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Wednesday, September 24, 2025

Deported fentanyl dealer returns to U.S. via Quebec border smuggling ring

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A Dominican Republic man convicted of trafficking fentanyl in the U.S. was deported last year, only to return to the country via Canada with the help of a human smuggler, who aided him in crossing illegally into Vermont through a Quebec forest. 

According to U.S. federal court records, Luis Edison Capellan-Ortiz was arrested by U.S. Border Patrol last October. 

The agency discovered him hiding in the woods about four kilometres from the Quebec-Vermont border.

Capellan-Ortiz allegedly took off into the woods after border agents spotted a black Honda Pilot SUV with New York plates attempting to pick up him and three other people along Route 105 in Vermont, which they suspected to be a human smuggling run.

“Capellan-Ortiz claimed that he was threatened by another man in his country, feared for his family’s lives, and left the Dominican Republic [for] Canada to illegally enter the U.S.,” reads a criminal complaint filed with the U.S. Federal Court, District of Vermont. 

Capellan-Ortiz confessed to paying someone named Ricardo USD $2,000 to be smuggled south of the border through the Quebec forest bordering Vermont during his interrogation.

He had previously been convicted of possessing and conspiring to traffic over 400 grams of fentanyl and was sentenced to 41 months by the U.S. Federal Court, District of New Jersey. 

A Department of Homeland Security investigation found that Capellan-Ortiz was supplying fentanyl, cocaine and heroin to a street-level dealer in Perth Amboy, N.J. 

The area in which he was being smuggled, runs along to Quebec-Vermont and Ontario-New York, a route that has become increasingly popular for illegal crossings.

U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended over 19,000 individuals in the last year, originating from 97 different countries.

That figure surpasses the total number of people apprehended in the same region, known as the Swanton Sector, over the past 17 fiscal years combined, according to data collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 

Human smuggling has become a booming business with a very lucrative market. 

So much so that TikTok users are now advertising their easy ability to illegally smuggle Indian temporary residents and others from Canada into the US using unofficial points of entry. 

There are at least a dozen TikTok accounts currently advertising the illegal service of guiding Indian temporary residents from Canada into the US, promising safe passage via Montreal, Brampton or Surrey, B.C.

The smugglers offer the service for anywhere between $1,500 to $5,000, which can be paid after arrival and some accounts even offer group rates.  

Canadian politicians and government ministers react to Trump’s victory

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In the wake of President Donald Trump’s US election victory, Canada’s political leaders and government ministers reacted by congratulating Trump and outlining Canada’s response to a second Trump administration.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau congratulated Trump on his victory on X Wednesday morning, vowing to work with the new administration to create “opportunity, prosperity, and security for both nations.”

During a scrum at the House of Commons on Wednesday, he echoed the sentiment, saying he looks forward to working with the incoming Trump administration.

“The world is even more difficult and more complicated than it was four years ago, and I know there’s lots of work for us to do,” Trudeau said. “We’re going to make sure that this extraordinary friendship and alliance between Canada and the United States continues to be of real benefit to Canadians and people around the world.”

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre took Trump’s win as a signal that now more than ever, Canada needs to cut taxes to be competitive with Trump’s America and retain Canadian jobs.

“Yesterday’s result confirms we must cancel Trudeau’s plan to quadruple the carbon tax and hike other taxes, which would push hundreds of thousands more jobs south where President Trump will be cutting taxes even further,” Poilievre said on X. “We must axe taxes. Bring home our paycheques. Save our jobs. Stand up for Canada.”

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh claimed Canadians were “really afraid” of a Trump presidency.

“I think a lot of folks woke up today really worried, really afraid, and feeling crushed, and I want you to know that now is the time for us to come together to defend Canadian interests,” Singh said.

“It looks like Trump’s election will have serious impacts on Canadians. So we need to come together, all parties and all leaders, and put Canadian interests first. We have to prepare for the impacts of potential tariffs and what that would mean for our economy or manufacturing jobs in Canada.”

He also said that Trump’s presidency would hurt people in both the Middle East and Ukraine.

