Donald Trump took the oath of office on Monday, promising a sweeping series of executive orders upon his return to the presidency.

President Trump was sworn in by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, reciting the 42-word oath inside the Capitol rotunda while touching two books held by first lady Melania Trump: an inscribed Bible from his 1955 Sunday school graduation and the burgundy Bible that Abraham Lincoln used at his 1861 inauguration.

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump holds the Bible during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)

Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington on Monday. The inauguration ceremony was not held at its usual location at the National Mall due to cold weather.

President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive actions onstage at the Capital One Arena on Jan. 20, then threw his pens into the crowd.

The inauguration marks the official transfer of presidential power, with the executive branch changing hands from the Biden administration to the Trump administration. The 20th Amendment states that a president's four-year term ends at noon on Jan. 20, and the president-elect is sworn in shortly after.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, returning to office amid pomp and ceremony at the Capitol Rotunda. Trump was sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts, shortly after JD Vance took the oath as vice president.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the nation’s 47th president inside the Capitol Rotunda. He declared in his second inaugural address that “America’s decline is over.”