Richard Barnett, one of the January 6 rioters, who broke into Pelosi’s office

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Pelosi added that “despite the president’s decision, we must always remember the extraordinary courage and valour of the law enforcement heroes who stood in the breach and ensured that democracy survived on that dark day”.

During the attack, one rioter armed with a stun gun broke into Pelosi’s office and sat at her desk.

France reacts to Trump’s ‘nightmare’ return

Charles Bremner in Paris

Fear, fascination and resignation coloured France’s reaction to Trump’s inauguration.

François Bayrou, the centrist prime minister, set the tone, saying the United States has embraced “politics that are incredibly dominating”, as the Washington ceremony opened. “If we do nothing then our fate will be simple. We will be dominated, we will be crushed, we will be marginalised,” he added.

France 24, the state TV news channel, described the inauguration as “an opening act of contempt”, reflecting the general disapproval of Trump in France.

Most media focused on Trump’s outlandish plans and called for Europe to stand up to him as left-wing outlets voiced consternation.

The Libération newspaper described Trump’s return as a “nightmare” while CNews, the nationalist TV news channel, praised Trump. Pascal Praud, one of its presenters, contrasted Trump’s pugnacious character with France’s own political leadership, saying: “Donald Trump is not afraid while over here our little grey men are petrified.”

Trump declares two genders as official US policy

“As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female,” Trump said during his inaugural address yesterday.

He repealed executive orders signed by his predecessor, Joe Biden, including those combating discrimination against gay and transgender people.

“This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life,” Trump said in his inaugural address.

An incoming White House official told reporters that federal funds will not be used to promote “gender ideology”. US funding will also not be used on gender transition medical procedures, the official said without providing details.

Spain braces for US power shift

Isambard Wilkinson in Madrid

The front-page headline of El País read: “Trump unchained.”

El País newspaper front page showing Donald Trump's inauguration.

In its editorial, the left-leaning newspaper stated: “New US president turns his inauguration into an unseemly display of power.

“No president in US history has ever accumulated so much power. Not only because of his control over the executive and legislative branches, but also because of his ability to evade justice and congressional scrutiny for four years, as well as subjecting the Republican Party to his discipline.”

It added: “If many in the United States are preparing for the worst … democratic US allies, starting with the Europeans, must prepare to vigorously confront an external agenda that is openly hostile not only to their commercial, technological and geopolitical interests, but also to a system based on checks and balances.”

El Mundo reported that Pedro Sánchez, the Spanish prime minister, was setting himself up as Europe’s resistance leader against the Trump “threat”.

Watch: Protests held around the world

Demonstrators made their feelings heard as Trump was sworn in

Syrian rebel leader congratulates Trump

The Syrian leader who led rebels in overthrowing Bashar al-Assad last month hailed Trump as the American president who could bring peace to the region.

Ahmed Al-Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda commander who has cut ties with the group, said in a statement that he was “confident that [Trump] is the leader to bring peace to the Middle East and restore stability to the region”.

Sharaa and his group, Hayaat Tahrir al-Sham, are still designated as a terrorist organisation by the US. He joined other leaders in the region in congratulating Trump, who had developed close ties with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Jordan during his first term.

Trump had also been supportive of Israel, and one of his first acts as president was to rescind sanctions on extremist settlers imposed by the Biden administration. Steve Witkoff, his envoy, was instrumental in pressuring both Israel and Hamas to accept a ceasefire last week.

‘We will drill, baby, drill’

President Trump throws a pen in the air at his second inauguration.

Trump throws his pen after signing executive orders

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Trump has announced America’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord for a second time in a defiant rejection of global efforts to combat planetary warming as catastrophic weather events intensify worldwide.

The Republican leader also declared a “national energy emergency” to expand drilling in the world’s top oil and gas producer and said he would scrap vehicle emissions standards that amount to an “electric vehicle mandate”. Trump vowed to halt offshore wind farms, a frequent target of his scorn, adding: “We will drill, baby, drill.”

“I’m immediately withdrawing from the unfair, one-sided Paris climate accord rip-off,” he said at a Washington sports arena after being sworn in. “The United States will not sabotage our own industries while China pollutes with impunity.”

He also signed an order instructing federal agencies to reject international climate finance commitments made under the previous administration.

Trump urges Putin to make a deal on Ukraine

President Trump has said President Putin is “destroying” Russia by refusing to end the war in Ukraine

“He should make a deal. I think he’s destroying Russia by not making a deal,” he said at the Oval Office. “I think Russia’s going to be in big trouble,” he added, referring to the impact of the conflict on the Russian economy.

Trump also confirmed that he would meet Putin soon after saying during his campaign that he would resolve the conflict within 24 hours, although he has since backtracked on the pledge.

“I got along with him great, I would hope he wants to make a deal,” Trump said. “He can’t be thrilled he’s not doing so well. I mean, he’s grinding it out, but most people thought that war would have been over in about one week, and now you’re into three years.”

‘World Health Organisation ripped us off’

President Donald Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office.

President Trump ordered the US out of the World Health Organisation (WHO), saying the global health agency had mishandled the Covid pandemic and other international health crises.

Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the “political influence of WHO member states” and required “unfairly onerous payments” from the US that were disproportionate to the sums provided by other, larger countries, such as China.

“World Health ripped us off, everybody rips off the United States. It’s not going to happen anymore,” Trump said at the signing of an executive order on the withdrawal.

The move means America will leave the United Nations health agency in 12 months time and stop all financial contributions to its work. Washington is the WHO’s biggest financial backer, contributing about 18 per cent of its overall funding. WHO’s most recent two-year budget, for 2024-25, was $6.8 billion.

