President Donald Trump waves as he walks with first lady Melania Trump and son Baron during the inauguration parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017.

LIVE BLOG: Trump Sworn in as 45th US President

January 20, 2017 6:36 AM update January 20, 2017 6:04 PM

Donald Trump is now the 45th president of the United States. After swearing his allegiance to the Constitution in a ceremony at the US Capitol Friday, Trump delivered a 16-minute address stressing his campaign theme - "make America great again." The 70-year-old president, holding elective office for the first time in his life, told a crowd of several hundred thousand people at the National Mall that his administration will transfer power away from Washington and return it to the American people.

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Outgoing Vice President Joe Biden has greeted his successor Mike Pence at the White House.

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President Barack Obama waves as he leaves the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Jan. 20, 2017, before the start of presidential inaugural festivities for the incoming 45th President of the United States Donald Trump.

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President-elect Donald Trump and his wife Melania are heading to the White House, after a church service at St. John’s Episcopal Church.

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Outgoing President Barack Obama walked out of the Oval Office Friday morning for the last time as U.S. leader. When asked if he had a message for the American people, he said "Thank You." VOA's White House correspondent Cindy Saine says Obama left a letter for his successor in a desk drawer.

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LIVE BLOG: Trump Sworn in as 45th US President