Donald Trump inauguration live updates: President sworn in, goes on executive order signing blitz

The US Senate has confirmed Florida senator Marco Rubio to serve as Secretary of State.

Senator Rubio was unanimously confirmed by a vote of 99-0 as his former Republican colleagues touted his qualifications to be the US’ top diplomat.

Exiting the Senate floor, Mr Rubio told reporters his confirmation is a “great honour”.

It is a historic appointment, as Mr Rubio is the first Latino to occupy the job. He is also the first Trump cabinet official to be approved for a role in this new administration.

He replaces Antony J. Blinken in the job, and is set to confront a laungry list of foreign policy tests - including the war in Ukraine, the tentative ceasefire in Gaza, and, in what Mr Rubio has called the century’s defining challenge, China’s global ambitions.

Read about the key members of Trump’s inner circle set to shape his next administration.

President Donald Trump has left Capital One Arena, flanked by hoards of security, and is heading back to the White House to sign more executive orders.

Mr Trump has multiple balls that he will attend on Monday evening attended by a mix of dignitaries and doners.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order withdrawing from the Paris Climate agreement, a move he says will save the United State $1 trillion.

Crowds cheered as he signed the orders.

Trump signed a further two executive orders around government censorship and ending the weaponisation of government against political adversaries of the previous administration.

Mr Trump then threw the pens he used into crowd before leaving the stadium with wife Melania.

President Donald Trump is signing numerous executive orders before the live crowd.

“Can you imagine Biden doing this? I don’t think so,” Mr Trump said.

Mr Trump has so far signed a hiring freeze for Government, an order for politicians to do everything within their power to combat inflation and an order bringing federal workers back into the office.

“So I’m going to go right over here and I’m going to sign in front of you. Is that OK?” Mr Trump said.

First he removed 78 “Biden era executive actions and presidential memorandum and others”.

“We’re going to make our country great again,” Mr Trump said to the packed Capital One Arena.

“Make America great again. How good a name is MAGA, you know.

“I was going to say ‘Keep America great’ but unfortunately, America wasn’t great.

“It will be great again.

“But KAGA, KAGA, I don’t think that it’s ever going to replace MAGA.

“MAGA was the most successful political operation, political movement, in the history of our country. Maybe in the history of the world.”

“I’ll also sign an executive order to immediately end Federal Government censorship of the American people,” Mr Trump said.

“In America, we believe in free speech and we’re bringing it back starting today.

“To stop the weaponisation - oh, do I know about that, these creeps,” Mr Trump said before talking about “deranged Jack Smith”

President Donald Trump says he will sign an order so there is “no tax on tips” before revealing more actions he is taking on Monday.

“I’m going to sign a presidential memorandum directing every member of my Cabinet to marshal every power at their disposal to defeat inflation and rapidly bring down the cost of daily life,” Mr Trump said.

The president said America will “drill baby drill”, avoiding the use of “ugly” windmills that “kill birds”.

“We’re going to sign some orders now,” Mr Trump said.

“That’s mainly what I want to do. So we’re going to sign executive orders.

“First. I’ll revoke nearly 80 destructive and radical executive actions made by the Biden administration.”

Mr Trump said the change would come into effect in around five minutes.

The orders will include: the border policy, an immediate regulation freeze to stop “Biden bureaucrats”, a temporary hiring freeze for government, and federal workers being returned to the office.

More orders to come.

Donald Trump has thanked Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff for securing the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

Speaking as he was joined by the families of hostages, Mr Trump said Mr Witkoff is a “great negotiator”.

“He’s a wonderful guy. People love him. He’s got a tremendous power of persuasion.

“That’s what we need. We don’t need stiffs.”