In Pictures: Trump inauguration 2025
Donald Trump has been sworn in as the 47th president in a room packed with former presidents, business leaders and celebrities.
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris arrive at the presidential inauguration.
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Donald Trump kisses wife Melania Trump before being sworn in as president.
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Donald Trump arrives at the presidential inauguration.
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Vice President J.D. Vance and President Donald Trump stand as Christopher Macchio sings “The Star-Spangled Banner” after Mr Trump was sworn in as president.
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Former president Bill Clinton, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, and former president George W. Bush.
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From left: former president Bill Clinton, former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, former president George W. Bush, former first lady Laura Bush and former president Barack Obama.
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Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the inauguration ceremony.
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President Donald Trump (right) and Vice President J.D. Vance gesture to the crowd.
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Donald Trump with US Chief Justice John Roberts after being sworn in as president.
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Donald Trump (second from right) and first lady Melania Trump walk with former president Joe Biden and Jill Biden to board a Marine helicopter bound for Joint Base Andrews.
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Rupert Murdoch was among the guests at the inauguration.
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Penny Wong joined foreign ministers from the Quad to represent Australia at President Trump’s inauguration.
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From left: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google CEO Sundar Pichai and Tesla CEO Elon Musk were prominent among the guests at the inauguration.
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Apple chief executive Tim Cook, right, during the inauguration ceremony.
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Open AI CEO Sam Altman, centre, speaks with boxer Jake Paul and wrestler Logan Paul in Emancipation Hall at the presidential inauguration.
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Shou Zi Chew, chief executive officer of TikTok, was among those attending the event.
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A view of the indoor inauguration parade in Washington.
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Donald and Melania Trump arrive at the indoor inauguration parade.
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The Mississippi Valley State University Marching Band performs at the event.
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Vice President J.D. Vance (left) and President Donald Trump bask in the glory.
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Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at the ceremony in Washington.
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Donald Trump, J. D. Vance, Usha Vance and Melania Trump greet families of hostages held in Gaza.
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Donald and Melania Trump prepare to dance at one of the inauguration balls in Washington.
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Donald and Melania Trump, and J.D. Vance and Usha Vance, dance away at the Commander in Chief Ball.
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