Reuters reported a split among Americans after Trump's inauguration
Americans are divided in their opinions about the inauguration of US President Donald Trump. Moreover, some ignored it. This was reported by Reuters on January 20.
Trump's supporters praised his swift action in returning to the White House, while critics derided his planned mass deportations and rollback of diversity, equality and inclusion policies.
In San Marcos, California, the day Trump took office, only two men were looking for work in a parking lot where many immigrant day laborers usually congregate. They expressed concern that Trump's policies would disrupt the construction and agricultural industries that depend on immigrant labor.
"A lot of the guys who come here looking for work didn't show up because supposedly there was supposed to be a raid," said Bodelio Victorio, 51, a legal U.S. resident who has been in the country for 12 years.
Carla Miller is one of the few people Reuters spoke to who did not tune in to the inauguration. The pastor of the First Congregationalist Church in Hendersonville, North Carolina, instead spent the day with her flock to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on a national holiday in his honor.
"I preached about grounding - about moving forward even as we sense impending doom and chaos," said Miller, who voted for Democratic Party candidate Kamala Harris.
Earlier in the day after his inauguration, US President Donald Trump signed more than 200 new executive orders. Among them, the introduction of a state of emergency on the border with Mexico and the inclusion of drug cartels in the list of terrorist organizations.
Trump announced the beginning of "America's golden age" after taking the oath of office. He added that he will put the US first, noting that the country will become bigger, stronger and far more exceptional than ever before. In addition, the new president promised to quickly return hope, security and peace to Americans.
Before that it was reported that Donald Trump took the oath of office and became the 47th President of the United States. Along with him, the oath of office in the rotunda of the Capitol was taken by Vice President JD Vance.
