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President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump and son Baron during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017.
President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump and son Baron during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017.

LIVE BLOG: Trump Sworn in as 45th US President

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Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. After swearing his allegiance to the Constitution in a ceremony at the US Capitol Friday, Trump delivered a 16-minute address stressing his campaign theme - "make America great again." The 70-year-old president, holding elective office for the first time in his life, told a crowd of several hundred thousand people at the National Mall that his administration will transfer power away from Washington and return it to the American people.

08:20 20.1.2017
Deploraball Anti-Trump Protest
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​Thursday night, anti-Trump protesters clashed with police outside the National Press Club in Washington. Inside, a pre-inauguration event called the "Deploraball" was taking place.

08:22 20.1.2017

08:26 20.1.2017
View of U.S. Capitol hours before Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th American president in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. (Photo: B. Allen / VOA)
View of U.S. Capitol hours before Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th American president in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. (Photo: B. Allen / VOA)

08:32 20.1.2017

Donald Trump and his family are attending a worship service Friday morning at St. John’s Episcopal Church. Later he goes to the White House with his wife, Melania, for coffee with outgoing President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle.

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