Meet the Australians marching against Trump
Josephine Tovey writes from Washington:
"Less than 24 hours after Donald Trump was elected president of the United States, a couple of women in America, fearful and angry about what that would portend, put out the call on social media for a women's protest, and soon began planning what will soon be the first major demonstration of his presidency."
For sale: Trump hats, flags, badges and teddy bears
Inauguration Day is not just about the transfer of power in a global superpower – it's also about selling a lot of tat.
Vendors are hawking their wares on every street corner of Washington: Trump hats, flags, badges and teddy bears.
One vendor, who said this was his third inauguration, said the woolly beanies and plastic ponchos were his biggest sellers.
Asked how this compared to Obama's first inauguration, he gave me an "are you serious?"
"There's maybe a quarter the number of the people today compared to Obama," he said.
In downtown DC heading to the Inauguration. Merch guys doing a roaring trade. pic.twitter.com/04QhXlqOmr
— Josephine Tovey (@Jo_Tovey) 20 January 2017
'An event that 12 months ago, would have been laughable'
Our chief foreign correspondent, Paul McGeough, writes from Washington:
"The capital and the country awake to years of a bleak and possibly dangerous political twilight. It all starts with an event that 12 months ago, would have been laughable, absurd and just downright silly – Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the US."
Protesters in central Washington
Protests began early in DC this morning with small clusters of marchers taking to the streets at dawn. One coalition that a marcher said was made up of Muslim, immigrant and Jewish demonstrators marched chanting "Our existence is resistance".
Group of anti-Trump protesters set off marching down 12th St in DC, chanting "Our existence is resistance". pic.twitter.com/cdOomBjzXB
— Josephine Tovey (@Jo_Tovey) 20 January 2017
The Trumps have arrived at the White House to meet Barack and Michelle Obama for coffee. Oh, to be a fly on the wall ...
Back to topFarewell message from Barack and Michelle Obama
Barack Obama, on his way to meet President-elect Trump prior to the Inauguration, has released his last statement as US president.
He's used the video statement, alongside Michelle Obama, to announce the Obama Foundation, "a living, working startup for citizenship".
The project will be based on the South Side of Chicago and will have projects all over the city, the country, and the world, they said.
As we look forward, I want our first steps to reflect what matters most to you. Share your thoughts with me at https://t.co/fGUxlpLVue.
— President Obama (@POTUS) 20 January 2017
Donald Trump arrives for church
US President-elect Donald Trump is out and about. He stepped out of the government guest house, next to the White House, with his wife, Melania, just after 8.30am Washington time. From there he took a motorcade to St John's Episcopal Church for the traditional pre-Inauguration church service.
Vice President-elect Mike Pence is also attending the service.
Rev Luis Leon greets President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania as they arrive for a church service at St John's Episcopal Church across from the White House. Photo: AP
A new day, a new tweet
US President-elect Donald Trump started the day as he often does: with a tweet.
It all begins today! I will see you at 11:00 A.M. for the swearing-in. THE MOVEMENT CONTINUES - THE WORK BEGINS!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 20 January 2017
Hello and welcome to Inauguration Day
Well! It's here!
Donald Trump will today be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
We have reporters in Washington DC, London and around Australia bringing you all the events as they happen.
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