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- Donald Trump has signed numerous executive orders and memoranda swiftly after taking the oath of office for his second term as president of the United States.
- In one of his first acts, he granted clemency to everyone charged over the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.
- Other moves included revoking sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and declaring a “border emergency”, as well as directives to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organization.
- Tech billionaire Elon Musk caused controversy after making a gesture likened to a Nazi salute at an event celebrating Trump’s inauguration.