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

January 20, 2017 6:36 AM update January 20, 2017 6:04 PM

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.

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President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump have walked into the U.S. Capitol together. Trump is about be sworn in as the next U.S. president

President Obama and President-elect Trump Arrival Capitol Hill

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LIVE BLOG: Trump Sworn in as 45th US President

President Obama and President-elect Trump Arrival Capitol Hill