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| Donald Trump inauguration: parade and protesters take to streets of DC – live | Donald Trump inauguration: parade and protesters take to streets of DC – live |
| (35 minutes later) | |
| 11.19pm GMT | |
| 23:19 | |
| Senate confirms second Trump pick | |
| Retired general John Kelly, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Homeland Security, has been confirmed by the Senate in a vote of 88 to 11. Senator Jeff Sessions, himself a Trump appointment, has again abstained. | |
| Like Mattis, Kelly has broken with Trump on some of the president’s highest-profile promises. During his confirmation hearing, the former Marine Crops general said that a wall “in and of itself will not do the job” of border security, and said that he did not support a religious registry to account for Muslims, or anyone else, in America. | |
| “I don’t think it’s ever appropriate to focus on something like religion as the only factor,” Kelly said. | |
| He was urged by senator Claire McCaskill, a Democrat, to “speak truth to the commander-in-chief”. | |
| 11.08pm GMT | |
| 23:08 | |
| Senate confirms first Trump cabinet pick | |
| Retired general James “Mad Dog” Mattis has been confirmed as Donald Trump’s secretary of defense by the Senate, 98 in favor and one against. | |
| Senator Jeff Sessions, Trump’s pick for attorney general, abstained from the vote, and Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand voted against Mattis, based on her conviction that the military should be overseen by a civilian administrator. | |
| Mattis has broken with Trump on several key foreign policy issues. The former general has said strongly supported the Nato alliance, urged caution and possible preservation of the Iran nuclear deal, and said that that Vladimir Putin’s Russia raises “grave concerns on several fronts”. | |
| Trump in contrast has declared Nato “obsolete”, promised to take apart the Iran deal, and persistently said he wants “to get along” with Russia. | |
| “I’m all for engagement but we also have to recognize reality, and what Russia is up to,” Mattis said during his confirmation hearing. “There are a decreasing number of areas where we can engage cooperatively, and an incerasing number of areas where we will have to confront Russia.” | |
| The Senate will next vote on another Trump appointment: retired general John Kelly, his pick to head the Department of Homeland Security. Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell is also moving for a quick vote on Mike Pompeo to head the CIA, though Democrats are objecting in request for more time to debate. | |
| James Mattis has been confirmed by the #Senate as Secretary of the @DeptofDefense, the first for @POTUS. #Inauguration | |
| 10.51pm GMT | |
| 22:51 | |
| Kevin Rawlinson | |
| The Anti-Defamation League, among many others, has criticized Trump for using the phrase “America first” because of its origins with a movement that wanted to keep the US out of war with Nazi Germany and was led by a Nazi sympathizer. | |
| The America First Committee’s founders said they set up the 1940 isolationist movement to stop American involvement in a foreign conflict. But there were accusations that its leadership were also motivated by anti-Semitism. | |
| In 1941, as Nazi forces were attempting to annihilate Europe’s Jews, the aviator and spokesperson of the committee, Charles Lindbergh, told an audience in Iowa that the “British and the Jewish races” were attempting to drag the USA into the second world war “for reasons that are not American”. In a Reader’s Digest article published a few years earlier, Lindbergh wrote to readers that “racial strength is vital” and most be protected against “the infiltration of inferior blood.” | |
| Dr Seuss' view of 'America First,' 1941 https://t.co/OgKKMp6h1C pic.twitter.com/h6MyZiAHjv | |
| “For many Americans, the term ‘America First’ will always be associated with and tainted by this history,” Jonathan A Greenblatt, the ADL’s CEO, said earlier this year. “In a political season that already has prompted a national conversation about civility and tolerance, choosing a call to action historically associated with incivility and intolerance seems ill-advised.” | |
| In her book 1940: FDR, Willkie, Lindbergh, Hitler, the historian Susan Dunn wrote that the usually popular Lindbergh was heavily booed during the speech at the America First Committee rally. Exactly three months later, on 11 December, Hitler declared war on the US, one day after the group had been dissolved in the wake of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. | |
| Lindbergh later reappeared in fiction, in Philip Roth’s The Plot Against America, which portrays an alternate timeline in which the celebrity aviator wins the presidency in 1940, and encourages the spread of antisemitism in the US. | |
| 10.37pm GMT | 10.37pm GMT |
