Before Joseph R. Biden Jr. was sworn in 2021, Donald J. Trump held the record for the country’s oldest commander in chief. He reclaimed the record on Monday.

Ronald Reagan scribbled a note in 1989 to his successor above an elephant cartoon. The tradition, started perhaps inadvertently, was continued by Joe Biden.

Gavin Newsom quickly hit back on X with a post quoting Trump’s statement and sharing photos of firefighters battling the flames.) Trump in a second speech fired up his criticisms of a California law banning local governments from requiring voter ID — repeating his assertion that he would’ve won the state in November if its election system was more restrictive.

As Donald Trump takes the oath of office Monday for the second time, the world is watching and those outside the United States perhaps have a better idea of what to expect from his presidency.

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Trump is now the president again. He has promised a historically busy Inauguration Day.