Donald Trump is once again the president of the United States following his inauguration.
Outgoing president Joe Biden smiled as he handed over duties, with other former presidents also in attendance.
Joe Biden shakes Donald Trump’s hand.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Reuters) Barack Obama was in attendance.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via Reuters) Kamala Harris watched on after losing the November poll.(Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters) Bill and Hillary Clinton laughed with George W Bush.(Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters) Freezing cold temperatures saw the traditionally outdoors event forced inside and held in the rotunda of the US Capitol.
In his inauguration speech, Mr Trump declared “the golden age of America begins right now”.
He made reference to his first assassination attempt, saying he was “saved by God” to rescue the country.
Donald Trump delivered his inauguration speech.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) The US president spoke after taking the oath of office.(Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP) It was only the third time in history an inauguration has been held indoors.(Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters) Melania Trump stood by her husband as he took the oath of office.(Morry Gash/Pool via Reuters) Mr Trump was officially sworn in as the 47th US president with his wife, Melania, and youngest son, Barron, by his side.
His older children, Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr, were also out in full force to support their father.
Barron Trump was in attendance. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP) Donald kisses wife Melania.( Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters) Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr were in the crowd.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) During the ceremony, JD Vance was also sworn in as vice president.
Mr Vance’s wife, Usha, held the Holy Bible for her husband to swear on — as did Melania for Mr Trump.
JD Vance was sworn in as vice president.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson-Pool via Imagn Images) Usha Vance held the Holy Bible.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) The inauguration’s guest list included foreign leaders, media moguls and tech billionaires.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s President Javier Milei were in attendance, as was Rupert Murdoch.
Rupert Murdoch was in attendance.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni share a laugh.(Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein) Some of the richest men in the world sat together, with Jeff Bezos’s partner Lauren Sánchez.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via Reuters) Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was seated with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk.
The four men have a combined wealth of $US912 billion ($1.58 trillion), according to Bloomberg.
Elon Musk is now part of Donald Trump’s inner circle.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP) Shortly after delivering his address, Mr Trump moved swiftly to sign official inauguration documents.
Donald Trump signs inauguration documents.(Melina Mara-Pool via Imagn Images) Trump said he would start signing executive orders on day 1.(Melina Mara/Pool via Reuters) The ceremony was broadcast to thousands of supporters who waited in the cold to get a seat inside the Capital One Arena.
There were high energy speeches inside the arena ahead of the ceremony, with some becoming emotional during the address.
Supporters gather in the Capital One Arena to watch the inauguration ceremony ahead of the parade.(Reuters: Mike Fresh) One man was brought to tears.(Reuters: Amanda Perobelli) Mr Trump then arrived at the Capital One Arena for his inauguration parade, flanked by his family and closest cabinet colleagues.
Donald Trump claps and points to the crowd as he arrived at the Capital One Arena.(AP: Evan Vucci) The arena was pumping with energy when Mr Trump arrived.(AP: Mark Schiefelbein) On stage, he made a show of signing executive orders to the delight of the spirited crowd, before the hours-long festivities began to come to a close.
Donald Trump began signing executive orders on stage.(Reuters: Carlos Barria) JD Vance’s son, Vivek, was tired after a long day.(Reuters: Carlos Barria)