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Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration

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Donald Trump's 2017 inauguration

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States of America on January 20, 2017, in Washington, DC.

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8 January, 2025

Xi Jinping and Donald Trump shake hands in November 2017 outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: TNS

Trump meets TikTok CEO after saying China, US can ‘solve all world’s problems’

President-elect said the two countries can work together when pressed about his invitation to the Chinese leader to attend inauguration.

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China KOLs pay US$49,999 to attend Trump’s inauguration to build ‘elite persona’

Visitors can attend UN ‘in-house briefings’, which cover topics like peacekeeping, human rights at US$165 per session.

27 Nov 2024 - 2:00PM

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Biden will attend Trump’s inauguration in January, despite past tensions

Democrat Biden has made a point of providing Trump with the smooth transition that the Republican denied him.

26 Nov 2024 - 10:38AM

US Capitol Police officers sue Donald Trump over January 6 Capitol attack

Seven US Capitol Police officers filed a lawsuit against former US president Donald Trump and members of right-wing extremist groups on Thursday.

27 Aug 2021 - 8:06PMvideocam

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Why Barron Trump has always been protected from the spotlight

Long before skipping his dad’s final speech as president, Donald Trump’s youngest child has deserved our sympathy – former first daughters Chelsea Clinton and Jenna Bush even spoke up for him

22 Jan 2021 - 12:00PM

Barron, son of US President Donald Trump, has attracted criticism but has had his defenders too, not least his mum, first lady Melania Trump. Photo: Reuters

Trump spokeswoman says Obama aides left behind mean notes

White House press secretary’s complaint came as House Democrats held a third day of public impeachment hearings.

20 Nov 2019 - 5:43AM

If Trump wants to keep his job, he should make friends with China

Facing impeachment over a phone call to Ukraine, and with his Russian and Saudi links likely to come under the scanner, Trump needs all the friends he can get. China could be that friend, if it brings trade deals he can sell to both Wall Street and policy hawks.

1 Oct 2019 - 6:18AM

US charges 29-year-old Russian woman with acting as Kremlin agent

Maria Butina, who has links to the Trump campaign and the National Rifle Association, is accused of developing relationships with American politicians and an unnamed ‘gun rights organisation’.

17 Jul 2018 - 9:12AM

Maria Butina. Photo: Facebook

Computer hackers

Hackers took over Washington’s surveillance system before inauguration

29 Dec 2017 - 10:12PM

In this January 20, 2017 file photo, then president-elect Donald Trump waits to step out onto the portico for his Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington. Photo: AP

Evoking slain son, Kelly offers a searing defence of Trump

20 Oct 2017 - 8:13PMvideocam

Hard-up Venezuela gives US$500,000 to Trump inauguration

20 Apr 2017 - 6:59AM

New | America’s biggest creditors dump Treasuries in warning to Trump

13 Feb 2017 - 10:50PM

A magnifying glass is used to inspect newly printed one dollar bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing in March 2015 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images.

Just Saying | The world must wean itself off Trump’s crazy new America

2 Feb 2017 - 6:32PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing-in ceremony on Wednesday for the new US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson (not pictured), at the Oval Office of the White House. The world still looks up to America. But, like it or not, the empire of our times is a changed nation. Photo: Reuters

Why it’s difficult for people to agree on a crowd’s size

From US President Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration to Hong Kong’s 2014 Occupy Movement protests, reporting accurate crowd numbers has always been difficult, with aerial image analysis regarded the most accurate

26 Jan 2017 - 5:51PM

Trump could trip up, but not for reasons liberals think

24 Jan 2017 - 8:53PMvideocam

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US-China relations

China sends congratulations – and warning – to Trump

23 Jan 2017 - 11:31PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to Donald Trump congratulating him on becoming the United States president, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Photo: EPA

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23 Jan 2017 - 10:50PM

Trump to protesters: Why didn't they vote?

23 Jan 2017 - 11:09AM

My Take | On China, Trump tests ‘madman theory’

23 Jan 2017 - 10:54AMvideocam

Nixon’s ‘madman’ theory holds that proponents must be perceived by their adversaries as being unpredictable, irrational and prideful. Photo: Bloomberg

Why I marched against Donald Trump

22 Jan 2017 - 6:30PM

Helen Troncoso, with son Hunter, joined hundreds of thousands of women in an unprecedented wave of mass protests against US President Donald Trump, the day after his inauguration. Photo: Helen Troncoso

How this North Korean newspaper reported Trump’s inauguration

22 Jan 2017 - 5:34PM

Trump starts big job by picking small fights

22 Jan 2017 - 10:20PMvideocam

Trump’s election has ignited new spirit of protest – but will it last?

23 Jan 2017 - 11:36AMvideocam

Protesters walk up Pennsylvania Avenue during the Women's March on Washington. Photo: AFP

Trump’s son-in-law Kushner can take White House job

22 Jan 2017 - 10:20PMvideocam

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President Donald Trump, right, her husband Jared Kushner, left, and their daughter Arabella Kushner, center, take photographs on the Truman Balcony of the White House on the first full day of Trump's administration. Photo: AP

Fox backs off rally coverage for Trump at church

22 Jan 2017 - 10:20PM

Fame and celebrity

A-list celebrities out in force for anti-Trump women's marches

22 Jan 2017 - 3:23PMvideocam

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