Donald Trump inauguration: Billionaire TV star becomes US President - as it happened
Former reality television star and property magnate sworn in at Capitol
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Your support makes all the difference.Donald Trump has been sworn in as US President. Here is how the day's events unfolded:
- New White House website reveals Trump's top priority - scrapping climate action
- In Washington DC, thousands boo as Trump takes oath of office
- Multiple arrests follow violent clashes between protesters and police
- Trump vows to 'eradicate Islamic terrorism' in inauguration speech
- What Trump said as he was sworn in - and what he really meant
- Obama leaves Oval Office for last time... and cracks a joke
- Protesters block Trump supports from the Mall
- Donald Trump's associates under investigation over links with Russian officials
- American flag burned as anti-Trump protests sweep the world
- 'Bridges not walls' demonstrations across UK
- The full schedule for inauguration day
- Obama 'Hope' artist issues new set of posters for Trump
- 'I've lived through six presidential inaugurations, this is the scariest'
- What incoming President's first day in office could look like
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President Donald Trump is making his way down Constitution Avenue with a military escort as his inauguration parade begins in Washington.
The president will review the parade from a viewing stand near the White House.
He and first lady Melania Trump are riding in the presidential limousine nicknamed "The Beast."
Trump is being cheered by supporters as his car passes.
Others are shouting "Media sucks" while a group of protesters chants, "Not my president, not my president."
Earlier Mr Trump — in brief remarks at his inaugural lunch at the Capitol — said he was honoured that Hillary Clinton, his rival in the White House race, came to the event.
The bipartisan crowd of lawmakers and other dignitaries gave Clinton a standing ovation after Trump asked her to rise.
Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, sat with members of Trump's family at the event.
Trump ended by saying he has "a lot of respect for those two people."
Mr Trump was named the 45th President of the United States at midday on Friday. His inauguration was met with protests across Washington DC.
So now the Obamas will be hosting the Trumps before they old head over to Capitol Hill. Many members of Mr Trump's family are already there including Donald Trump Jr, wife Vanessa, Tiffany Trump and Barron Trump
Andrew Buncombe is in Washington DC for us today, and he has spent some time at one protest. But it was not an anti-Trump demonstration, more a protest that made use of DC’s liberal laws on medical marijuana and hand out free joints to people over the age of 21.
Many pointed out that Barack Obama had failed on a vow to legalise marijuana at a federal level. They also said that countless thousands of Americans - a disproportionate number of them people of colour - were serving prison terms for minor drug offences.
Many said that the business-minded Mr Trump, might understand both the commercial and medical attractions of making it legal.
“We should legalise for everyone,” said Andrea Ovelle. “There are too many people in jail.”
Here is a fuller piece on Barack Obama's final presidential tweets:
And the request for help from the Obama's over ideas for their charity:
CNN reporting that the emotion of the occasion is apparently getting to Mr Trump:
A friend of Trump's who just left St. John's Church said the moment is beginning to sink in for Trump.
"He was emotional. Can see it hitting him," the source told the network.
Meanwhile, Barack Obama leaves the White House for the last time with Donald Trump as they make their way to the inauguration.
And the US national archives just released the not George W Bush left Mr Obama. Mr Trump has received one from Mr Obama
As Mr Obama and Mr Trump are in the US Capitol and Mr Trump's family arrive on stage - Ms Clinton tweets her "belief" in her country
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