Shortly after President Donald Trump took the oath of office on Monday, the newly sworn-in commander in chief got to work to usher in what he and his allies call a “new golden age of America.”
Trump, along with Vice President J.D. Vance, was in Statuary Hall, located inside the Capitol, for the traditional inaugural lunch after participating in a signing ceremony in which he approved a number of appointments. The room was stuffed to the brim with dozens of lawmakers and high-profile guests seated at roughly two dozen tables adorned with blue tablecloths and golden cutlery.
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Speaking before guests during the lunch, Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) celebrated the swearing-in of Trump, saying, “America
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