It's hardly a shock anymore when President Donald Trump and former Democratic front-man Joe Biden butt heads.
But one moment from yesterday's inauguration - which saw the presidential pair chatting closely - has gone viral, with a lip-reader claiming Trump, 78, fired a snide remark at his 82-year-old predecessor.
Yesterday (20 Jan) saw Trump sworn in as president of the US for the second time following his stint in the role in 2017.
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Trump defeated Kamala Harris in the November election - a victory that devastated millions of Americans due to his controversial policies on immigration and women's rights.
Along with his family, the official address saw several other former presidents welcomed - including Bill and Hillary Clinton, George W. and Laura Bush and Barack Obama.
Prior to Trump's entrance into the Capitol Rotunda, however, outgoing president Joe Biden was welcomed into the ceremonial hall, accompanied by former VP, Harris.
Earlier that day, Biden had welcomed Trump and Melania as they arrived at the White House - an interaction which has now been assessed by licensed lip-reader Jeremy Freeman, who claimed a brutal joke was made at the time.
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Jeremy began by claiming Biden told Trump upon his arrival, 'Welcome home', to which Trump reportedly replied, 'How are you? It's so cold. I need to do my coat up I'm freezing.'
The body language professional believes Biden then told Trump he was 'freezing too', before claiming Trump then savagely said in response, 'Shut up, Biden', adding that the temperature was 'colder than when we ski'.
Brushing off the alleged savage comment, Jeremy says Biden then replied, 'I know, it's hell', before mentioning he was 'going inside'.
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He then claimed Trump said in response, 'Yeah, me too', after which the pair headed inside for tea ahead of the ceremony.
Later on, another conspicuous detail caught the attention of viewers watching closely from home, after Trump opted not to place his hand on the Bible during the ceremony - a long-standing presidential tradition.
People were quick to question whether the ceremony was rushed, with some even blaming Chief Justice John Roberts for the Bible incident.
And according to reports, it was the topmost searched thing on Google on Monday afternoon, with some viewers speculating whether a major mistake had been made.
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Interestingly, however, it's not actually a legal requirement that absolutely has to be followed.
Article VI, Clause 3 of the US Constitution rules that everyone serving the nation in the office is bound 'by oath or affirmation'.
It states: "But, no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States."
All the executive orders Donald Trump has signed so far
Policy recognising only 'two genders'
The president signed an order which will make it an official policy that there are only 'two genders'.
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The policy reads: "Agencies will cease pretending that men can be women and women can be men when enforcing laws that protect against sex discrimination.
"These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality."
The order will also bring to an end 'wasteful' government programmes which promote diversity and inclusivity, as well as 'defending women from gender ideology extremism'.
Free speech
The president accused the previous administration of 'trampling free speech rights by censoring Americans’ speech' and vowed to restore freedom of speech.
The order states it will 'ensure that no Federal Government officer, employee, or agent engages in or facilitates any conduct that would unconstitutionally abridge the free speech of any American citizen' and will 'end censorship of protected speech'.
Leaving the World Health Organisation
The president accused the organisation of fumbling the COVID-19 pandemic and said the US would no longer be 'ripped off' by it.
While signing a document to have the US leave the health agency, Trump said: "World Health ripped us off, everybody rips off the United States. It’s not going to happen anymore.”
TikTok ban
As expected, Trump signed an executive order which hits pause on the US' ban of the popular app, allowing time for an 'appropriate course forward'.
“I guess I have a warm spot for TikTok that I didn’t have originally,” he said.
January 6 pardons
Trump's loss in the 2020 election led to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, in turn resulting in the arrests of a number of Trump supporters.
And as anticipated, the president has wasted no time in issuing pardons for offenders. Trump said he's pardoned around 1,500 people and issued six commutations.
Immigration
Trump has issued a slew of immigration-related policies during his first day back in the White House as he declared illegal immigration at the US-Mexico border a national emergency.
Trump has already gotten started on reversing several Biden-era immigration orders and has plans to send US troops to help immigration agents and restrict refugees.
The president has also got the wheels in motion to prevent children of immigrants in the US illegally from having citizenship.
Speaking at his inauguration, he said: "All illegal entry will immediately be halted, and we will begin the process of returning millions and millions of criminal aliens back to the places from which they came."
Restoring the death penalty
Calling capital punishment an 'essential tool for deterring and punishing those who would commit the most heinous crimes', Trump signed an order which will ensure states have enough lethal injection drugs for executions.
"The Attorney General shall pursue the death penalty for all crimes of a severity demanding its use," the order says.
Renaming the Gulf of Mexico
Following through on his promise during a press conference earlier this month, Trump has now ordered the Gulf of Mexico to be called the Gulf of America.
"President Trump is bringing common sense to government and renewing the pillars of American Civilization,” the executive order said.
Despite the order, it won't change how it is named globally.
Energy policy
Trump has vowed to 'unleash American energy', promising to export US energy globally as he signed the order amid what he describes as a 'national energy emergency'.
"America is blessed with an abundance of energy and natural resources that have historically powered our Nation’s economic prosperity. In recent years, burdensome and ideologically motivated regulations have impeded the development of these resources, limited the generation of reliable and affordable electricity, reduced job creation, and inflicted high energy costs upon our citizens," the order states.
The order will also reverse Biden's ban on drilling in Alaska as Trump declared America 'will be a rich nation again'.
Cost of living
In the order, Trump vowed to issue 'emergency price relief' to Americans aimed at lowering housing prices and availability and creating 'employment opportunities for American workers'.
Trump will also 'eliminate harmful, coercive “climate” policies that increase the costs of food and fuel'.
Drug cartels
Trump has said drug cartels will now be classified as terrorist organisations.
"International cartels constitute a national-security threat beyond that posed by traditional organised crime," the orders says.
Federal workers
Federal employees have now been classified as political hires - a move which in theory would make them easier to fire.
Trump also declared a federal hiring freeze which will reduce the size of federal government.
Topics: Donald Trump, Celebrity, Joe Biden, US News, News, Politics
Rhianna Benson