Good morning, Spectators! Today we’ll be watching another peaceful transfer of power today. Goodbye, President Obama!
This will be live (new developments first, scroll down for history, keep refreshing the page):
Full text of President Trump’s speech:
Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you.
We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people.
Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.
Every four years we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power.
And we are grateful to President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition.
They have been magnificent.
Thank you.
Today’s ceremony, however, has a very special meaning because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the people.
For too long, a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have bore the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered but the jobs left and the factories closed.
The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs. And while they celebrated in our nation’s capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.
That all changes starting right here and right now, because this moment is your moment.
It belongs to you.
It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America.
This is your day.
This is your celebration.
And this, the United States of America, is your country.
What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.
January 20th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.
The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement, the likes of which the world has never seen before.
At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction that a nation exists to serve its citizens. Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families and good jobs for themselves.
These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public.
But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists.
Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities, rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.
An education system flush with cash but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.
And the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.
We are one nation, and their pain is our pain.
Their dreams are our dreams, and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home and one glorious destiny.
The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.
For many decades we’ve enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry, subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.
We’ve defended other nations’ borders while refusing to defend our own. And we’ve spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America’s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.
We’ve made other countries rich while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon.
One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind.
The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. But that is the past, and now we are looking only to the future.
But that is the past and now we are looking only to the future.
We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this day forward, it’s going to be only America first — America first.
Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our products, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs.
Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body. And I will never, ever let you down.
America will start winning again, winning like never before.
We will bring back our jobs. We will bring back our borders. We will bring back our wealth, and we will bring back our dreams. We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful nation. We will get our people off of welfare and back to work rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor. We will follow two simple rules — buy American and hire American.
We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world.
But we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first. We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone but rather to let it shine as an example. We will shine for everyone to follow.
We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones. And unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth.
At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America and through our loyalty to our country, we will rediscover our loyalty to each other. When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.
The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity. We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreement honestly but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable.
There should be no fear. We are protected, and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement. And most importantly, we will be protected by God.
Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.
The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.
Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again. We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the earth from the miseries of disease and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow. A new national pride will stir ourselves, lift our sights and heal our divisions. It’s time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget — that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots.
We all enjoy the same glorious freedoms, and we all salute the same great American flag.
And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams and they are infused with the breath of life by the same Almighty Creator.
So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words — you will never be ignored again.
Your voice, your hopes and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way. Together, we will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again. We will make America safe again. And yes, together, we will make America great again. Thank you, God bless you, and God bless America. Thank you. God bless you. And God bless America.
President-elect Donald Trump waves to the crowd as #Inauguration kicks off at the U.S. Capitol. https://t.co/2moHOZYdVL pic.twitter.com/l8hKlfOwJ6
— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2017
Prayers. #Inauguration2017 pic.twitter.com/B0XTjOOqsR
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) January 20, 2017
President-elect @realDonaldTrump enters #Inauguration. #Trump45 pic.twitter.com/AZj1QQPrEK
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2017
Beautiful#InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/tIinQZOQ6I
— Raven (@KazeSkyz) January 20, 2017
Michelle Obama greets Ivanka Trump on #InaugurationDay2017. Follow our coverage here: https://t.co/g9XFBrtWf4 pic.twitter.com/N3jw8MAQdW
— NPR Politics (@nprpolitics) January 20, 2017
The soon-to-be President of the United States has arrived. #Inauguration pic.twitter.com/UjCYxaLrRG
— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) January 20, 2017
This was from earlier, but almost Vice President Pence tweet this just now:
We begin this historic and humbling day as we do every day, with a moment of reflection and prayer. #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/sfJkGktFpe
— Mike Pence (@mike_pence) January 20, 2017
Protesters block entrances to inauguration, set fires, vandalize https://t.co/jMVgJsyK4M pic.twitter.com/qQZhY4L2Bv
— Post Local (@postlocal) January 20, 2017
Honored to welcome the President and President-elect to the U.S. Capitol for #InaugurationDay. pic.twitter.com/TafNx989NQ
— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) January 20, 2017
Something is not right about Hillary. America dodged a strange situation.
Unsuccessful Democrat candidate #HillaryClinton is greeted by supporters as she attends #TrumpInauguration with husband Bill. pic.twitter.com/DbxSwsKkTq
— ABC News (@abcnews) January 20, 2017
.@KellyannePolls celebrates #Inauguration sporting ‘Trump Revolutionary Wear’ https://t.co/W7NQ7LxcB5 pic.twitter.com/68cecrSrTi
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 20, 2017
The US Capitol packed with people as the #Inauguration of Donald Trump is set to begin. pic.twitter.com/IboiqNuGv8
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) January 20, 2017
The Trump children arrive at the inauguration pic.twitter.com/9Ud36242pG
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) January 20, 2017
The #Trump ‘children’ now arrive to #InaugurationDay. @IvankaTrump pic.twitter.com/KiqARbwIdw
— Arsen Ostrovsky (@Ostrov_A) January 20, 2017
Members of SCOTUS file in, led by Chief Justice John Roberts, who will administer oath of office to Trump: https://t.co/H9n7JJUntx pic.twitter.com/507H9Avucy
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 20, 2017
Presidential motorcade is en route to Pres.-elect Donald Trump’s #inauguration https://t.co/aemExNNIyt pic.twitter.com/fdbyXdVvC1
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) January 20, 2017
This was the last White House tweet, and it includes, notably, John Lewis, who is not attending the inauguration.