| 22:37 | 22:37 |
| Night has fallen on Washington DC, where there are still hundreds of protesters in pockets around the city. | Night has fallen on Washington DC, where there are still hundreds of protesters in pockets around the city. |
| My colleagues Lauren Gambino and David Smith are by the offices of the Washington Post and along the parade route, respectively, with very different crowds. | My colleagues Lauren Gambino and David Smith are by the offices of the Washington Post and along the parade route, respectively, with very different crowds. |
| And on the opposite corner, a pop up concert. pic.twitter.com/q8jzhpPMzK | And on the opposite corner, a pop up concert. pic.twitter.com/q8jzhpPMzK |
| Yawning gaps at the railings for inaugural parade as spectators now appear outnumbered by police. pic.twitter.com/lw6hz6AOSo | Yawning gaps at the railings for inaugural parade as spectators now appear outnumbered by police. pic.twitter.com/lw6hz6AOSo |
| 10.28pm GMT | 10.28pm GMT |
| 22:28 | 22:28 |
| The Trumps have taken the presidential box to watch the inaugural parade. | The Trumps have taken the presidential box to watch the inaugural parade. |
| A few blocks away, Congress has voted on the first of Trump’s nominees: retired general James “Mad Dog” Mattis, to head the Pentagon. It’s nearly unanimous. | A few blocks away, Congress has voted on the first of Trump’s nominees: retired general James “Mad Dog” Mattis, to head the Pentagon. It’s nearly unanimous. |
| Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand voted against the general, who had received a special waiver to serve in the administration so soon after his retirement from active service. | Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand voted against the general, who had received a special waiver to serve in the administration so soon after his retirement from active service. |
| So Mattis NOT unanimous. 1 no vote was Gillibrand. Currently 97-1. | So Mattis NOT unanimous. 1 no vote was Gillibrand. Currently 97-1. |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 10.30pm GMT | at 10.30pm GMT |
| 10.22pm GMT | 10.22pm GMT |
| 22:22 | 22:22 |
| Paul Owen | Paul Owen |
| On K Street, a few blocks from the White House, Andrew Shiman and his brother Jacob stood wearing masks of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. “Putin” was holding “Trump” by a thin chain. | On K Street, a few blocks from the White House, Andrew Shiman and his brother Jacob stood wearing masks of Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin. “Putin” was holding “Trump” by a thin chain. |
| Andrew (Trump) said he and his brother had travelled from Bethesda, Maryland, to protest against the new president because of his alleged ties to Russia. | Andrew (Trump) said he and his brother had travelled from Bethesda, Maryland, to protest against the new president because of his alleged ties to Russia. |
| “Neither of us are a fan of his relationship with Vladimir Putin,” he said, calling Trump “Putin’s mouthpiece”. | “Neither of us are a fan of his relationship with Vladimir Putin,” he said, calling Trump “Putin’s mouthpiece”. |
| Walking past, Barry Kissin of Frederick, Maryland, stopped to give a different view of the US intelligence agencies and their assertion that Russia had tried to intervene in the US election to aid Trump. | Walking past, Barry Kissin of Frederick, Maryland, stopped to give a different view of the US intelligence agencies and their assertion that Russia had tried to intervene in the US election to aid Trump. |
| “The CIA is a criminal organisation,” he said, listing a number of foreign “coups” he laid at the agency’s door. | “The CIA is a criminal organisation,” he said, listing a number of foreign “coups” he laid at the agency’s door. |
| “We’re supposed to take the word of somebody like Brennan?” he asked, referring to CIA director John Brennan, who had to apologise to the Senate intelligence committee after it was revealed that, contrary to his public statements, his agency violated an agreement with the committee and surreptitiously searched a firewalled network its staff were using as the committee was investigating the agency for its post-9/11 torture. | “We’re supposed to take the word of somebody like Brennan?” he asked, referring to CIA director John Brennan, who had to apologise to the Senate intelligence committee after it was revealed that, contrary to his public statements, his agency violated an agreement with the committee and surreptitiously searched a firewalled network its staff were using as the committee was investigating the agency for its post-9/11 torture. |
| “I’m not a Trump fan but when he says we need to be able to get along with Russia, he’s absolutely correct,” he said. | “I’m not a Trump fan but when he says we need to be able to get along with Russia, he’s absolutely correct,” he said. |
| 10.13pm GMT | 10.13pm GMT |