Russian wealth fund chief hails Trump’s decisive leadership

The head of Russia’s $23 billion sovereign wealth fund praised Donald Trump today, saying his executive orders could change the course of history.

“President Trump’s bold actions today prove that decisive leadership can change the course of history, unlocking economic growth and transforming global challenges into opportunities for dialogue and resolution through problem solving,” Kirill Dmitriev, the chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, said.

Dmitriev, a US-educated former Goldman Sachs banker, played a role in early contacts between Moscow and Trump’s team when he was first elected president in 2016. Dmitriev is under American sanctions, which Russian officials dismiss as illegal and unfounded.

Mexico and Canada targeted with 25% tariffs

President Trump rekindled his threat to impose 25 per cent tariffs on America’s two major trading partners.

He said tariffs on Canada and Mexico could come into force as early as February 1 after accusing them of failing to stop illegal immigration and drug trafficking into the US.

“We’re thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada, because they’re allowing vast numbers of people — Canada’s a very bad abuser also — to come in, and fentanyl to come in,” he said.

It is unclear what will happen with regards to tariffs on other countries, including China.

“Trump wants a deal. Otherwise, he would have shot up China on day one,” Alicia Garcia Herrero, the chief economist for the Asia Pacific at Natixis, the investment bank, said. “He ran a campaign which was very aggressive towards China, and then on day one shied away from it.”

Trump restores ‘Diet Coke button’ in Oval Office

President Trump signing executive orders in the Oval Office.

Trump signing executive orders on the Resolute Desk

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The Oval Office underwent a familiar redecoration once Trump arrived for his second term returning the bust of Winston Churchill and a “Diet Coke button”.

The focal point of the room remains the Resolute Desk but now sitting atop the gift from Queen Victoria to Rutherford B Hayes is a red valet button. Trump, 78, uses the button to summon a butler bearing an iced glass of his favourite drink — Diet Coke.

The 47th president removed a bust of Robert F Kennedy that had been brought in by Biden. Flags for each branch of the military were also reinstated.

President Trump's reflection in the Resolute Desk during a meeting.

Trump’s “Diet Coke button” during his first term

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Elon Musk accused of making ‘Nazi salute’

Elon Musk speaking at the post-inauguration event celebrating Trump

Elon Musk was mired in controversy in the hours after the inauguration for making a gesture which some claimed was similar to a Nazi salute.

At an event celebrating President Trump’s return to the White House, Musk tapped the left side of his chest with his right hand and then extended his arm with his palm open, repeating the gesture for the crowd seated behind him. The billionaire told the crowd as he made his gesture: “My heart goes out to you. It is thanks to you that the future of civilisation is assured.”

On social media, Claire Aubin, a historian who specialises in Nazism within the United States, said the gesture was a “sieg heil”, or Nazi salute.

“My professional opinion is that you’re all right, you should believe your eyes,” Aubin posted on X, agreeing with those online who found the gesture had overtly referenced the Nazis.

Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a history professor at New York University, posted on Bluesky: “Historian of fascism here. It was a Nazi salute and a very belligerent one too.”

Trump overturns Biden’s Cuba announcement

President Trump rescinded the Biden administration’s last-minute decision to remove Cuba from the US list of state sponsors of terrorism.

Biden’s announcement last week, which was accompanied by Cuba’s agreement to free more than 500 prisoners from its jails, appeared aimed at rolling back many of the sanctions put in place by Trump during his previous four years in office.

Miguel Díaz-Canel, the Cuban president, called Trump’s move “an act of arrogance and disregard for the truth”. Díaz-Canel said Trump had imposed economic siege measures against Cuba in his first term, which had caused shortages of goods on the island and led to Cubans migrating to the United States. China described the reinstatement as US “bullying”.

In 2021, Trump decided during the final days of his first term to put Cuba back on the list, reversing a reconciliation drive under Barack Obama, the former president.

Pardons for January 6 rioters spark celebrations

Supporters of Donald Trump celebrate outside a detention facility following his pardoning of January 6th riot participants.

Jubilant scenes outside the DC Central Detention Facility

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A crowd danced to a remix of YMCA — which has become somewhat of an unofficial anthem for Trump’s campaign — outside a Washington DC jail last night celebrating Trump’s broad clemency for those convicted in the January 6 Capitol attack.

Relatives and supporters of the convicts were jubilant outside the DC Central Detention Facility, which held about 20 of the 246 people who remained incarcerated.

Trump signed “full pardons” for about 1,500 “hostages” convicted in connection with the riots.

“We hope they come out tonight, frankly,” Trump said yesterday. “We’re expecting it.”

Trump issues flurry of executive orders

Trump signed an executive order pardoning about 1,500 people convicted in connection with the January 6 riots

The president acted immediately after his inauguration with executive orders on areas ranging from deportations to TikTok.

Trump issued dozens of executive orders yesterday, ordering troops to the southern border, renaming American landmarks and attacking many of his predecessor Joe Biden’s signature policies.

He ordered the US out of the World Health Organisation and the Paris Climate Agreement and declared a “national energy emergency” sweeping away restrictions on oil and gas exploration.

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You’re fired, says Trump to Biden appointees

In a late-night social media post including his TV catchphrase, Donald Trump said he was removing over a thousand presidential appointees from the previous administration.

“My presidential personnel office is actively in the process of identifying and removing over a thousand presidential appointees from the previous administration, who are not aligned with our vision to Make America Great Again,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.

He highlighted four officials by name, adding: “— YOU’RE FIRED!”

Official notice of dismissal were given to José Andrés from the president’s council on sports, fitness and nutrition, Mark Milley from the national infrastructure advisory council, Brian Hook from the Wilson Center for Scholars, and Keisha Lance Bottoms from the president’s export council.



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