Most Americans are probably familiar with the pomp and circumstance of the swearing-in ceremony and presidential parade of a inauguration, but there is a full day of events for the new president and vice president and their families.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump began erasing Joe Biden ’s legacy immediately after taking office as the nation’s 47th president on Monday, pardoning nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and issuing a blizzard of executive orders that signal his desire to remake American institutions.

Donald Trump returned to power as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, saying in his second inaugural address that "the

President Trump took the oath of office for the second time and was sworn in as the 47th president. He laid out a sweeping agenda and declared that the country’s golden age “begins now.”

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance were sworn into office today amid heightened security measures in Washington, D.C.

Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the White House ahead of the inauguration ceremony on Monday in Washington, D.C. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts in an inauguration ceremony inside the Capitol Rotunda on Monday.

The president and his top aides return to the White House and say they are ready to transform Washington—and the world.

Trump largely spent Inauguration day focusing on a swift reorientation away from President Joe Biden's record .

Trump reconfigures Oval Office with Jackson portrait and soda button Trump revitalizes presidential workspace with historic decorations and personal touch

Restored to power, President Trump claimed that God put him there and asserted the right to single-handedly redraw the world map as he sees fit.

Donald Trump's inaugural included several lowlights: no presidential hand on Bibles, apparent Nazi salutes and a churlish reaction to an Episcopalian bishop's in-your-face homily.

With the return of President Donald Trump to the White House, the Oval Office — perhaps the most-recognizable office in the world — has received a makeover.