“I think about Ukraine and the Trump administration’s approach to Ukraine. I think about Gaza and the fact that if we saw an emboldened Netanyahu who was engaged in the campaign of violence and genocide against the people of Gaza,” Singh said before Question Period.

“Imagine what that’s going to be under a Trump administration with even further support to engage in that type of activity.”

No findings of Israel engaging in “genocide” have been proven by any international court.

“I’m deeply worried about what this (victory) means across the world, the threats to people’s lives and the instability that this could cause,” he said.

Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, on the other hand, wanted to ease the concerns of “anxious Canadians.”

“A lot of Canadians have been anxious this week. A lot of Canadians were anxious throughout the night, and I want to say with utter sincerity and conviction to Canadians that Canada will be absolutely fine,” she told reporters.

“We have a strong relationship with the United States. We have a strong relationship with President Trump and his team. Let’s remember that our trading relationship today is governed by the trade deal concluded by President Trump himself and his team.”

She noted that Canada is the US’s largest market and that its relationship with the US under a Trump presidency is not endangered.

“What is really important about our economic partnership, and I believe this is at the core of what is important for President Trump and his Team, is that our partnership is good for American workers,” Freeland said. “Canadian workers have high labour standards, high environmental standards.”

Bloc Quebecois leader Francois Blanchet congratulated Trump in his own way as well.

“It is customary to approach the mandate of a new head of state with optimistic congratulations. The President-elect of the United States has been able to read the hearts of many citizens and offer them the words that will have won them over to him,” he said on X.

“Let us now learn to collaborate as neighbours and friends designated by history, in particular on the issues of migration, trade, climate and security.”

Elizabeth May did not respond to True North’s requests for comment. However, she reposted a video on X Tuesday night that claimed Pennsylvania, a battleground state where Trump won, would vote for Harris if the trend of voters at the University of PA continued.

Rachel and The Republic | Trump WINS bigly followed by media MELTDOWN and leftist TEARS

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Today on Rachel and the Republic, Rachel Parker is joined by True North columnist Sue Ann Levy to break down President-Elect Donald Trump’s victory on Tuesday night.

Parker and Levy break down the media coverage of the historic night – and laugh about the most hilarious meltdowns of the night.

Tune in now!

Quebec premier urges Liberals to secure border following Trump victory

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Quebec leaders are trying to build a metaphorical wall of their own in response to President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to deport millions of illegal immigrants. 

In the wake of Trump’s re-election, Quebec Premier François Legault warned at a Monday press conference of a potential surge of migrants moving northward, urging the federal government to strengthen border controls. 

“Quebec has 600,000 temporary immigrants. That’s doubled in the last two years. This has had major impacts on the job market,” said Legault. “We don’t want a further massive influx of immigrants coming from the United States because that could really unbalance the job market.”

Legault added that Quebec is already at its capacity. He called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to strengthen and protect the border. To ensure that the border is well protected, Legault called for weekly updates on the number of immigrants coming in. 

“The problem isn’t immigrants. It’s the number. We already have too many. So we shouldn’t add to the problem,” he said. 

Quebec’s premier said his goal is to act immediately as he feels some people may be tempted to cross the border right away.

“We’re short on housing, nurses, and teachers. This has an important impact on the future of French, especially in Montreal,” said Legault. “We’ve done our part in Quebec. If there are other provinces that want to welcome them… But in Quebec, there are already too many immigrants.”

Immigration is not Legault’s only concern. He said his top priority is Quebec’s economic interests and that he is focused on four key sectors where Quebec exports a lot of things to the United States. The four sectors are aeronautics, aluminum, wood products, and food products. 

Legault said that the trade agreement between Canada, the United States, and Mexico will be revised in 2026 but suggested that the agreement would need to be revisited right away if Trump imposed a 10% tariff on Canadian products exported to the United States. 

Despite Trump being declared President-elect on Nov. 6, 2024, he only assumes the Office of President on Inauguration Day, which is Jan. 20, 2025. 

Once Trump takes office, Legault said he plans to travel to Washington to meet with key stakeholders. He also intends to appoint a high-level special envoy to oversee immigration issues.

Leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, joined in on the concern, warning that Trump pledged to deport up to 20 million illegal immigrants.

“We need to look at the potential mass movements that could start today in regard to Quebec, where we don’t control immigration, we don’t control our borders. And the last few years have shown us that François Legault’s inability to have any influence on Justin Trudeau can become very problematic,” said Plamondon. “The complete loss of control over immigration, it’s one of the most poorly managed, most porous borders in the West.”

Legault temporarily froze two major immigration programs on Oct. 30. The most recent suspension follows previously freezing temporary foreign workers in Montreal in Sept. 

Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday that it is important for Canadians to have control over the border when discussing the US election.

“I do want to assure Canadians that we absolutely recognize the importance of border security and of controlling our own border, of controlling who comes into Canada and who doesn’t and we’ll do that,” she said. 

Six times the legacy media had a meltdown when covering the election of Donald Trump 

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Between doomsday-saying op-eds and fear-mongering pundits, the Canadian legacy media was in a full-blown meltdown when covering President Donald Trump’s election victory on Tuesday night.

True North compiled a list of some of the legacy media’s most dramatic moments in the wake of Trump’s victory.

Trump’s election strategy “directly out of Hitler’s playbook”

The CBC’s US election coverage hosted a Democrat strategist who compared Trump’s election strategy to “Hitler’s playbook.”

After a question from the CBC regarding Trump saying the 2020 election was rigged, Kevin Sheridan, the Republican strategist noted how the Hunter Biden laptop story was suppressed by the media and tech giants like Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta. He referenced a poll that found that Americans would have voted for Trump if the laptop story was real.

Aisha Mills, the Democrat’s Strategist on the show, began saying that Trump’s strategy to win the election came “directly out of Hitler’s playbook.”

“You’re talking about the propaganda campaign and the playbook of Trump. This is not new. This is not surprising. This is directly out of Hitler’s playbook. This is out of an autocrat playbook,” Mills said.

She said Trump has “masterfully” gotten the majority of Americans to believe “the game” is rigged against them, to sow distrust in public institutions and “the free press.”

“There might not be many Latino’s left” after Trump’s done deporting illegal immigrants 

Mills then stoked fears that “there might not be many Latinos left” after Trump finished “rounding up” illegal immigrants during his plan to deport illegal immigrants from the US.

“There may not be many left after Trump decides he’s going to round them up and deport everybody,” she said. “ I don’t think anybody’s illegal,” she said.

She later agreed that many immigrants are “just here illegally,” before comparing Trump’s plan to internment camps for Japanese people during World War 2.

“I’m just reminded of a time when there was authority to have internment camps and to round up Japanese people and someone who is of Japanese descent,” Mills said.

“There’s a white power element” at play in Trump’s election

The Democrat strategist on the CBC panel also said there was a “white power” element at play in the election as Trump was leading in the election race.

“You have this other idea of ‘let’s make America great’ and go backwards. Where, essentially, the power structure in America was made up mostly of a certain kind of person, right?” Mills said. 

“There was a white power element to that and you’re seeing that play out in these elections, too.”

Connecting Elon Musk to Russia and China

CBC’s Adrienne Arsenault questioned how Americans will react to Elon Musk, who has been promised a role in cutting government spending by Trump’s government. 

While speaking, Arsenault implied ties to industries in Russia and China compromised Musk. 

Despite Musk’s international business ties, he has notably donated Starlink to Ukraine to help in its fight against Vladamir Putin’s invasion forces.

Trump’s victory a global “crisis like no other”

Another outlet, The Globe and Mail, released an op-ed calling Trump’s victory a global “crisis like no other.”

Columnist Andrew Coyne said NATO will become “effectively obsolete” and claimed Ukraine was “done for” and that China will invade Taiwan as a result of Trump’s previous presidency.

He also said Trump will begin arresting those who “displeased him”  and his proposed tariffs will “tank the world economy,” and that the illegal immigrants he deports will be put in internment camps “probably for years.”