| 22:13 | 22:13 |
| Dozens of people have been arrested in Washington DC and around the US. In Manhattan, two city councilmen were among seven arrested for blocking traffic outside Trump Tower , the New York Daily News reports. | Dozens of people have been arrested in Washington DC and around the US. In Manhattan, two city councilmen were among seven arrested for blocking traffic outside Trump Tower , the New York Daily News reports. |
| Brooklyn councilman Carlos Menchaca, New York councilman Jumaane Williams and Williams’ mother were protesting in front of the tower from about 11.30am local time, joined by several other anti-Trump protesters. The councilmen did not resist when police arrested them. | Brooklyn councilman Carlos Menchaca, New York councilman Jumaane Williams and Williams’ mother were protesting in front of the tower from about 11.30am local time, joined by several other anti-Trump protesters. The councilmen did not resist when police arrested them. |
| Outside trump tower, @JumaaneWilliams, his mother, and others arrested for civil disobedience pic.twitter.com/gjumj8pTY9 | Outside trump tower, @JumaaneWilliams, his mother, and others arrested for civil disobedience pic.twitter.com/gjumj8pTY9 |
| Back in Washington, partisans continue to square off in awkward and tense exchanges. | Back in Washington, partisans continue to square off in awkward and tense exchanges. |
| Divided states. pic.twitter.com/wABZyHe0ZX | Divided states. pic.twitter.com/wABZyHe0ZX |
| And the marching bands march no. | And the marching bands march no. |
| pic.twitter.com/drrbPcL4yL | pic.twitter.com/drrbPcL4yL |
| 10.03pm GMT | 10.03pm GMT |
| 22:03 | 22:03 |
| Sam Levin | Sam Levin |
| The protests aren’t in Washington alone. In San Francisco, protesters have taken over the pedestrian pathways of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in an effort to form a “human chain”. The action, which has not blocked vehicle traffic, has attracted thousands of people, who are holding hands as part of a peaceful demonstration. | The protests aren’t in Washington alone. In San Francisco, protesters have taken over the pedestrian pathways of the iconic Golden Gate Bridge in an effort to form a “human chain”. The action, which has not blocked vehicle traffic, has attracted thousands of people, who are holding hands as part of a peaceful demonstration. |
| Droves of people gather along the Golden Gate Bridge to "promote love and positivity" following #Inauguration. https://t.co/dkORFSQACr pic.twitter.com/gaYYmOE9F8 | Droves of people gather along the Golden Gate Bridge to "promote love and positivity" following #Inauguration. https://t.co/dkORFSQACr pic.twitter.com/gaYYmOE9F8 |
| Many at the bridge are wearing purple in an effort to support the message of “unity and anti-bullying”. The protest, which organizers are hoping will be the first-ever chain of humans to take over the entire span of the 1.7-mile bridge, is much calmer than numerous intense demonstrations and police clashes that have ignited across the Bay Area. | Many at the bridge are wearing purple in an effort to support the message of “unity and anti-bullying”. The protest, which organizers are hoping will be the first-ever chain of humans to take over the entire span of the 1.7-mile bridge, is much calmer than numerous intense demonstrations and police clashes that have ignited across the Bay Area. |
| At the San Francisco headquarters of Uber, activists shut down the office building, leading to roughly 16 arrests. The tech company’s CEO recently joined Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum. | At the San Francisco headquarters of Uber, activists shut down the office building, leading to roughly 16 arrests. The tech company’s CEO recently joined Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum. |
| Protesters also took over the tracks of Caltrain, a commuter rail that connects San Francisco to Silicon Valley, leading to roughly a dozen arrests. | Protesters also took over the tracks of Caltrain, a commuter rail that connects San Francisco to Silicon Valley, leading to roughly a dozen arrests. |
| A group called the Anti Police-Terror Project has further coordinated targeted actions at Wells Fargo, a major financial center in San Francisco and the city’s Israeli Consulate. | A group called the Anti Police-Terror Project has further coordinated targeted actions at Wells Fargo, a major financial center in San Francisco and the city’s Israeli Consulate. |
| “What we are seeing from the Trump administration is that corporate America and the government of the United States of America is becoming one and the same,” said Brihannala Morgan, a 35-year-old environmental campaigner who protested Uber. “The companies throwing support to Donald Trump are showing they don’t share the values of San Francisco or the United States.” | “What we are seeing from the Trump administration is that corporate America and the government of the United States of America is becoming one and the same,” said Brihannala Morgan, a 35-year-old environmental campaigner who protested Uber. “The companies throwing support to Donald Trump are showing they don’t share the values of San Francisco or the United States.” |
