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I naugurat i on 20 17

by Rasai T.
On January 20t h, 2017, Donald Trum p was sworn in as t he 45t h President of t he Unit ed St at es. The I naugurat ion t ook place at t he U. S. Capit al in Washingt on, D. C. and was followed by a parade on Pennsylvania St reet.
Following his swearing- in, President Trum p addressed t he nat ion wit h a brief 16 m inut e speech.
Those am ong t he at t endees included form er president s Barack Obam a and George W. Bush. Also in at t endance was President Trum p? s elect ion opponent, Hillary Clint on, and her husband, form er president Bill Clint on.
Approxim at ely 193,000 people at t ended t he inaugurat ion, a not iceably lower num ber t han previous inaugurat ions. according t o CNN. com news report s.