Stoking fears about Jamil Jivani’s friendship with VP-elect JD Vance and connecting Pierre Poilievre to Donald Trump

The CBC News anchor Janyce McGregor, in response to Pierre Poilievre’s congratulatory message to Trump said the Conservative leader’s message of caring about Canadian jobs echoes that of Trump’s campaign for the US.

“The interesting thing about even this initial message by Pierre Poilievre is this is all about jobs that exactly echoes the kind of rhetoric you do hear from the Trump campaign that you hear from people who supported Donald Trump in the US as voters,” McGregor said.

She then began to sound the alarm about the recently elected Conservative MP for Durham, Jamil Jivani, going to Yale with the US VP-elect JD Vance.

“Someone in Pierre Poilievre’s caucus knows the minds of this incoming administration better than most. His name is Jamil Jivanii…he knows (Vance) quite well,” she said. “Sort of someone very close to the mindset of the incoming administration, sitting right there in Conservative caucus this morning.” 

She then went on to note that about 50% of the Conservative base said they “would welcome a Trump presidency.

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Plus, Edmonton police are seeking help to identify suspects in a “hate-motivated” arson and mischief at the Holy Rosary Church in Central Edmonton.

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Jagmeet Singh refrains from naming Khalistan activists when condemning violence

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh continued to walk a fine line on Monday while condemning the violence that broke out between clashing groups with opposing views on the Indian government at a Hindu place of worship in Brampton, Ont., Sunday.

During a press conference in Ottawa, Singh continued a pattern of not mentioning Khalistani activists, whose flags were seen striking worshipers, in his condemnation of Sunday’s events. 

A reporter asked him about his stance on violence and comments made by Liberal MP Chandra Arya and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, to which he made sweeping statements of condemnation about violence at places of worship while taking jabs at Arya.

“Violence is just wrong. Unequivocally.  The violence that we saw (on Sunday) was absolutely wrong, particularly at places of prayer,” he said. “People can protest and should be free to protest. It should not be happening where people are attending to pray or attending to find peace and to have violent clashes.”

Arya took to X following an article by the Toronto Star about the back-and-forth between parliamentarians. 

“NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh refuses to acknowledge the presence of violent Khalistani extremism in Canada, despite the RCMP’s clear statement during their Thanksgiving Day press conference that the national task force is actively investigating Khalistani violent extremism, among other threats,” Arya said. “The NDP leader has zero credibility when it comes to speaking on extremism in Canada.”

He continued noting that Singh “finally acknowledged” that Khalistani terrorists were responsible for the Air India flight 182 bombing in 1985, which killed 329 people in total, including 268 Canadian citizens.

“I am eager to know his current stance on the Khalistani conspiracy theory and their audacious demand, through a parliamentary petition, for yet another inquiry into the Air India bombing,” he said. “Even though two Canadian inquiry commissions have established that Khalistani terrorists were responsible.”

In 2018, Singh gave a speech at a pro-Khalistani rally in San Francisco where images of Talwinder Singh Parmar, the man found guilty of orchestrating the bombing, were present. He condemned the Air India Bombing, the worst terrorist attack on Canadian soil in history, but did not mention Parmar by name.

In 2019 after the leader’s debates Singh gave a nod to the Khalistan movement speaking about the right to peacefully advocate for independence without condemning Khalistani actions.

Singh fired back at Arya, accusing him of repeating Indian government lines and conspiracy theories.

“It is very problematic that an elected Canadian official is parroting the lines of a foreign government that engaged in allegations of serious violence and terror against Canadians. So he should stop,” Singh said.

In response to the violence at the Hindu temple on Sunday, Arya said the violence “shows how deep and brazen Khalistani violent extremism has become in Canada.”

“I begin to feel that there is a small grain of truth in the reports that in addition to Canadian political apparatus, Khalistanis have effectively infiltrated into our law enforcement agencies,” Arya said on X. “Hindu-Canadians, for the security and safety of our community,  need to step up and asserts their rights and hold politicians accountable.”

Singh said elected officials should try to calm tensions and accused Arya of escalating tensions and “driving divisions” with “conspiracy theories.”

