Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States.
Trump succeeded in defeating "Kamala Harris", Vice President of "Joe Biden", the 46th President of the United States, in the US presidential election and headed to the White House for the second time.
The reason for Trump's decision to hold his inauguration ceremony in the US Congress has been announced as "weather conditions". The last time the presidential inauguration ceremony was held in the Capitol building was in 1985. Usually, this ceremony is held outdoors.
Meanwhile, according to local US media reports, strict security measures have been taken in Washington for Trump's inauguration ceremony, including 48 kilometers of fencing, the deployment of more than 25,000 police officers and the use of tracking technologies, including drones.
He met with Biden behind closed doors for about an hour before his inauguration. Details of the meeting have not been released.
Meanwhile, in his final hours in the White House before being sworn in as president-elect on January 20, Joe Biden signed a “preemptive pardon” order for a number of his officials and family members.
Fox News reported that Biden pardoned people who were thought to be at risk of being investigated by the Trump administration.
It is said that upon taking office as president, Trump announced the launch of a 24-hour fundraising campaign to support his administration’s goals.