New Delhi, January 20: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Republican Party member Donald Trump on his return to the White House for a historic second term. Trump took the oath as the 47th President of the US during a programme held at the Capitol Rotunda. Taking to X, PM Modi wrote: 슬롯사이트œCongratulations my dear friend President @realDonaldTrump on your historic inauguration as the 47th President of the United States! I look forward to working closely together once again, to benefit both our countries and to shape a better future for the world. Best wishes for a successful term ahead."

Trump was administered the oath of office by Chief Justice John Roberts. Outgoing President Joe Biden and Trump rode together to the US Capitol for the latter's oath-taking programme after a traditional tea ceremony at the White House along with their wives, Kamala Harris and her successor J.D. Vance and their spouses.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Donald Trump Takes Oath As 47th US President, Returns to White House for Historic Second Term (Watch Video).

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Jill Biden and Melania Trump rode together to the Capitol in a separate car as did Kamala Harris and her successor J.D. Vance. This is only the second instance of the swearing-in taking place indoors -- the last time was in 1985 when President Ronald Reagan took the oath for his second term.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천PM Narendra Modi Congratulates 'Dear Friend' Donald Trump on Taking Oath As 47th President of the United States, Says 'I Look Forward to Working Closely Together Once Again'.

Earlier, Biden welcomed Trump to the White House for a traditional tea ceremony with two words: 슬롯사이트œWelcome home슬롯사이트, according to media reports. Guests for the swearing-in had begun arriving at the Capitol Rotunda where the ceremony took place; indoors instead of the traditional venue outside. This was only the second instance of the swearing-in took place indoors; the last time was in 1985 when President Ronald Reagan took the oath for his second term. Trump슬롯사이트™s return to the White House is also only the second time for an American President to serve two non-consecutive terms. The first was Grover Cleveland at the end of the 19th century. The swearing-in was attended by Trump슬롯사이트™s nominees to the cabinet such as Marco Rubio, for secretary of state, who is expected to be the first to be confirmed, as early as Monday.

Trump started Monday슬롯사이트™s inauguration proceedings by attending a private service at St John슬롯사이트™s Church with the incoming first lady Melania Trump, J.D. Vance and wife Usha Vance and some members of the cabinet. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon슬롯사이트™s Jeff Bezos, Apple슬롯사이트™s Tim Cook, Tesla and Space X슬롯사이트™s Elon Musk, and Google슬롯사이트™s Sundar Pichai also attended the swearing-in ceremony.

Former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, former President George W Bush and his wife Laura Bush, and former President Barack Obama minus his wife Michelle Obama attended the oath-taking ceremony as is the tradition, which was broken by President Trump who skipped Biden슬롯사이트™s inauguration in 2021.

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