“What we need to see is an end to the violence, and we need to see a firm stance against the Indian government,” Singh said. “And to be united in our condemnation of violence happening at places of prayer.”

Modi condemned the violence which he called a “deliberate attack on a Hindu temple in Canada” on X.

“Equally appalling are the cowardly attempts to intimidate our diplomats. Such acts of violence will never weaken India’s resolve,” he said. “We expect the Canadian government to ensure justice and uphold the rule of law.”

In 2013, the Indian government denied Singh the right to visit India on a visa.

Convicted terrorist currently teaching social justice course at Carleton University

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An academic convicted by France of committing an antisemitic terrorist attack is currently teaching a social justice course at Carleton University.

In 2023, Hassan Diab was convicted by a French court on terrorism charges for his involvement in the 1980 Rue Copernic synagogue bombing that killed 4 people and injured more than 40. French authorities say that the bombing specifically targeted the synagogue’s attendees and that the attack was committed on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – a designated terrorist group in Canada. 

Diab was handed down a life sentence in absentia after more than a decade and a half of legal proceedings where Diab was subject to a lengthy extradition trial from 2008-2014, had his charges dismissed in 2018, was re-charged in 2021, and convicted in 2023. Diab has not been charged or convicted in Canada.

Despite Diab’s conviction on international terrorism charges, Carleton University has begun employing Diab as a contract professor, teaching a third-year undergraduate course titled “social justice in action.”

In 2023, Carleton University’s department of sociology and anthropology issued an open call to prevent the extradition of Diab back to France. 

The department argues that the circumstantial evidence used to convict Diab, mainly a handwritten note that authorities argue belongs to Diab, was not sufficient to convict him. They also argue that there is evidence that Diab was in Lebanon writing a university exam at the time of the bombing, and thus could not have placed the bomb. 

The Jewish advocacy organization B’nai Brith issued a condemnation of Carleton University’s decision to employ a professor who was convicted in an antisemitic terrorist attack.

“Despite being handed a life sentence by a French court, Hassan Diab continues to live freely in Canada, while Carleton University, unconscionably, continues to allow him the privilege of teaching at a Canadian Institution.” reads B’nai Brith’s statement.

“As Canadians, we cannot stand by while a convicted terrorist, affiliated with a listed terrorist group, teaches on our campuses!​”

B’nai Brith says that the university has ignored their calls to have Diab fired and expressed concern that Diab remains in a position of authority over the students that he teaches.

“Carleton’s silence is deeply disturbing. Its decision to continue to employ Diab not only presents a danger to the well-being of its students, but it is an insult to the memory of the innocent victims of his heinous crime and an affront to all Canadians who value law and order.”

Israel’s consul general to Canada Idit Shamir says that Carleton’s decision to employ Diab is “unconscionable,” claiming that the bombing took the life of her friend’s mother.

“Hassan Diab,  the terrorist who murdered my friend’s mother,  Aliza Shagrir, before his eyes in the 1980 Paris synagogue bombing still lectures at  Canada’s (Carleton Univesity)” said Shamir in a social media post on X.

True North reached out to Carleton University and Diab for comment, though neither gave a response.

Police declare Hindu solidarity rally unlawful after weapons “observed”

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A solidarity protest at Hindu Sabha Mandir in Brampton, Ont, was declared unlawful Monday night after several vehicles were vandalized, protesters clashed with police and weapons were “observed.”

Crowds gathered at the temple showing solidarity with the Hindu community following a Khalistani protest against the Indian consular’s presence at the temple on Sunday. The protest gained national attention when Khalistani protesters were recorded hitting worshipers with flag sticks on the temple grounds.

A spokesperson for the Peel Regional Police told True North that several hundred protesters from opposing sides raised tensions caused by the Sunday demonstration, and “events escalated quickly.”

“During the evening, demonstrators were observed to have wooden sticks which could be used as weapons and items were thrown at cars and towards people,” the PRP said in an email. “The protest was declared unlawful, and our Public Order Unit was deployed, which led to the eventual dispersal of both groups.”

