President Trump's second term begins with a flurry of activity, including pardons for January 6th rioters, efforts to end birthright citizenship, and a $500 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure. Tech billionaires like Masayoshi Son and Sam Altman are expected to visit the White House for the announcement. While Trump's team is settling into their offices, details about his tariff plans remain unclear, with a potential February 1st deadline for Mexico and Canada.
Last updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 9:22PM GMTMore orders are expected Tuesday amid fallout from his first moves, including his issuing pardons for more than a thousand rioters convicted in connection with the violent Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and his effort to end birthright citizenship.
President Trump is set to announce $500 billion in private sector investment to build artificial intelligence infrastructure. It's a joint venture of three companies -- OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle -- collectively called Stargate. The new announcement Tuesday has "overlap" with SoftBank's previous commitment of $100 billion, according to a source, who clarifies that this is not an entirely separate commitment.While the Trump team had a flurry of executive actions ready to go within minutes of the president being sworn in, behind the scenes staff are still unpacking and getting accustomed to their new surroundings.
One thing that was quick to turn over -- the "jumbos," the large glossy official photographs of the president that line the west wing hallways.The Trump team has already put up framed images of yesterday's inauguration.President Donald Trump's first sit-down interview of his second term will be with Fox's Sean Hannity in the Oval Office.
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