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Donald Trump raises his right hand as he swears an oath, with Barron and Melania standing next to him

Joe Biden shakes hands with Donald Trump
Joe Biden shakes Donald Trump’s hand.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via Reuters)
Barack Obama smiles softly as he leans toward to speak to Bill and Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama was in attendance.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via Reuters)
Kamala Harris sits and listens at Trump's inauguration
Kamala Harris watched on after losing the November poll.(Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters)
Bill Clinton laughs with wife Hillary Clinton and George W Bush
Bill and Hillary Clinton laughed with George W Bush.(Shawn Thew/Pool via Reuters)

Donald Trump speaks in an elaborate room in the US Capitol
Donald Trump delivered his inauguration speech.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
Donald Trump speaks at a podium during his second inauguration
The US president spoke after taking the oath of office.(Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
A nearly bird's eye view of Donald Trump speaking at his indoor inauguration
It was only the third time in history an inauguration has been held indoors.(Andrew Harnik/Pool via Reuters)
Donald Trump swears an oath
Melania Trump stood by her husband as he took the oath of office.(Morry Gash/Pool via Reuters)

Barron Trump looks on while sitting in a crowd of people
Barron Trump was in attendance. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP)
Trump leans in to try and kiss Melania on the cheek but the brim of her black hat gets in the way
Donald kisses wife Melania.( Saul Loeb/Pool via Reuters)
Eric Trump, Jared Kusher, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr smile together
Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr were in the crowd.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

JD Vance raises his right hand as he takes an oath
JD Vance was sworn in as vice president.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson-Pool via Imagn Images)
JD Vance places his loeft hand on the Holy Bible, which is held by his wife
Usha Vance held the Holy Bible.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

Rupert Murdoch adjusts his glasses as he reads a program while seated
Rupert Murdoch was in attendance.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)
A man with huge sideburns and a woman with blonde hair laugh heartily together
Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni share a laugh.(Reuters: Evelyn Hockstein)
Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk stand together at Trump's inauguration
Some of the richest men in the world sat together, with Jeff Bezos's partner Lauren Sánchez.(Julia Demaree Nikhinson/Pool via Reuters)

Elon Musk looks up into the air, with a huge portrait behind him
Elon Musk is now part of Donald Trump’s inner circle.(Chip Somodevilla/Pool via AP)

Trump sits at a desk and signs official documents
Donald Trump signs inauguration documents.(Melina Mara-Pool via Imagn Images)
A close up of Trump passing a signed document to other officials
Trump said he would start signing executive orders on day 1.(Melina Mara/Pool via Reuters)

A woman raises her arms to take a photo of a live stream broadcasting high up in Capital One arena
Supporters gather in the Capital One Arena to watch the inauguration ceremony ahead of the parade.(Reuters: Mike Segar)
A close up of a man looking up as tears stream down his face
One man was brought to tears.(Reuters: Amanda Perobelli)

Trump points to a crowd at his inauguration parade event
Donald Trump claps and points to the crowd as he arrived at the Capital One Arena.(AP: Evan Vucci)
Trump supporters
The arena was pumping with energy when Mr Trump arrived.(AP: Mark Schiefelbein)

Donald Trump holds up an executive order
Donald Trump began signing executive orders on stage.(Reuters: Carlos Barria)
A young boy rests his head on on the balcony during Trump's inauguration
JD Vance’s son, Vivek, was tired after a long day.(Reuters: Carlos Barria)

Melania and Donald Trump stand with JD and Usha Vance at a ball
The US president, his VP and their wives attended the ball.(AP: Ben Curtis)
Melania Trump dancing with Donald Trump
Melania danced with Donald.(AP: Alex Brandon)
A close up of Donald Trump dancing with Melania
Multiple balls were scheduled for the same night.(Reuters: Carlos Barria)
Donald Trump uses a long sword to cut a slab of cake with a mini Air Force 1 model on top of it
A model Air Force 1 plane topped the cake.(Reuters: Daniel Cole)

Donald and Melania Trump enter a ball with a red, white and blue firework visualisation seen behind them
The pair attended the Liberty Ball.(Reuters: Carlos Barria)
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump smile at a ball
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at the Liberty Ball.(AP: Evan Vucci)
Members of Trump's family attend a ball in gowns and suits
Trump's family showed their support.(Reuters: Carlos Barria)
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