Videos showed Sikh men roaming the streets of Brampton with swords.

Another showed dozens of riot police rushing to one of the sites where protesters gathered after being declared unlawful.

According to reports from Mocha Bezirgan, who’s been covering the Indian diaspora upheaval in Canada for a year, men with iron rods were also spotted. Bezirgan also shared footage of men from the pro-Indian government side attacking vehicles that were passing through the street protest with flag poles and fists.

Police said they arrested three individuals Sunday night at Khalistani protest but no arrests from Monday’s events.

Police vowed to remain visible at the protests and continue monitoring and responding to unlawful activities. Police want protesters to know that any acts of violence, threats, or vandalism will be investigated.

“Our duty and responsibility remain to maintain public order and ensure the safety of everyone,” the PRP said. “We will continue to uphold the rules of law and enforce the criminal code objectively.”

Another video captured by True North’s Harrison Faulkner shows a pro-Indian government man swearing at police. Others showed a man taunting police to shoot the crowd he was a part of.

In an interview with Faulkner, one protester called for the arrest of everyone involved in the protest at the temple, and said protesters were blocking the road to awaken the Canadian government and public to the injustice.

Protesters wielding Indian flags and orange Hindu flags were also recorded clashing with police.

Another showed Hindu nationalist Ron Banerjee, a frequenter of protests around Toronto, calling for the Indian government to invade Canada and raid Sikh temples.

“The Indian army must come to Canada and must storm the Sikh temples,” he said, met with cheers from the crowd. “They have no right to have those temples. They promote hate, and they promote terrorism.”

Banjeera has been the subject of hate crime investigations by TPS and was featured in a YouTube video where he said, “I support the killing of Sikhs and Muslims in the Republic of India because they deserve to die.”

Justin Trudeau generally condemned incitements of violence during Question Period on Tuesday. Many Canadian politicians condemned the violence at the Hindu Sabha temple on Sunday, but there has been a noticeable absence of condemnation for Monday’s night of rage online.

People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier, however, said that both sides are inciting violence in Canada. 

“We don’t want any of your tribal conflicts in our Country,” he said in response to Monday’s protests. “Go back to India if you don’t want to live peacefully and integrate into our society.”

Donald Trump wins 2024 U.S. Presidential Election

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Donald Trump will reclaim the White House following an election victory late Tuesday night.

As of 5:45 am Eastern Time, the New York Times has Trump leading in all seven swing states, officially declaring four, with the remainder between an 83% and 91% chance of victory. 

Democratic Candidate Kamala Harris has yet to concede but is expected to speak with Americans Wednesday. She did not address her supporters on Tuesday night.

Waves of people were seen leaving Harris’ watch party before most outlets had officially declared Trump the President. 

Trump addressed his supporters on Tuesday while accompanied by his family and running mate J.D. Vance. Trump said his presidency will “truly be the golden age of America.”

“I want to thank the American people for the extraordinary honor of being elected your 47th president and your 45th president,” Trump said. “And every citizen, I will fight for you, for your family and for your future. Every single day, I will be fighting for you with every breath in my body.” 

During the campaign, Trump pledged to combat the country’s illegal immigration crisis, controlling inflation and creating more job opportunities for Americans.

The Times has Trump winning an estimated 312 electoral college votes, giving him a range between 286 and 312. 270 votes are required to secure the presidency.

Harris is set to win between 226 to 252 electoral college votes. 

Republicans will also win control of the Senate, with at least two seats having flipped to the Republicans from the Democrats. A majority in the Senate requires 51 seats. The Republicans currently have 52 seats.

Control of the House of Representatives was still unknown as of publication. Currently, the Republicans have 197 seats and the Democrats have 177. 218 is needed for control of the House.

Despite Trump being declared President-elect on Nov. 6, 2024, he only assumes the Office of President on Inauguration Day, which is Jan. 20, 2025. 

Between now and Jan. 20, 2025, when Donald Trump is sworn in as the 47th president of the United States, the nation will enter a transition period aimed at ensuring a peaceful transfer of power.

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