GalleryDonald Trump's inauguration
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Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States.
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Vice-President Mike Pence takes his oath of office.
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President Donald Trump delivers his inaugural address.
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President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with President Barack Obama.
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Donald Trump promised to hand power back to the American people, during his inaugural address.
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President Trump acknowledged the crowd and thanked former presidents, including Barack Obama.
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Hillary Clinton stands beside former president George W Bush and his wife Laura at the swearing-in ceremony for Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington on January 20, 2017.
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President Donald Trump formally signs his cabinet nominations into law, in the President's Room of the Senate.
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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus directs US President Donald Trump where to sign the document to confirming James Mattis as his Secretary of Defence, his first signing in the Oval Office on January 20, 2017.
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Former president Barack Obama and wife Michelle waved goodbye to the Capitol from a helicopter, before leaving for a vacation in California.
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Donald Trump made a promise to stop the "American carnage" in his first speech as President.
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Among the guests at the inauguration were former President George W Bush and his wife Laura.
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Donald Trump's children, Ivanka, Tiffany, Barron, Eric and Donald Trump Jr., were also at the ceremony.
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President Barack Obama and President-elect Donald Trump's motorcade drives down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the inauguration ceremony.
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and her husband, former president Bill Clinton, arrive on Capitol Hill for Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Shortly before the inauguration, protesters clashed with police and smashed in shop windows.
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Some activists had stun grenades are fired at them while protesting against President Trump's inauguration.
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A Trump supporter photographs the US Capitol as the sun rises on the National Mall before Donald Trump's inauguration.
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Protesters attack a man trying to pass at an entry point prior to the inauguration.
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Anti-Trump protesters gather near an entry point near the US Capitol prior to the inauguration.
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Anti-Trump protesters descend on the Capitol.
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President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama pose with President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania on inauguration morning.
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A Trump supporter secures his place ahead of the inauguration.
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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania arrive for the pre-inauguration church service.
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Rudy Giuliani and his wife Judith arrive for a pre-inauguration church service.
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Vice-President elect Mike Pence arrives for the pre-inauguration church service with his wife Karen.
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Dawn breaks behind the Capitol building on inauguration day.
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US President Donald Trump and his wife, first lady Melania Trump, dance their first dance as first couple to the song "My Way" at his "Liberty" Inaugural Ball in Washington. January 20, 2017.
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President Donald Trump with his wife Melania and Vice President Mike Pence with his wife Karen cut a cake at the Armed Services Ball in Washington, US. January 20, 2017.
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US President Donald Trump salutes with his wife Melania at the Armed Services Ball in Washington. January 20, 2017.
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Photos from the day leading up to the inauguration of Donald Trump as 45th President of the United States.
