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| Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday at the Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC. Photo: AFP |
Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States on Monday in the Capitol Rotunda inside the Congressional Building in Washington, DC. He entered the venue a few minutes before the swearing-in.
Vice President J.D. Vance was sworn in before Trump.
Outgoing President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were present at Trump's inauguration.
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| Donald Trump and his Vice President J.D. Vance at the inauguration ceremony. On Monday in the Capitol Rotunda of the Congressional Building in Washington, DC | Photo: AFP |
Before Trump arrived at the venue, former President Bill Clinton, former First Lady and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and former US President Barack Obama were present. Trump's wife Melania Trump, youngest son Barron Trump, Tiffany Trump, Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and Donald Trump Jr. were also present.
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| From left; Priscilla Chan, Mark Zuckerberg, and Lauren Sanchez at Trump's inauguration. On Monday in the Capitol Rotunda of the Congressional Building in Washington, DC | Photo: AFP |
Foreign guests including Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Argentine President Javier Miele attended the event.
Among the technology entrepreneurs at the swearing-in ceremony were SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos.