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. Busts have been swapped out, new portraits have been hung and the famed Diet Coke button is back.
Biden was the first president to find himself in the unique position of writing a letter to someone who is both his successor and the predecessor who left him a note four years earlier.
Donald Trump, returning to the White House after a first term that saw him issue 220 executive orders, has guaranteed to continue the trend of bold, unilateral action. Touting to enact stricter border policies,
Donald Trump took office as the nation’s 47th president on Monday and pardoned nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He also issued a blizzard of executive orders that signaled his desire to remake American institutions.
The rug, which was in place during Ronald Reagan’s administration and during Trump’s first term, was reinstalled during Trump’s inauguration ceremony, according to CBS News. The Resolute Desk had to be partially disassembled in order to facilitate its return.
Donald Trump has begun erasing Joe Biden’s legacy after taking office as the nation’s 47th president. He has pardoned nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the U.S. Capitol
President Trump decorated the Oval Office with a collage of family photos and other personal effects that were on full display during his first day back in the White House.
The president was sworn in at noon inside the Capitol Rotunda. Though inauguration typically takes place on the Capitol's West Front overlooking the Ellipse, with temperatures in the low 20s, it was moved inside. The viewing, the Inaugural Parade and a celebration were all be held inside Capital One Arena.