WASHINGTON (AP) — On a day focused on his demand for a border wall, President Donald Trump used music and pageantry to welcome "the five newest members of our great American family" during a naturalization ceremony in the Oval Office. In a ceremony Saturday that began to the strains of a violin and ended with a booming national anthem, Trump celebrated the five new Americans from Iraq, Britain, South Korea, Jamaica and Bolivia. Trump introduced each of the new U.S. citizens, noting that some had come to the country with American spouses and some had children who were born here. The new citizens had the oath of allegiance administered by Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen and received their naturalization certificates from Vice President Mike Pence, followed by a handshake from Trump. "By taking this oath, you have forged a sacred bond with this nation, its traditions, its culture and its values.

Source: Economic Times January 20, 2019 00:11 UTC