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Donald Trump inauguration: president-elect at Capitol for swearing in – live Donald Trump inauguration: 45th president is sworn in – live
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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. More people arrive on the mall, Paul Lewis reports:
That includes, of course, Hillary Clinton, who will be about six feet away from Trump as he takes the oath. Update: filled out a lot now. A much more substantial crowd now. pic.twitter.com/wmuoc7UUhu
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Video: Hillary Clinton prepares to attend Trump’s inauguration. Pence takes oath
4.15pm GMT Schumer concludes, “I know, our best days are yet to come.” Hang on, in fact he has more words. There, now he’s done.
16:15 Clarence Thomas will administer the oath of office to Trump.
4.14pm GMT Thomas recites the oath, which Pence repeats. Thomas talking – that’s strange to hear. There it is, he pulls it off, Pence is vice president.
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The crowd at the inauguration – nobody on the platform, surely? – is chanting USA! USA! USA!
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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Video: protesters clash with police Blunt, the Missouri senator, said the choir that just sang lives by him, “so it was easy” to recruit them.
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. Chuck Schumer, the senate minority leader, is up. He says we live in “challenging” times. “In such times, faith in our government, our institutions, and even our country can erode.” But Schumer has not lost confidence, “for one reason: you, the American people.”
4.09pm GMT The camera cuts to Trump, who looks like he’s gasping for air. Trump and Schumer, New Yorkers both, go back a ways. Schumer is still speaking, about the rule of law, equality and freedom, “the things that make America America.”
16:09 4.47pm GMT
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. 16:47
4.05pm GMT Not in attendance today: former president George HW Bush and wife Barbara, who both are hospitalized, him with complications from pneumonia and her as a precaution.
16:05 Former President George H.W. Bush and his wife, Barbara, remain hospitalized in Houston. https://t.co/oDOvNhUmAV
In his way. 4.45pm GMT
President-elect @realDonaldTrump in his way!! #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/8Ov5LnNzav 16:45
4.04pm GMT A choir from Missouri State university is singing. School color is maroon, it looks like. Which reminds of Nancy Reagan at George HW Bush’s inauguration:
16:04 #FlashbackFriday -- George W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, Jan. 20, 1989 #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/dFH4hCFNZg
Trump arrives at Capitol 4.43pm GMT
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. 16:43
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Clinton: 'I'm here to honor our democracy' Even the Washington metro is getting in on pointing out how small today’s crowd is:
I'm here today to honor our democracy & its enduring values. I will never stop believing in our country & its future. #Inauguration Metro Ridership: As of 11am, 193k trips taken so far today. (11am 1/20/13 = 317k, 11am 1/20/09 = 513k, 11am 1/20/05 = 197k) #wmata
The Guardian’s Lauren Gambino is in the crowd: (h/t @zekejmiller)
There were a few gasps from our section when the announcer introduced the Honorable Hillary Clinton. 4.40pm GMT
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Now a reading from the third chapter of the book of Matthew, the one about the humble inheriting the kingdom of earth, and peace workers being the children of god, and god blessing those who are mocked for their faith.
4.39pm GMT
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Here’s Cardinal Timothy Dolan with a prayer, from the book of Solomon. The passage asks for wisdom from the lord. The camera cuts to Obama, who has his eyes closed, prayerfully. Amen.
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Blunt is droning on about inauguration history. His talk is a tribute to the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power.
Glancing back at the protest –wrong day to park your limo downtown:
Casualty of the vandalism. pic.twitter.com/WkQ4khzEwj
4.34pm GMT
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Missouri senator Roy Blunt, as chairman of the congressional inauguration committee, has remarks.
He welcomes the crowd, which cheers again.
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Ladies and gentlemen, the president-elect of the Unites States, Donald John Trump.
Trump pauses atop the stairs and gives a little first pump. He smiles. Walks down the stairs and shakes hands again with Obama and Biden. Crosses back over to his family’s side. Ignores Melania Trump. Mouths “thank you” several times.
Trump waves to the crowd and cheers go up. “Thank you,” he mouths.
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Clinton arrives on platform Here come all the congressional leaders. They’re applauded. On the platform at least. You can’t hear whether anyone in the crowd is applauding because of the trumpets.
Amanda Holpuch Drum roll. Here comes Trump.
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. Mike Pence is announced and walks out to cheers. He stops to wave atop the platform stairs and then heads for the lectern level. He says hi to Quayle, who wants a hug, to which Pence reluctantly accedes. Pence goes to shake a hand past Hillary Clinton and she looks at him with a faraway smile. Pence takes his place next to Melania Trump.
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Here’s a good Twitter follow for protest action: “Trump, Trump, Trump,” the crowd chants.
Protesters with hands up, smoke bomb just went off pic.twitter.com/Bgdge5q1q5 And there he is, walking the interior hallway, looking deadly serious. Red tie. Solemn look. He’s preceded by Paul Ryan and Kevin McCarthy.
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Obama, Biden, Schumer and Pelosi are announced. There’s applause and cheering on the platform. More handshaking and smiles. Obama crosses the stage to shake hands with the Trumps, who all smile very big. They seem to like him. Obama heads back over stage left. He makes Biden move. George W Bush cracks a joke, inaudible. He always seems to have a lot of fun at these things. Dan Quayle looks lost. Obama shakes hands with Clarence Thomas, the supreme court justice.