TRUMP INAUGURATED AS 47TH U.S. PRESIDENT

Welcome to Tuesday's edition of Press Perspective.

It's January 21st here in Seoul.

I'm Min Sunhee.

Today we speak with a panel of American press about President Donald Trump's first day in office.

For more I have Kelly Kasulis Cho with The Washington Post.

Kelly it's great to have you back.

I also have Christian Datoc with Washington Examiner joining this session virtually from Washington D.C.

Christian thank you for being with us at this very early hour at your end.

1) Christian, let's begin with details of President Trump's inauguration speech.

2) And Kelly, before we turn back to Christian for the latest in Washington D.C., what were some of your takeaways from the president's speech?

3) Also, Christian, what has been the response to the president's speech there in D.C.?

4) Christian, media reports earlier spoke of over 200 executive actions on Monday by the president that some pundits have been clear to point out are different from executive orders of which, President Trump has also reportedly signed dozens.

5) Kelly, on the diplomatic front, it's clear that the priority for Mr. Trump is ending the war between Russia and Ukraine, but his nominees including that for Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, have underscored the threat posed by North Korea.

6) Christian, Mr. Trump's nominee for defense, Pete Hegseth, during his confirmation hearing called North Korea a "nuclear power", prompting backlash from South Korea.

7) Kelly, based on your coverage of the events here in South Korea in recent times, how do you respond to concerns regarding the country's current ability to deal with diplomatic and security-related agendas under a new U.S. leadership?

8) Christian, back in Washington, Mr. Trump has proposed buying Greenland from Denmark, taking the Panama Canal from Panama, and merging Canada with the U.S.

All right.