Inauguration Day: Donald Trump Sworn-In As 45th U.S. President
WASHINGTON (NewsRadio 1020 KDKA/AP) - Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 45th president of the United States, a combative billionaire businessman and TV celebrity elected to lead a profoundly divided country.
The unorthodox politician and the Republican-controlled Congress are charting a newly conservative course for the nation, vowing to reverse the work of the departing Barack Obama.
President Trump began his inaugural address by saying that "together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come."
KDKA's Jon Delano Reports:
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He says Americans have "joined a great national effort to build our country and restore its promise for all people."
It began to rain in Washington as Trump started speaking.
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Trump also thanked all of the past presidents in attendance, including former campaign foes Obama and Bill Clinton.
Later in the speech, President Trump repeated the dark vision and the list of the country's woes that he hit on during the campaign.
Trump described closed factories as "tombstones" that dot the county and says the federal government has spent billions defending "other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own."
The Republican president says the U.S. "will confront hardships but we will get the job done."
He says the oath of office he just took "is an oath of allegiance to all Americans" and said that the country will share "one glorious destiny."
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Trump said Americans must speak their minds openly and disagree honestly, but they must always pursue solidarity.
Trump says Americans need not fear - they're protected by military and law enforcement personnel.
But most importantly, he says, "we will be protected by God."
Ebullient Trump supporters flocked to the nation's capital for the inaugural festivities, some wearing red hats emblazoned with his "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan.
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CBS News' White Chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett says he doesn't think the enormity of the day will get to Trump.
"He was always the one most confident on what he could achieve if the American people were ready for his message and it turns out, in a surprising way to many, the American people were," says Garrett.
Garrett says he's been told the moment the President-elect walks out of the Capitol can be daunting.
"The weight of the office, the expectations of the country [and] the difficulties of the job really begin[s] to fall upon [the president's] shoulders in a way that they actual feel. It's a physical reaction you have on day one," says Garrett.
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