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LIVE: Trump arrives at Capitol to be sworn in as 47th US president

LIVE: Trump arrives at Capitol to be sworn in as 47th US president

How recent inaugural speeches have stacked up in terms of length

From CNN’s Alex Leeds Matthews

President-elect Donald Trump’s first inauguration speech in 2017 was one of the shorter such addresses in recent history. At 1,433 words, it was longer than only Jimmy Carter’s and John F. Kennedy’s remarks, compared with all other televised inaugural addresses.

Before inaugurations were televised, however, there were more extreme variations in speech lengths. George Washington’s second inaugural address was just 135 words, while William Henry Harrison, the ninth and shortest-serving US president spoke more than 8,400 words.

Test your knowledge of other past inaugurations with CNN’s quiz.

Former presidents and first ladies are entering the Capitol Rotunda

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Monday.
Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrive in the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC, on Monday. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images

 

Former presidents and first ladies — including Bill Clinton and former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as well as George W. Bush and Laura Bush — have begun to enter the Capitol Rotunda for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Former President Barack Obama is also at the ceremony. Former first lady Michelle Obama announced last week that she is not attending the inauguration.

 

What will Trump do after taking office?published at 11:08 AM ET

President-elect Donald Trump has just arrived at the Capitol, but after he's sworn in, he has planned a host of executive orders to go into effect. Here's a look at what some of them are.

Migration:

  • Trump is declaring a national emergency at the border to send more troops and manpower there

  • He's instructing officials to restart construction of the US-Mexico border wall 

  • The Republican wants to revoke birthright citizenship to the children of immigrants who are in the US illegally 

  • He plans to reinstate the so-called Remain-in-Mexico policy, which requires migrants to wait for asylum hearings in Mexico

The economy: 

  • Trump plans to establish a national energy emergency, which he says will allow the country to produce more natural resources and create jobs

  • He also wants to "put an end to the electric vehicle mandate" and efforts to curtail consumer choice, according to his administration

  • According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump plans to direct the government to evaluate US trade relationships with China - but doesn't yet plan on imposing new tariffs

Diversity and gender: 

  • He is planning an executive order that would “end DEI [diversity, equity and inclusion] inside the federal government"

  • Another executive order would "define that it is a policy of the US to recognize two sexes - male and female" that cannot be changed

Author: Editors Desk

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