Donald Trump inauguration recap: Presidential pardons and executive orders on a big first day in office

“Many people thought it was impossible for me to stage such a historic political comeback,” said President Donald Trump.

“But as you see today, here I am.

“I stand before you now as proof that you should never believe that something is impossible to do in America.

“The impossible is what we do best.”

“My message to Americans today is that it is time for us to once again act with courage, vigour and the vitality of history’s greatest civilisation,” President Donald Trump said.

“So as we liberate our nation, we will lead it to new heights of victory and success. We will not be deterred.

“There is no nation like our nation.

“Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs, and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our hearts. The call of the next great adventure resounds from within our souls.”

President Donald Trump says America will be “taking” the Panama Canal back.

“We have been treated very badly from this foolish gift that should have never been made,” Mr Trump said.

“Panama’s promise to us has been broken.

“China is operating the Panama Canal, and we didn’t give it to China. We gave it to Panama, and we’re taking it back.”

“A short time from now, we are going to be changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America,” President Donald Trump announced in his inauguration speech.

“We will restore the name of a great president, William McKinley, to Mount McKinley.”

“Like in 2017, we will again build the strongest military the world has ever seen,” President Donald Trump said.

“We will measure our success not only by the battles we win, but also by the wars that we end. And perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.”

“My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier.

President Donald Trump has committed to giving backpay to armed forces who were dismissed for not having a COVID vaccine.

“This week I will reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the COVID vaccine mandate with full backpay,” Mr Trump said.

“And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty.

“It’s going to end immediately.”

President Donald Trump has said the US Government will now only recognise two genders.

“This week, I will also end the government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life,” he said.

“We will forge a society that is colour-blind and merit based.

“As of today, it will henceforth be the official policy of the United States government that there are only two genders, male and female.”

“I will also sign an executive order to immediately stop all government censorship and bring back free speech.

“Never again will the immense power of the state be weaponised to persecute political opponents.

“We will not allow that to happen. It will not happen again.”

President Donald Trump has detailed the first orders he will make on Monday as he enters office for a second time.

“I will direct all members of my Cabinet to marshal the vast powers at their disposal to defeat what was record inflation and rapidly bring down costs and prices,” Mr Trump said.

“Today I will also declare a national energy emergency. We will drill, baby

“America will be a manufacturing nation once again, and we have something that no other manufacturing nation will ever have.

“The largest amount of oil and gas of any country on earth, and we are going to use it.”

“We will end the green deal and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate.”

“Today I will sign a series of historic executive orders,” President Donald Trump said.

“With these actions, we will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.

“It’s all about common sense. First, I will declare a national emergency at our southern border,” Mr Trump said as crowds cheered.

“All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came.

“We will reinstate my Remain in Mexico policy.

“I will end the practice of catch and release. And I will send troops to the southern border to repel the disastrous invasion of our country.”