"This is a day when every American does well to celebrate our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power," Pence wrote.

Donald Trump took the Oath of Office and was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. He is only the second man in the nation’s history to return to the Oval Office after a hiatus. He has promised to "act with historic speed" – and on his first day in office,

President Trump declared in his second inaugural address that a “golden age” of America had begun, drawing cheers with pledges to declare a national emergency at the southern border and boost oil drilling.

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office in a ceremony beneath the Capitol Rotunda on Monday. "The golden age of America begins right now," Trump said in his inaugural speech.