Yes we can.
Yes we did.
Thank you for being a part of the past eight years. pic.twitter.com/mjmr4RkxpV— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 20, 2017
More happiness:
Marco! #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/5szzqpFY3K
— Mike Ciandella ن (@MikeCiandella) January 20, 2017
Former President Jimmy Carter and former First Lady Rosalynn Carter attend #Inauguration. #Trump45 pic.twitter.com/XKnBsvQcP3
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 20, 2017
Back with the protesters who are harassing service members:
#disruptj20 protesters blocking men in Air Force uniforms from getting through the #Inauguration checkpoint pic.twitter.com/XVErOHHBwg
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
Meanwhile, Bernie Sanders seems to be taking everything well, too:
That’s his happy face. https://t.co/9NfwLwCi1E
— Dan McLaughlin (@baseballcrank) January 20, 2017
Protesters just smashed the windows of this limo, threw in a flare pic.twitter.com/KMeXIbzBHH
— Zoe Tillman (@ZoeTillman) January 20, 2017
“DAMMIT BILL YOU SAID WE WERE GOING TO BRUNCH” pic.twitter.com/ueJSfDZaSV
— Pete Blackburn (@PeteBlackburn) January 20, 2017
.@hillaryclinton arrives at the U.S. Capitol. Follow along for updates: https://t.co/C39vkPVqmk pic.twitter.com/hOyJCm9jTR
— NYT Photo (@nytimesphoto) January 20, 2017
White is generally reserved for surrender. https://t.co/nLczTgRJC1
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 20, 2017
Riot cops now out. The protestors are ridiculous:
Riot cops out now. #disruptj20 pic.twitter.com/y9wbKiRZb7
— Tamar G. (@TamarMusa) January 20, 2017
10:19 EST: Hillary Clinton doesn’t answer press when they ask her how she’s feeling as she goes into the Capitol.
The Clintons have arrived pic.twitter.com/bANtO5duiQ
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 20, 2017
Melania Trump channels Jackie Kennedy with stunning powder blue ensemble.https://t.co/qnpEgxt2Aj pic.twitter.com/4CT8dgpE6D
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) January 20, 2017
So, protestors are trying to mix it up with Bikers, many of whom are veterans. Bad idea.
Another photo of the biker for Trump who just beat up a protester #resistj20 #Inauguration #disruptj20 pic.twitter.com/9WV5FHc0QB
— Jeff Rae (@jeffrae) January 20, 2017
Just seated in a pretty primo seat about 8 rows back from the podium for the #inauguration: Sheldon Adelson pic.twitter.com/ry08Xg7iUv
— Frank Thorp V (@frankthorp) January 20, 2017
10:12 EST:
Just saw Steve Bannon walk into the White House–combed hair and spiffy. V.I.P.’s arriving at the White House. Reverend Graham and U.S. military arriving for the ceremonies.
Police forced to push through protester blockade so @realDonaldTrump supporters can reach #Inauguration on #nationalmall. pic.twitter.com/lofFZ5q1Rf
— M. Scott Mahaskey (@smahaskey) January 20, 2017
AP: The last thing Obama did before leaving the Oval Office was microwave some fish.
— steve jorbz (@echo4h) January 20, 2017
LIVE NOW: The Obamas receive the Trumps at The White House: https://t.co/awrxco46Zw pic.twitter.com/nkRkBFi3mX
— Good Morning America (@GMA) January 20, 2017
WATCH: President-elect #DonaldTrump is greeted at the White House by President Obama. #InaugurationDay #TRUMP45 pic.twitter.com/bWf7NoSMJq
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) January 20, 2017
First sighting of George W. Bush and @laurawbush #Inauguration2017 pic.twitter.com/mJKbT2cnyB
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 20, 2017
The Resolute Desk—
A gift from Queen Victoria, crafted of timbers from the HMS Resolute.
Used by most POTUSes since 1880. #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/f4eRNbjRqc
— Justice Don Willett (@JusticeWillett) January 20, 2017
Inaugural security: The view outside the Fox bureau pic.twitter.com/lGQd1q8nPt
— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) January 20, 2017
Pres.-elect Donald Trump and future First Lady Melania Trump depart Blair House for St. John’s church ahead of #Inauguration Day ceremony. pic.twitter.com/9OMhfUNNUP
— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2017
VP-elect Mike Pence arrives at St. John’s church for service before #Inauguration Day ceremony: https://t.co/b4PftwXJXV pic.twitter.com/gpQ9wtS55n
— ABC News (@ABC) January 20, 2017
Looks like these chained-together #DisruptJ20 protesters are planning to be here awhile. Police not intervening. pic.twitter.com/WdPtDZGXe7
— Ryan Lovelace (@LovelaceRyanD) January 20, 2017
The Bible says, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord” (Psalm 33:12). #InaugurationEve pic.twitter.com/xSTYdqYcmg
— Franklin Graham (@Franklin_Graham) January 20, 2017