Inauguration of Donald Trump

=== Church service and White House reception ===
[[File:U.S. Capitol on 58th Inauguration Day 01-20-17.jpg|thumb|alt=U.S. Capitol at dawn, mostly darkened but with the dome floodlit from without|Preparations at the [[United States Capitol]] in Washington, D.C. as the sun begins to rise on the morning of the inauguration]]
On the morning of the inauguration, on January 20, after staying the night at the [[President's Guest House|Blair House]], the traditional house used by the incoming president-elect due to its proximity to the [[White House]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/19/trumps-inauguration-eve-blair-house-stay-follows-inaugural-tradition/96800516/ |title=Trump's pre-inaugural Blair House stay follows presidential tradition |work=[[USA Today]] |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 20, 2017 |author=Korte, Gregory |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121151633/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/onpolitics/2017/01/19/trumps-inauguration-eve-blair-house-stay-follows-inaugural-tradition/96800516/ |archive-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref> Trump and his wife, Melania, and Mike Pence and his wife, Karen, attended a church service at [[St. John's Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square|St. John's Episcopal Church]].<ref name="time">{{cite magazine |url=http://time.com/4641208/donald-trump-robert-jeffress-st-john-episcopal-inauguration/ |title=Read the Sermon Donald Trump Heard Before Becoming President |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121143716/http://time.com/4641208/donald-trump-robert-jeffress-st-john-episcopal-inauguration/ |archive-date=January 21, 2017 }}</ref> The tradition dates back to [[James Madison]], with every president since then attending the church service the morning of their inauguration.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/16/politics/inauguration-day-events-traditions/ |title=Presidents change, Inauguration Day stays the same |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 20, 2017 |author=Williams, Brenna |work=[[CNN]]|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122023134/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/16/politics/inauguration-day-events-traditions/ |archive-date=January 22, 2017 }}</ref> The service was led by [[Robert Jeffress]], a [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptist]] minister who campaigned for Trump during the election.<ref name="time" />

After the church service, Trump and his wife went to the White House to meet with President [[Barack Obama]] and [[First lady|First Lady]] [[Michelle Obama]]. The Obamas greeted the Trumps, and Melania presented the couple with a gift.<ref name="tea">{{cite web |url=http://people.com/politics/presidential-inauguration-obamas-welcome-trumps-white-house-tea-coffee-meeting/ |title=The Obamas Welcome Donald and Melania Trump to the White House Just Before Inauguration |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |last=McAfee |first=Tierney |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 20, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122001902/http://people.com/politics/presidential-inauguration-obamas-welcome-trumps-white-house-tea-coffee-meeting/ |archive-date=January 22, 2017 }}</ref> They then posed for photos in front of the [[White House press corps]].<ref name="tea" /> The presentation of a gift was a tradition started by Michelle Obama when she presented [[George W. Bush]] and [[Laura Bush]] with a gift on the day of her husband's inauguration in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/melania-trump-gifts-michelle-obama-blue-tiffany-box-watch-w462077 |title=Melania Trump Gifts Michelle Obama a Blue Tiffany Box: Watch Her Reaction |work=Us Magazine |access-date=January 22, 2017 |date=January 20, 2017 |author=Blynn, Jamie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122121049/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/melania-trump-gifts-michelle-obama-blue-tiffany-box-watch-w462077 |archive-date=January 22, 2017 }}</ref> Afterward, they held a tea reception inside the White House, along with Vice President [[Joe Biden]] and his wife, [[Jill Biden]], and Mike Pence and his wife, Karen Pence.<ref name="tea" /> As per tradition, following the meeting between the president and the president-elect, they shared the [[Presidential state car (United States)|presidential motorcade limousine]], and made their way to the Capitol for the inaugural ceremony.<ref name="tea" />