| Brihannala Morgan and Dana Perls protest Uber in SF: "Uber is supporting Trump and Uber is destroying the fabric of the Bay Area" pic.twitter.com/gd5raNnXzn | Brihannala Morgan and Dana Perls protest Uber in SF: "Uber is supporting Trump and Uber is destroying the fabric of the Bay Area" pic.twitter.com/gd5raNnXzn |
| 9.54pm GMT | 9.54pm GMT |
| 21:54 | 21:54 |
| Trump’s final stretch to the White House, along with a smattering of boos and the dissipating crowds. | Trump’s final stretch to the White House, along with a smattering of boos and the dissipating crowds. |
| Protesters boo, give thumbs down and shout "Fuck Michael Pence" as he passes by. pic.twitter.com/byx17FH3rB | Protesters boo, give thumbs down and shout "Fuck Michael Pence" as he passes by. pic.twitter.com/byx17FH3rB |
| 9.43pm GMT | 9.43pm GMT |
| 21:43 | 21:43 |
| Donald Trump has now arrived at the White House, Melania and Barron at his sides. “Let’s hear it for the first family,” an announcer declares. | Donald Trump has now arrived at the White House, Melania and Barron at his sides. “Let’s hear it for the first family,” an announcer declares. |
| Earlier this month Trump fired the 89-year-old man who had announced every inaugural parade since 1957. | Earlier this month Trump fired the 89-year-old man who had announced every inaugural parade since 1957. |
| Maybe eight blocks and a world away from the executive mansion, my colleague Lauren Gambino is at the scene of more clashes between protesters and police. | Maybe eight blocks and a world away from the executive mansion, my colleague Lauren Gambino is at the scene of more clashes between protesters and police. |
| Protesters continue to throw bricks at the police. Officers are using tear gas, pepper spray and what sounds like flash bangs on the crowd | Protesters continue to throw bricks at the police. Officers are using tear gas, pepper spray and what sounds like flash bangs on the crowd |
| Protesters chanting "whose streets, our streets" pic.twitter.com/lEKiGuxpnD | Protesters chanting "whose streets, our streets" pic.twitter.com/lEKiGuxpnD |
| 9.30pm GMT | 9.30pm GMT |
| 21:30 | 21:30 |
| Police and firefighters have extinguished the fire that burnt out a black limousine at 13th and K, but protesters are hovering at the scene despite the orders to back away. | Police and firefighters have extinguished the fire that burnt out a black limousine at 13th and K, but protesters are hovering at the scene despite the orders to back away. |
| “We’ve heard a few interspersing explosions,” my colleague Lauren Gambino reports from the scene. “People are throwing bottles at the police.” | “We’ve heard a few interspersing explosions,” my colleague Lauren Gambino reports from the scene. “People are throwing bottles at the police.” |
| Day One pic.twitter.com/N3MiDgyNIY | Day One pic.twitter.com/N3MiDgyNIY |
| 13th and K pic.twitter.com/WrodyM5jLN | 13th and K pic.twitter.com/WrodyM5jLN |
| 9.27pm GMT | 9.27pm GMT |
| 21:27 | 21:27 |
| The parade rolls on DonaldTrump, his wife Melania and his 10-year-old son Barron walk and wave alongside their armored limousine. | The parade rolls on DonaldTrump, his wife Melania and his 10-year-old son Barron walk and wave alongside their armored limousine. |
| An announcer is naming the leading members of Congress – House speaker Paul Ryan, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell – and the eight justices of the supreme court. There’s plenty of open space along the barricades and stands, and protesters are nowhere in sight. | An announcer is naming the leading members of Congress – House speaker Paul Ryan, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell – and the eight justices of the supreme court. There’s plenty of open space along the barricades and stands, and protesters are nowhere in sight. |
| There’s only a smattering of protesters along the parade route. More are arguing with and ignoring Trump supporters and shouting abuse at the new president from afar. Near my colleague Lauren Gambino at 13th and K Street, an unarmored black limo burns. | There’s only a smattering of protesters along the parade route. More are arguing with and ignoring Trump supporters and shouting abuse at the new president from afar. Near my colleague Lauren Gambino at 13th and K Street, an unarmored black limo burns. |
| Someone has lit a limo on fire and tagged we the people pic.twitter.com/CyvsGzEfie | Someone has lit a limo on fire and tagged we the people pic.twitter.com/CyvsGzEfie |
| Updated | Updated |
| at 9.36pm GMT | at 9.36pm GMT |