Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th
president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania
Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th
president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania
Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump (L) takes
the oath of office from U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
(R) with his wife Melania, and children Barron, Donald, Ivanka and
Tiffany at his side during inauguration ceremonies at the Capitol in
Washington, U.S., January 20, 2017
View of the West Front as
President-elect Donald Trump arrives on the platform of the US Capitol
in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017, during his swearing-in ceremony
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Vice
President Mike Pence takes the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice
Clarence Thomas as wife Karen Pence holds a bible on the West Front of
the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's
inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the
United States
The national mall was half empty as Trump's swearing-in ceremony started on Friday morning
Vice President Mike Pence is sworn in
as this wife Karen holds the bible during the 58th Presidential
Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump pumps his
fist as he arrives for his Presidential Inauguration at the U.S.
Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump flashes a
thumbs up during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol
in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
President-elect Donald Trump kisses
his wife Melania Trump before the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the
U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
Melania Trump arrives for the Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017
Melania Trump (R) embraces Barron
Trump on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in
Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes
the 45th president of the United States
President Barack Obama, left, arrives
with Vice President Joe Biden before the 58th Presidential Inauguration
for President-elect Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol in Washington,
Friday, Jan. 20, 2017
Quoting
Abraham Lincoln, Missouri Senator Roy Blunt, who headed the inaugural
committee in the Congress, told the nation: 'What we do here is both
commonplace and miraculous.'
Blunt called it 'not a celebration of victory,' but 'a celebration of democracy.'
Other
senators visible on the balcony overlooking reporters included West
Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, who met with Trump at Trump Tower, and
Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina.
Burr will oversee a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation into Russian election-year hacking.
Across
the balcony to the south, House Appropriations chair Harold Rogers of
Kentucky, who will oversee funding of Trump's proposed wall on the
U.S.-Mexico border, picked a prominent standing position.
Standing next to Rogers was Rep. Dana Rohrabacher of California, who had been a candidate for secretary of state.