Inauguration of Donald Trump

==== Oath of office ====
[[File:Mike Pence swearing in ceremony.jpg|thumb|Pence being sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] on January 20, 2017]]
At 11:54&nbsp;a.m., [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Associate Justice]] [[Clarence Thomas]] swore in Mike Pence as the 48th [[Vice President of the United States|vice president of the United States]], with Pence's hand on his personal Bible as well as the Bible of [[Ronald Reagan]], the politician who inspired Pence to join the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]]. A performance of "[[America the Beautiful]]" by [[The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square]] followed. At noon, Trump became the 45th [[president of the United States]], taking the oath of office with [[Chief Justice of the United States|Chief Justice]] [[John Roberts]]. Trump was also sworn in using two Bibles, a Bible his mother gifted him and the historic [[Lincoln Bible]]. After the swearing-in, the [[United States Marine Band|Marine Band]] performed "[[Hail to the Chief]]" and Trump received the traditional [[21-gun salute]] in his honor.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/19/mike-pence-vice-president-swearing-in-symbolism/96782426/|title=Mike Pence's swearing-in is full of symbolism|work=[[USA Today]]|date=January 19, 2017|last=Groppe|first=Maureen|access-date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122132021/http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2017/01/19/mike-pence-vice-president-swearing-in-symbolism/96782426/|archive-date=January 22, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/inauguration-live-coverage/index.html |title=Trump inauguration: Live coverage |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=January 21, 2017 |first1=Daniella |last1=Diaz |first2=Sophie |last2=Tatum |first3=Amanda |last3=Wills |first4=Alysha |last4=Love |access-date=January 21, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120235847/http://www.cnn.com/2017/01/20/politics/inauguration-live-coverage/index.html |archive-date=January 20, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/expect-donald-trumps-inauguration/story?id=44737678|title=The Tick-Tock of Donald Trump's Inauguration|work=[[ABC News]]|date=January 19, 2017|last=Stracqualursi|first=Veronica|access-date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121153048/https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/expect-donald-trumps-inauguration/story?id=44737678|archive-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/18/the-symbolism-of-trumps-two-inaugural-bible-choices-from-lincoln-to-his-mother/|title=The symbolism of Trump's two inaugural Bible choices, from Lincoln to his mother|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=January 18, 2017|last=Stracqualursi|first=Veronica|access-date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121003555/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/01/18/the-symbolism-of-trumps-two-inaugural-bible-choices-from-lincoln-to-his-mother/|archive-date=January 21, 2017}}</ref>