Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Privatizing the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been a controversial topic for years, gaining attention during Donald Trump's first presidency when he called it a "joke.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump released meme coins just days before he took the oath of office. A splashy pre-inaugural party was held at a property his company owns. And a Saudi-backed golf tournament is headed to a Trump club this spring.

Big tech helped Trump win the election, but will small-medium tech reap the benefits? Business owners in the tech industry will be closely monitoring the first days of Donald Trump’s second presidency,

Proclaiming a new American “Golden Age,” Trump consolidated power hours into his new term, wielding massive executive authority in seeking to obliterate large chunks of Joe Biden’s legacy and showing he plans to learn from his first-term failures to pull off a transformational presidency.

Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai, and even TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew are among the powerful tech leaders lined up to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday, but Nvidia’s CEO won’t be joining them.

Melania Trump made a subtle dig toward the Obamas, claiming they “withheld” information from her husband during his first term in the White House that ultimately made the transition

Tech leaders should have a visible presence at Trump’s inauguration, with Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Shou Zi Chew, Sundar Pichai, and Sam Altman all reported to be present. Musk is also scheduled to speak at a pre-inauguration rally, and Zuckerberg will reportedly host a black-tie event on Inauguration Day.

Donald Trump’s 2025 inaugural entourage was noticeably more flush than the crowd at his first presidential ceremony, with the attendees’ total net worth approaching $1.2 trillion. The New Republic broke down the net worths of the attendees with the biggest pockets.

In rambling remarks after his inaugural address, the 47th president resurfaced baseless claims of election fraud, and aimed invective at Hillary Clinton, Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger and Joe Biden.

In his first term, Trump instituted special investigations against Amazon and its owner. Bezos bought The Post for $250 million. The joke in Washington circles then was that it cost him 10 and a quarter billion dollars; he was soon denied a $10bn cloud services contract renewal bid for the US army.

What’s happening now in Washington, DC, is different from most presidential transitions − in volume, pace, content and breadth of the changes ordered.

Harding, however, was no Trump: The president, newly elected to a second term, has a mean if not sadistic streak, an exorbitant taste for revenge, a charismatic persona and, to put it mildly, a flair for publicity.