Donald Trump sworn in as 47th US president, promises “new golden age”.

By Lehlohonolo Lehana.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president, returning to power after a stunning political comeback in November’s presidential election.

The Republican, the first convicted felon ever to become commander-in-chief, announced a range of policies in his inaugural address – some of them bound to cause controversy.

Proclaiming that a “golden age begins right now”, Trump said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” and take back the Panama Canal.

“I’m going to put America first… The scales of justice will be rebalanced,” he added. “From this moment on, America’s decline is over.”

Trump: I want to be ‘peacemaker and unifier’

In the speech, he promised to “declare a national emergency” at the southern border with Mexico as well as a “national energy emergency”.

He pledged to “bring law and order back to our cities” and bring in “a society that is colourblind and merit-based”, adding “there are only two genders – male and female”.

He also promised to tariff and tax foreign countries to enrich American citizens.

Turning to America’s military and foreign wars, Trump said: “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.”

He promised to reinstate any armed services members who were expelled for objecting to the COVID vaccine mandate – on full back pay.

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