Trump 2nd term live updates: More executive action plans for Day 2
The White House is touting a major Trump announcement on infrastructure.
Last updated: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 4:35AM GMT
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President Donald Trump kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, Jan. 6, health policy and more.
More 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.
Meanwhile, lawmakers will continue to question and process the president's Cabinet picks. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been sworn in as other nominees, including Elise Stefanik for ambassador to the United Nations, face confirmation hearings.
CEOs tout 'Stargate' joint AI infrastructure project with Trump
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Oracle's Larry Ellison joined Trump at the White House to tout the $500 billion investment in the "Stargate" venture.
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Oracle's Larry Ellison joined President Donald Trump at the White House to tout the $500 billion investment in the "Stargate" venture.
"We will immediately start deploying $100 million ... because of your success," Son said.
The businessmen said they plan on using artificial intelligence for various projects, including medical research.
"I'm thrilled we get to do this in the United States of America," Altman said.
BySelina Wang
Jan 21, 2025, 9:20 PM GMT
Tech billionaires to visit White House, per source
SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Oracle's Larry Ellison are expected to be at the White House Tuesday afternoon, according to a source familiar with the matter.
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.
President Donald Trump speaks to the press at the White House after attending the National Prayer Service at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 21, 2025.
Last month, Trump announced with SoftBank's Son in Mar-a-Lago that SoftBank would invest $100 billion in US projects over the next four years, creating 100,000 jobs. Those investments will focus on infrastructure that supports AI, including data centers, energy generation, and chips, according to a source.
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.
ByMary Bruce, Karen Travers, and Molly Nagle
Jan 21, 2025, 9:17 PM GMT
Inside the White House on Day 1
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.
Staffers are buzzing about, unpacking, and trying to get their email up and running. The press email system is still a work in progress.
While the Oval Office was quickly transformed back to Trump's liking, members of his administration are now moving around their own office furniture and pondering what to put in the empty frames that sit askew on their walls.
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.
ByMichelle Stoddart
Jan 21, 2025, 8:50 PM GMT
Trump's 1st sit-down interview will air on Wednesday
President Donald Trump's first sit-down interview of his second term will be with Fox's Sean Hannity in the Oval Office.
It will air on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET, the network announced.
During the interview, Trump will "discuss the executive orders he's signed thus far, his first 100 days in office and news of the day," according to the release from the news channel.
During his first term, Trump sat down with ABC News' David Muir for his first interview. That interview took place just five days after he was sworn into office in 2017.
