Best images from Donald Trump’s inauguration

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Donald Trump is once again the president of the United States following his inauguration.

Outgoing president Joe Biden smiled as he handed over duties, with other former presidents also in attendance.

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

Freezing cold temperatures saw the traditionally outdoors event forced inside and held in the rotunda of the US Capitol.

In his inauguration speech, Mr Trump declared “the golden age of America begins right now”.

He made reference to his first assassination attempt, saying he was “saved by God” to rescue the country.

Donald Trump speaks in an elaborate room in the US Capitol
Donald Trump delivered his inauguration speech.()
Donald Trump speaks at a podium during his second inauguration
The US president spoke after taking the oath of office.()
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.()
Donald Trump swears an oath
Melania Trump stood by her husband as he took the oath of office.()

Mr Trump was officially sworn in as the 47th US president with his wife, Melania, and youngest son, Barron, by his side.

His older children, Eric, Ivanka and Donald Jr, were also out in full force to support their father.

Barron Trump looks on while sitting in a crowd of people
Barron Trump was in attendance. ()
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.()
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.()

During the ceremony, JD Vance was also sworn in as vice president.

Mr Vance’s wife, Usha, held the Holy Bible for her husband to swear on — as did Melania for Mr Trump.

JD Vance raises his right hand as he takes an oath
JD Vance was sworn in as vice president.()
JD Vance places his loeft hand on the Holy Bible, which is held by his wife
Usha Vance held the Holy Bible.()

The inauguration’s guest list included foreign leaders, media moguls and tech billionaires. 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentina’s President Javier Milei were in attendance, as was Rupert Murdoch.

Rupert Murdoch adjusts his glasses as he reads a program while seated
Rupert Murdoch was in attendance.()
A man with huge sideburns and a woman with blonde hair laugh heartily together
Javier Milei and Giorgia Meloni share a laugh.()
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.()

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg was seated with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Tesla and X CEO Elon Musk.

The four men have a combined wealth of $US912 billion ($1.58 trillion), according to Bloomberg.

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

Shortly after delivering his address, Mr Trump moved swiftly to sign official inauguration documents.

Trump sits at a desk and signs official documents
Donald Trump signs inauguration documents.()
A close up of Trump passing a signed document to other officials
Trump said he would start signing executive orders on day 1.()

The ceremony was broadcast to thousands of supporters who waited in the cold to get a seat inside the Capital One Arena.

There were high energy speeches inside the arena ahead of the ceremony, with some becoming emotional during the address.

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.()
A close up of a man looking up as tears stream down his face
One man was brought to tears.()

Mr Trump then arrived at the Capital One Arena for his inauguration parade, flanked by his family and closest cabinet colleagues.

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.()
Trump supporters
The arena was pumping with energy when Mr Trump arrived.()

On stage, he made a show of signing executive orders to the delight of the spirited crowd, before the parade came to a close.

Donald Trump holds up an executive order
Donald Trump began signing executive orders on stage.()
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.()

The night continued, with Mr Trump attending the first of three balls scheduled for the evening. 

At the Commander in Chief ball, Mr Trump danced with his wife before using a sword to cut into a huge slab of cake.

Melania and Donald Trump stand with JD and Usha Vance at a ball
The US president, his VP and their wives attended the ball.()
Melania Trump dancing with Donald Trump
Melania danced with Donald.()
A close up of Donald Trump dancing with Melania
Multiple balls were scheduled for the same night.()
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.()
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