• President Barack Obama, far right, and first lady Michelle Obama, far left, greet president-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump at the White House in Washington, on January 20, 2017. Evan Vucci / Associated Press
    President Barack Obama, far right, and first lady Michelle Obama, far left, greet president-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump at the White House in Washington, on January 20, 2017. Evan Vucci / Associated Press
  • Dawn illuminates the Washington Monument on January 20, 2017, before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, DC. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
    Dawn illuminates the Washington Monument on January 20, 2017, before the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, DC. Kevin Lamarque / Reuters
  • News photographers prepare to cover the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. Brian Snyder / Reuters
    News photographers prepare to cover the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. Brian Snyder / Reuters
  • US President Barack Obama, right, welcomes president-elect Donald Trump to the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. Jim Watson / Agence France-Presse
    US President Barack Obama, right, welcomes president-elect Donald Trump to the White House in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2017. Jim Watson / Agence France-Presse
  • President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, shake hands with reverend Luis Leon on January 20, 2017, after attending church services at St. John’s Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, DC. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press
    President-elect Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania, shake hands with reverend Luis Leon on January 20, 2017, after attending church services at St. John’s Episcopal Church across from the White House in Washington, DC. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / Associated Press
  • Participants in the inauguration ceremonies wave on January 20, 2017 before the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington. Carlos Barria / Reuters
    Participants in the inauguration ceremonies wave on January 20, 2017 before the swearing in of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States at the US Capitol in Washington. Carlos Barria / Reuters
  • US vice president-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen leave St. John’s Episcopal Church on January 20, 2017, before Pence’s inauguration. Nicholas Kamm / Agence France-Presse
    US vice president-elect Mike Pence and his wife Karen leave St. John’s Episcopal Church on January 20, 2017, before Pence’s inauguration. Nicholas Kamm / Agence France-Presse
  • Police try to remove demonstrators to let people into an inauguration gate in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, ahead of the President-elect Donald Trump inauguration. Jose Luis Magana/ Associated Press
    Police try to remove demonstrators to let people into an inauguration gate in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, ahead of the President-elect Donald Trump inauguration. Jose Luis Magana/ Associated Press
  • Police step over demonstrators blocking an entrance to the route of Donald Trump’s inauguration parade at 10th Street near Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. Astrid Riecken / EPA
    Police step over demonstrators blocking an entrance to the route of Donald Trump’s inauguration parade at 10th Street near Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC. Astrid Riecken / EPA
  • Members of the Mormon Tabernacle choir sit on the west front of the US Capitol as rain begins to fall on January 20, 2017, several hours before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, DC. Shawn Thew / EPA
    Members of the Mormon Tabernacle choir sit on the west front of the US Capitol as rain begins to fall on January 20, 2017, several hours before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States in Washington, DC. Shawn Thew / EPA
  • Crowds gather on the Washington Mall between the US Capitol and the Washington Momument on January 20, 2017, about two hours before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Shawn Thew / EPA
    Crowds gather on the Washington Mall between the US Capitol and the Washington Momument on January 20, 2017, about two hours before Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Shawn Thew / EPA

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United States prepares to see Donald Trump sworn in as 45th president — in pictures

Liz Claus

January 20, 2017

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Poster cut-outs, parades, pomp and protests preceded the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president on Friday.

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