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Donald Trump inauguration: 'It all begins today' – live updates
Donald Trump inauguration: president-elect at Capitol for swearing in – live
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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.
Here come Michelle Obama and Dr Jill Biden. Michelle Obama says something to the Trumps as she hits the lectern level, cracking a joke it looks like. Then she heads stage left, where the former presidents – Carter, Clinton, Bush – and families are.
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That includes, of course, Hillary Clinton, who will be about six feet away from Trump as he takes the oath.
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Protesters clash with police
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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.
Video: Hillary Clinton prepares to attend Trump’s inauguration.
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Senator Bernie Sanders arrives.
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The crowd at the inauguration – nobody on the platform, surely? – is chanting USA! USA! USA!
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.
The crowd appears to fill maybe half the Mall. The use of white ground covering throws into stark relief how many people aren’t there.
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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
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Clintons arrive at inauguration
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
Video: protesters clash with police
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Here’s some video from earlier. Law enforcement currently appears to have cornered a group of protesters downtown – we’re en route to the scene.
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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.
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There’s incoming chief strategist Stephen Bannon.
Here now are Trump’s five children: Ivanka Trump, Don Jr, Eric, Tiffany and Barron. They join the in-laws (Jared, Vanessa, Lara and others) beside the lectern, stage right.
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Paul Lewis, our West Coast bureau chief, captures a scene on the mall:
In his way.
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
President-elect @realDonaldTrump in his way!! #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/8Ov5LnNzav
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Trump arrives at Capitol
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.
Trump and Obama arrive at the Capitol. Everyone is shaking hands. Paul Ryan is walking right behind them. Obama pats Trump on the back. Also in the entourage are Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi.
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.”
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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.”
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This is an ominous sign for the future of the American Presidency and the United States of America.
Clinton: 'I'm here to honor our democracy'
According to the Dallas Morning News, the cabinet will be the first without any Hispanic officials since 1988.
I'm here today to honor our democracy & its enduring values. I will never stop believing in our country & its future. #Inauguration
The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in the crowd:
There were a few gasps from our section when the announcer introduced the Honorable Hillary Clinton.
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Amanda Holpuch
Hillary and Bill Clinton have just been announced and proceeded in. Clinton will be closely watched during the ceremony, as an opponent who garnered 2.9m fewer votes than she did takes the oath of office.
Footage of Clinton entering the US Capitol before the ceremony evoked memories of her campaign as she dressed in a white suit much like the ones she wore at key moments in the campaign, including when she accepted the Democratic nomination and at the third presidential debate.
Her outfit choice is notable because it carries historical connotations.
Clinton was the first woman to win a major party nomination for president nearly 100 years after the US allowed women to vote.
Those who fought for that right, the suffragettes, were encouraged to wear white at marches in the early 1900s. On election day in 2016, some women cast their ballots dressed in white in solidarity with Clinton and the women who came before her.
Clinton’s husband, former president Bill Clinton, wore a dark suit.
Former President Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Clinton arrive for #InaugurationDay https://t.co/GlDX6v1Qah pic.twitter.com/hQZ5BaJNnj
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Here’s Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. Lots of applause for them. He looks great! After his 2015 cancer diagnosis.
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Here’s a good Twitter follow for protest action:
Protesters with hands up, smoke bomb just went off pic.twitter.com/Bgdge5q1q5
