
Trump Kicks Off Second Term With Flurry of Pardons
Clip: Season 3 Episode 169 | 2m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
One of Trump's first acts was to pardon most of his supporters involved in the Jan. 6 riot.
The 47th President of the United States overcame impeachments, criminal convictions, and two assassination attempts to win a second term in the White House. Already, he's making good on a number of campaign promises.
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Trump Kicks Off Second Term With Flurry of Pardons
Clip: Season 3 Episode 169 | 2m 27sVideo has Closed Captions
The 47th President of the United States overcame impeachments, criminal convictions, and two assassination attempts to win a second term in the White House. Already, he's making good on a number of campaign promises.
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It's the first full day of President Donald Trump's second administration, the 47th president of the United States of America overcame impeachments, criminal indictments and convictions, and a pair of assassination attempts to win another term in the White House.
President Trump was sworn in yesterday afternoon before delivering a speech to the American people.
The golden age of America begins right now.
From this day forward, our country will flourish and be respected again all over the world.
We will be the envy of every nation, and we will not allow ourselves to be taken advantage of any longer.
During every single day of the Trump administration.
I will, very simply put, America first.
Already he's making good on a number of campaign promises by signing dozens of executive orders to, among other things, clamp down on border crossings and work from home arrangements for federal executive branch employees and dismantle diversity and inclusion programs across the federal government.
President Trump also pardoned nearly all of his supporters who rioted at the US Capitol four years ago on January 6th.
At least two dozen Kentuckians were arrested and charged for their role in the attack.
More than 100 officers guarding the Capitol that day were injured.
A handful of the officers would later take their own life.
In a statement, President Trump said these pardons would end a, quote, grave national injustice that had been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation.
Some Senate Republicans are condemning the move, including former Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
The news website.
Some of your reports, McConnell is saying, quote, No one should excuse violence and particularly violence agains
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