The inauguration ceremony for Trump has officially begun in the USA.

At 4:56 PM Kyiv time, the inauguration ceremony of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States began. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden welcomed the newly elected President Donald Trump and Melania Trump at the White House following the service at St. John's Episcopal Church.

The broadcast can be viewed on the CNN website.

Typically, after the morning service, the newly elected president and vice president, along with their wives, visit the White House, where the incoming and outgoing presidents hold a brief private meeting.

This year, it is expected that Biden and Trump, together with their wives, will have tea at the White House. Traditionally, the outgoing president accompanies the newly elected president to the Capitol for the swearing-in ceremony.

Main statements from Trump:

Before this, during a speech on the eve of the inauguration, Trump promised to end the war in Ukraine and prevent a Third World War, stating that he and his team are very close to achieving this.

“I will put an end to the war in Ukraine. I will stop the chaos in the Middle East. I will prevent a Third World War, and you cannot imagine how close we are to it,” Trump said.

Also during his speech, Trump told thousands of his supporters that on the very first day of his presidency, he would implement strict immigration restrictions.

He promised to quickly fulfill the main promise of his presidential campaign.

Among other statements, the newly elected president will instruct the military to create a missile defense system called "Iron Dome" for the defense of the United States and promises to declassify documents related to the assassination of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

Moreover, Trump promised to stop the “invasion through the southern border” and “unlock” oil extraction in the country.

In addition, the wife of the elected President of the United States, Melania Trump, announced the launch of her own cryptocurrency - $MELANIA - on the evening of January 19.

“The official Melania meme is already live! You can purchase $MELANIA right now,” wrote the wife of the elected President of the United States.

Reminder: A few days before the inauguration, Donald Trump announced on social media – on his accounts on platforms X and Truth Social – about the launch of the official meme coin $TRUMP. The posts included a link leading to the Trump Meme website, where the asset can be purchased. Currently, 200 million coins are available, with the total expected to reach 1 billion over the next three years.

Background. Earlier, Mind reported that the newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, instructed his aides to organize a phone call with the illegitimate President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, in the days following his inauguration on January 20.