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Donald Trump inauguration: 'It all begins today' – live updates | |
(35 minutes later) | |
3.43pm GMT | |
15:43 | |
The protesters chant “Fuck Donald Trump” and “Whose streets? Our streets.” Lots of audible sirens. Protesters topple trash cans and there are sounds of shattering glass. Multiple protesters bash a window of a McDonalds. The protesters are running, and one is using a long stick to swipe at a police officer, who sprays from a canister at the protester, who runs away. | |
3.41pm GMT | |
15:41 | |
Protesters clash with police | |
Now we have some protest footage from near a checkpoint. A large group of protesters, many dressed all in black, some with faces covered, some carrying umbrellas, are crossing a boulevard and taking over a street, led by a large banner reading “Make Racists Afraid Again.” Police with batons and face shields have just appeared to confront them. Police on motorcycles are trying to corral them. | |
3.37pm GMT | |
15:37 | |
Senator Bernie Sanders arrives. | |
3.36pm GMT | |
15:36 | |
That White House tea party must be over because Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy, the two top Republicans in the House, just walked into the Capitol. | |
3.34pm GMT | |
15:34 | |
The ongoing tea reception at the White House includes, according to a list released by the White House:1. The President2. The First Lady3. The Vice President4. Dr. Biden5. President-Elect Trump6. Mrs. Trump7. Vice President-Elect Pence8. Mrs. Pence9. Hon. Roy Blunt, Chairman of Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (R-MO)10. Mrs. Abbie Blunt, Spouse of Senator Blunt11. Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader (R-KY)12. Mrs. Elaine Chao, Spouse of Senator McConnell13. Hon. Charles E. Schumer, Senate Democrat Leader (D-NY)14. Ms. Iris Weinshall Schumer, Spouse of Senator Schumer15. Hon. Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House (R-WI)16. Mrs. Jana Ryan, Spouse of Speaker Ryan17. Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Majority Leader (R-CA)18. Mrs. Judy McCarthy, Spouse of Rep. McCarthy19. Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Democrat Leader (D-CA)20. Mr. Paul Pelosi, Spouse of Rep. Pelosi | |
3.31pm GMT | |
15:31 | |
Clintons arrive at inauguration | |
3.30pm GMT | |
15:30 | |
3.26pm GMT | |
15:26 | |
Former Republican vice presidents Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle arrive to the ceremony. Cheney’s wearing a cowboy hat to keep off the rain, which isn’t falling at the moment. He appears to be getting around well, after undergoing a heart transplant in 2012. | |
3.24pm GMT | |
15:24 | |
1996 Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole arrives in a wheelchair. Dole was about the only senior Republican figure to attend the national convention this year. House minority whip Steny Hoyer stops to chat with him. And here come a parade of Democratic members of Congress. Despite the boycotts, that’s no small number of arrivals. | |
3.19pm GMT | |
15:19 | |
Kellyanne Conway, Trump’s last campaign manager and an incoming senior advisor, is wearing a continental army look today. Those are cat head buttons. | |
Wow it's Military Spice https://t.co/T7d1KAL8Q4 | |
Updated | |
at 3.32pm GMT | |
3.16pm GMT | |
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There now is Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate and generous Republican donor, and wife Miriam. They stand talking to the Gingriches. | |
3.11pm GMT | |
15:11 | |
Former House speaker John Boehner has arrived at the Capitol. He’s got a very red sweater on. And there are Newt and Callista Gingrich. Newt has a blue tie. | |
There’s incoming chief strategist Stephen Bannon. | |
3.08pm GMT | 3.08pm GMT |
15:08 | 15:08 |
Paul Lewis, our West Coast bureau chief, captures a scene on the mall: | Paul Lewis, our West Coast bureau chief, captures a scene on the mall: |
Thin crowds at National Mall for Trump's inauguration. Speakers blasting: "Don't play with me, cos you're playing with fire." pic.twitter.com/0x8LIT85PM | Thin crowds at National Mall for Trump's inauguration. Speakers blasting: "Don't play with me, cos you're playing with fire." pic.twitter.com/0x8LIT85PM |
3.04pm GMT | 3.04pm GMT |
15:04 | 15:04 |
Tom Dart | Tom Dart |
Among the dozens of Democratic members of Congress boycotting the inauguration is Filemon Vela, a third-term representative from the Texas border city of Brownsville. | Among the dozens of Democratic members of Congress boycotting the inauguration is Filemon Vela, a third-term representative from the Texas border city of Brownsville. |
On Thursday he wrote on Twitter that “two days before the Inauguration, two things occurred that leave me no choice but to boycott the event. While in DC, 40 migrant students from [his district] were subjected to comments of ‘beaners’, ‘burritos’, and ‘wetbacks’ from Inauguration attendees.” | On Thursday he wrote on Twitter that “two days before the Inauguration, two things occurred that leave me no choice but to boycott the event. While in DC, 40 migrant students from [his district] were subjected to comments of ‘beaners’, ‘burritos’, and ‘wetbacks’ from Inauguration attendees.” |
Then, he added, the appointment of former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary to fill the last vacancy in Trump’s cabinet means the new government will have “no Hispanic representation in the cabinet for the 1st time in 36 years.” | Then, he added, the appointment of former Georgia governor Sonny Perdue as agriculture secretary to fill the last vacancy in Trump’s cabinet means the new government will have “no Hispanic representation in the cabinet for the 1st time in 36 years.” |
This is an ominous sign for the future of the American Presidency and the United States of America. | This is an ominous sign for the future of the American Presidency and the United States of America. |
According to the Dallas Morning News, the cabinet will be the first without any Hispanic officials since 1988. | According to the Dallas Morning News, the cabinet will be the first without any Hispanic officials since 1988. |
Updated | Updated |
at 3.05pm GMT | at 3.05pm GMT |