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Trump’s Inauguration, the short-lived Tiktok ban, and America's exit from the Paris Climate Agreement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso and University of Auckland’s Dr Kevin Trenberth: 23 January, 2025

Trump’s Inauguration, the short-lived Tiktok ban, and America's exit from the Paris Climate Agreement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso and University of Auckland’s Dr Kevin Trenberth: 23 January, 2025

Trump’s Inauguration, the short-lived Tiktok ban, and America's exit from the Paris Climate Agreement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso and University of Auckland’s Dr Kevin Trenberth: 23 January, 2025 Trump’s Inauguration, the short-lived Tiktok ban, and America's exit from the Paris Climate Agreement w/ Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso and University of Auckland’s Dr Kevin Trenberth: 23 January, 2025 , 21.49 MB
Thursday, January 23, 2025

The inauguration of Donald Trump has taken place, meaning he is officially President of the United States. 

Many tech giant were at the event, including SpaceX and Tesla’s Elon Musk who appeared to do a nazi salute during his speech.

On his first day in office, Trump signed a series of controversial executive orders, including ordering the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organisation and Paris Climate Agreement.

For States of the States this week Wire Host Caeden spoke to Yale Daily News’ Andre Fa’aoso about the inauguration and Trump’s first few days in office, as well as the short-lived Tiktok ban. 

And Producer Sofia spoke to honorary academic at the University of Auckland Faculty of Science and climate scientist Dr Kevin Trenberth about Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and what this says about his administration’s policy for climate change