On January 20, noon eastern time, Donald J. Trump took the oath of office and was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States of America. Surrounding the event, were the much more climactic protests throughout the country and world objecting the event (or the man himself, some would guess, but of course, organization was found lacking). As the wife of a former president, Hillary Clinton attended, and President Trump addressed the Clintons’ attendance as an honor. Other reactions that may have fallen off of the country’s radar were the scores of Democratic party members who had deserted the capital to compose opposition strategies at their luxury golf resorts or fled to log cabins without internet access as to deny themselves the fact of reality. The mass exodus was in response to Trump’s response to John Lewis, the civil rights leader, after Lewis had called him illegitimate.

In addition to the January 21st women’s marches in the United States, there were those in Europe (London, Paris, etc.) who expressed concern because of their countries’ relationship with the United States. The protests abroad were as equally unorganized as their American counterparts–making the message unclear. Union leaders attended (although there was no reason for their involvement), environmentalists, and feminists because “women’s rights are human rights” (not really, women is a collective, and human is individual).

The events following Trump’s inauguration followed the general theme of patriotism, like a parade with many of the participating groups being military. Trump had scaled back the number of balls to three from Obama’s previous twenty, which is uncharacteristic for a person who built his image on ostentatious opulence and absurdity (although the reasons for it may be less than political: his record unfavorability rating of 32% and low attendance).

President Trump’s inaugural address primarily concentrated its focus on the issue of corruption within the capital, America’s perceived weakness in the foreign market, and the allocation of money to the education system and our infrastructure.

“For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the reward of government while the people have borne the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered, but the jobs left and the factories closed. The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. And while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for the struggling families across the land,” said President Trump. His speech did not concentrate its focus on partisan issues but instead on the establishment itself, which may have revealed exactly how he united the masses to win in the first place.

The market, on Trump’s inauguration day, had an overall positive reaction, but during Trump’s address it had experienced a steep decline, most likely due to its populist rhetoric–speech that advocates for a political party representing the people. A policy “America first” often does not fare well for the global market.

Following Friday, was controversy over the crowd size; White House Press Secretary, Sean Spicer had issued claims on the crowd size at the inauguration, saying that Trump’s inauguration had drawn massive crowds–true, but only when including the internet watchers. And when the media fact-checked Spicer, Kellyanne Conway attempted to defend Spicer by saying he offered “alternative facts.” Whether it was careless wording or a deliberate act to underpin the meaning of truth is still up for debate.

Trump’s first action as president was to institute a regulatory and federal hiring freeze, and next on the agenda is to repeal Obamacare and to re-negotiate trade deals. Of course, in order for this agenda to be actually legislated into law, it would require ties in Washington, so that is where Vice President Pence’s role is critical. Even with the backing of prominent Republicans, Trump’s plans will be strenuous and slower than his supporters might have expected.