2025

Trump's second inauguration

January 20, 2025

Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term, becoming the first U.S. president since Grover Cleveland to return to office after an electoral defeat. He immediately issued pardons for many January 6 defendants and signed executive orders on immigration, energy, and foreign policy.

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Before and after in North America

Before: November 5, 2024: Trump wins a second term
After: April 1, 2026: Artemis II launches

Before and after in Politics

Before: November 5, 2024: Trump wins a second term
After: March 15, 2026: India's population lead over China widens

Era

Contemporary (2001–2026), one of 196 events from that era on Saeculum.