Hannity, a longtime friend and ally, began by saying Trump was “back where he belongs”.

Trump opened the interview by reflecting on the high stakes of his election victory before framing his return to office as a critical moment for the nation.

“But I think it goes to show we got here just in the nick of time.”

Immigration a key issue

Highlighting what he sees as foreign nations exploiting US immigration policies, Trump vowed to “take care of it”.

Criticising California’s wildfire response

“I don’t think we should give California anything until they let water flow down,” Trump said.

Promise to release JFK files

“I did it with Kennedy, to an extent,” Trump said.

Now, he has pledged to fully release the files following a review, a step that could help answer one of the nation’s long-standing mysteries.

Pardons and investigations

“I said ‘I’m not going to pardon anybody. We didn’t do anything wrong.'”